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Balmoral Dam Removal Administrative Takings

Balmoral Dam Removal Administrative Takings. Town Meeting 2012 Eminent Domain: Ownership of Balmoral Dam Structure Temporary Construction Easement Release of Damages (No Cost to Town). Project Partners. Town of Andover Center for Ecosystem Restoration/EII Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Balmoral Dam Removal Administrative Takings

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  1. Balmoral Dam RemovalAdministrative Takings • Town Meeting 2012 • Eminent Domain: Ownership of Balmoral Dam Structure • Temporary Construction Easement • Release of Damages (No Cost to Town)

  2. Project Partners • Town of Andover • Center for Ecosystem Restoration/EII • Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Division of Ecological Restoration • Division of Fish & Wildlife • Division of Marine Fisheries • Atria Senior Living (owner of Marland Pl. Dam) • Shawsheen River Watershed Assn. • American Rivers • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service • National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration • Massachusetts Environmental Trust • Coastal America Foundation

  3. Balmoral Dam & Downstream Breached Dam

  4. Balmoral Dam Existing Conditions

  5. Status of Balmoral Dam • Built by American Woolen circa 1920 • Acquired by Textron 1955 • Purchased by Deering Milliken (now Milliken & Co. of SC) 1963 • Condo owns floodwall and half of riverbed; Town owns opposite side

  6. Proposed Town Role in Dam Removal • Two Administrative Takings • Permanent Taking of Balmoral Dam • Temporary Taking of Construction Easement • Town Serves as Applicant for Dam Removal with project team support • Stage construction from Bowling Green • Reconstruct Bowling Green

  7. Balmoral Dam Removed

  8. Takings Plan

  9. Balmoral Dam Dam Out Conditions

  10. THANK YOU!Info & comments:www.ecorestoration.orgTom ArditoCenter for Ecosystem Restoration401-575-6109ecorestoration@gmail.comBob DouglasTown of Andover978-623-8311bdouglas@andoverma.gov

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