The Crystal Lake Improvement Board has petitioned the Barry County Drain Commission for dredging of sand that has accumulated over the past two years at the Upper Crystal Lake Dam sediment pond, County Drain Commissioner Jim Dull said at the Barry County Board’s committee of the whole meeting Tuesday.
A resolution, technically an excess spending authorization, was moved to the next regular commission meeting with a recommendation for approval.
The action is required to allow spending of more than $10,000 on dam maintenance or repair in one year. With approval, the drain commission will spend $14,200 to dredge sand in the dam area this year, Dull said. They will remove 300 yards of sand now; it’s part of a special assessment for the removal of 600 yards in five years, he said.