For many years various members of the Duane Lake community and the DLA Board have tried to convince the Duanesburg Town Board that it is the Town's responsibility to maintain the canal through which Duane Lake drains into the Bozenkill.
Over the past six years the DLA Board has asked the Town Highway Superintendent and Town Board to respect the lake and adopt practices that do not harm it. We have repeatedly been brushed off.
Recent reports of horrible hurricane damage in Florida and North Carolina remind us what can happen when we fail to accommodate the reality of inevitable storm water.
In our case, storm water has overtopped the dam at least three times that we know of, each time eroding a bit of the top and the back side of the dam.
The inability of excess storm water to get out of the lake efficiently through a clogged outlet canal--a Town-created problem--poses real risks to the dam.
We need the Town to recognize its responsibility and act accordingly.
Once again we ask for your support by completing an online petition.
To demonstrate community support (also known as voting strength) we need your name and Duane Lake address added to the petition by midnight, October 31. We will present the petition to the Town Board at its November meeting.
Thanks for your loyal support. It is very much recognized and appreciated.
Your DLA Board of Directors,
Thanks for your loyal support. It is very much recognized and appreciated.
Your DLA Board of Directors,
Pat Huff Chris Miller Norm Stewart Kathy Hotaling Tom McGrath
Alan Knight Kim Roberts Dirk Felton Ian Colgan