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ournal-herald THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023 • Volume 42 – No. 47 ©2023, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
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Dam easement issues discussed at Penn Lake by Suzanne Winters
KINDNESS was the theme for the Summer Reading Program at the Weatherly Area Community Library. To demonstrate kindness, kids who participated donated treats and other items for the Carbon County Animal Shelter. Director Tom Connors, green shirt, brought a friend to Thursday’s session, and took back lots of supplies and treats. More photos on page 8. Submitted photo
The July Penn Lake Borough Council meeting was preceded by a lengthy work session. The work session was joined by property owners directly affected by the borough’s ongoing dam project. Those with property on either side of the spillway out of Penn Lake are now being pressed by the council to sign flow easements which will allow the planned expansion of this area via the dam project. These residents had quite a few questions and concerns regarding the language in the easements, as well as how their properties would be affected. Most of these were fielded by council president Paul Rogan and Dam Advisory Group member Dan George. One issue is that the borough will have rights to their properties in perpetuity. There was
concern that the borough will return years in the future to expand into their properties with further construction. Also, although the property owners will still own the property, they will not be able to use it for anything other than possibly placing objects on it. They cannot build on it. It also appears they will still be on the hook for a full tax bill, although some of their property will be unusable by them. These property owners feel they are taking the brunt of this dam project. Both Rogan and George expressed the desire to complete the project fairly and amicably. In return for the easements, the owners will receive a check for what the borough has assessed
See PENN LAKE, page 5
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