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WORK BEE was held Saturday to clear brush and trees from the face and embankment of lower Sackett Reservoir dam in Dalton. The reservoir supplies waterto many residents on Washington Mountain and Kirch-ner roads who hope the dam can be repaired rather than breached as ordered by the state four years ago.Dalton f amilies clean up dam siteDALTON — The fate of the lower Sackett Reservoir on Kirchner Road is still in limbo after four years, according to state officials, but members of eight families serviced by the water supply Saturday held a work bee to improve the area themselves,In 1972 the state public works commissioner directed Pittsfield to either repair the earthen dam, or breach it.The reservoir, which was replaced by the upper Sackett Reservoir, is no longer used by the city but it supplies about 12 to 16 Dalton families living on Kirchner and Washington Mountain roads with untreated water.Permission to dear the brush and trees was granted to the group of neighbors by the city through the Board of Selectmen last fall. -It was felt that the removal of the trees and brush, which had grown up over a period of years, would make it easier to evaluate the possible repair of the dam.Led by Vincent P. Donovan and John P. Cooney who have been acting as spokesmen for the residents, the group worked all Saturday morning removing brush and trees from the embankment and the face of the dam. Another work. party is scheduled for next Saturday.Robert D. Jordan, state engineer in charge of dams, said the structure is under the jurisdiction of Commissioner David Stanley of the state Department of Environmental Quality Engineering.He said at this point in time it appearsthat the matter “is ina state of limbo.” CHe said however, that the state and \city have been giving the town every ubreak in the world. pHe said he felt that the dani itself is “not in bad shape,” and added that he bdidn’t think it would constitute a major srepair job. aDonovan said Saturday that the work vcrews, consisting of about 18 adults and nyoung people, would clear out the jungle Fof brush to enable a “better evaluation I*1of the situation.” nIncluded in the work detail, and wielding a chain saw, was 71-year old James Kirchner a native of the town who lives on Kirchner Road He served for many years on the Dalton Finance Committee.
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The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
Mon, Mar 29, 1976
Page 11
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