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always known this day would come,” said council president Penn Lake Borough counPaul Rogan. He said they’ve cil extended their declaration reached out to the township of emergency when they met engineers and gotten some online on April 9 for their reg- numbers for what the options ular monthly meeting. will cost. “It’s a wide range,” As part of this meeting, Rogan remarked, with a full borough council discussed a replacement of the dam as letter from the PA Department much as $5 million, and a of Environmental Protechandful of other tion’s Dam Safety division, options including armoring looking for Penn Lake to the earthen dam, and lowering address deficiencies including the crest (which allows it to an undersized spillway, and become a spillway). seepage beneath the earthen Borough solicitor Jack dam, shown below. “We’ve Dean will assist in arranging
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Penn Lake looks at dam options by Seth Isenberg
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a phone call meeting with the DEP once the emergency lifts. Rogan explained that there was hope that the dam upgrade could wait until the borrowing for the sewer project is paid off in 2024. As for moving forward, the borough will need to start looking for grants and into bond issues, and tax increases, to get all the numbers to work. Once the meetings with DEP do take place, the cost(s) and timing of the work will become clearer. See PENN LAKE, page 10
On Friday, April 10, Faith Church of Weatherly wanted to say thank you to the Weatherly Police Department for all they do for the community, especially in these difficult days we are living in today, and for their selfless dedication and tireless efforts that have touched so many in Weatherly. As part of the thank you they provided them with lunch from a local restaurant.