The Murray County Board of Commissioners held a discussion about the concerns the PALS Club have about the project at Lake Sarah Dam. Recently about $300,000 in grant funds were received to remove the dam and replace it with rock arch rapids. The PALS Club have concerns about how they will keep invasive fish out of Lake Sarah if the metal grates are removed with the old dam, who is responsible for maintaining the rock arch rapids once the project is complete and will the rock arch rapids maintain the current lake levels.
A representative from Houston Engineering, the firm helping consult with the Lake Sarah Dam project said the contractor will help maintain the area for one full year after the completion of the project and after that year, the DNR is willing to come out and help perform any maintenance that may be required.
As far as the current lake level is concerned, the representative from Houston Engineering said the plan is to keep the lower part of the dam where it is and build up rock around it in certain areas and in doing that, it’ll keep current levels.
A representative from the DNR said from what he understands, whoever is the owner of the structure, in this case the county, is in-charge of the maintenance. The DNR representative said as far as the invasive fish concerns, they have been stocking Lake Sarah and Lake Shetek since 2015 and in their experience, trying to put up barriers to stop fish from entering or leaving is unsuccessful because as the saying goes “water always wins”. The DNR also performs genetic testing each year and so far, they have not seen any invasive fish in those areas.
On Monday night, an Iowa man was injured in a single vehicle rollover near Heron Lake. After a preliminary investigation, it was found that the driver was going east on Highway 60 when the driver’s vehicle left the road and rolled. The driver was wearing his seatbelt and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was treated at Sanford Worthington Medical Center.
On June 26th, 2023, at 7:49pm, the Windom Police Department was dispatched to the 1400 block of 17th street for a trespass. While an officer was on the way, dispatch was advised there was no trespass in effect. After an investigation and speaking to the victim, it was noted she didn’t think the male suspect was going to hit her and she was not in fear. The Windom Police Department spoke to the Windom City Attorney’s office and a citation was issued to a 19-year-old male for Disorderly Conduct and the parties were separated for the night.
The Butterfield Fire Department is having their Steak Fry tonight from 5-7pm at Voss Park. For $15 per plate, you’ll get a 10-ounce New York strip steak, baby baker potatoes, corn, French bread, and a beverage. There’s also a kid’s hot dog, chips, and beverage meal for $5.
On June 26th, 2023, the Jeffers City Council met for their regular meeting. During the meeting, ISG Engineering made a presentation about what their firm can do for the city on an as-needed basis. The Minnesota Department of Health is requiring all cities to remove all lead pipes and ISG Engineering said they can help with grants for that process. A motion was made and approved to name ISG Engineering as the city of Jeffers on-call engineering firm.