To Mt. Holly Friends and Neighbors:
We have heard from several people that they will not be donating to the Dam project because they read that if we did not raise the money by the end of April that it would be too late --- that the State would start the dam removal process immediately.
This is NOT the timing.
Let me clarify.
There are two deadlines: one is for moving the project forward this summer; the other is for the forced removal of the dam.
1. We need to raise the remaining $25,000 by May in order to go to contract with whomever wins the construction bid at the April 14th Select Board meeting.
If we do not have all the money in hand the project will be delayed, possibly to next summer.
We are working hard not to let that happen. We need to get the reconstruction done asap so the State’s ultimatum is not hanging over our heads.
2. The State has not set a deadline for us to repair the dam, but its repair is a high priority for them. They know that we are aggressively pursuing the engineering, permitting and financing.
They know that we are VERY CLOSE. But if they decide that we just can’t get the project done, then they would need to go through a process to force the dam removal.
As a lay person I don’t know the legal details but I assume that would take many months if not a year or more.
Bottom line, we need to get the project done THIS SUMMER and put the legal threat behind us.
SO PLEASE, don’t not contribute because you think it’s to no avail.
We are 96% of the way there.
We WILL get there with your help.
thanks,
Ron Unterman
MHCT/FOSL
259-2491
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