The old Pleasant Lake Dam in Casco is at top, while the new dam is shown below. Casco’s Pleasant Lake Dam in April 2017. CASCO — Construction of the new Pleasant Lake Dam is complete. The nearly $500,000 project to replace the failing dam beside Route 121 began in October 2016. Project design engineer Myron […]
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Pleasant Lake Dam, recycling options on agenda for Otisfield board meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will hear an update on the ongoing Pleasant Lake Dam project at its meeting Wednesday, April 5. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Last year, Otisfield and Casco approved spending $250,000 each to replace the failing dam. A cofferdam — a watertight […]
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Work on Pleasant Lake dam almost complete
CASCO — Replacement of the Pleasant Lake dam is almost complete, according to Otisfield Board of Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson. “The dam itself will be finished in a week or two,” Ferguson said recently. The dam is between the Hancock Lumber office building parking lot and the Pleasant Lake House Bed and Breakfast on Route […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Construction of new Pleasant Lake Dam set to begin
CASCO — Work to complete the construction of the Pleasant Lake Dam by December continues to be on target, despite some delays. The $500,000 job by the towns of Otisfield and Casco to replace the existing dam that has deteriorated over the years needs to be completed before winter sets in. “If it isn’t, we’ve got […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Engineers prepare to remove fish from mill pond above Pleasant Lake Dam
CASCO — Work was to begin soon to remove fish from the mill pond above the Pleasant Lake Dam as contractors prepare to replace the structure beside Route 121. “I think it’s going to be a slow start,” said Ross A. Cudlitz, the project engineer for Engineering Assistance & Design Inc. in Yarmouth. He will oversee the […]
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Pleasant Lake Dam replacement to begin
CASCO — This summer’s drought is a blessing in disguise for the upcoming replacement of the Pleasant Lake Dam, according to an engineer from Engineering Assistance & Design Inc. in Yarmouth. Ross A. Cudlitz said the low water would make the job “easier and quicker,” He and Myron Pertrovsky, design engineer of MBP Consulting of […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Pleasant Lake Dam bids to be reviewed
OTISFIELD — Selectmen in Otisfield and Casco will meet next week to review engineering consulting bids for rehabilitating the Pleasant Lake Dam in Casco. The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Casco Town Office on Route 121. Otisfield Selectman Rick Micklon said Monday that the board will recommend to Casco […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Ad hoc committee formed to address structural damage to Pleasant Lake dam
OTISFIELD — Selectman Rick Micklon said progress is being made to address the structural damage at Pleasant Lake dam that is leaking as much as 1,000 gallons of water per minute in at least three places. Casco and Otisfield selectboard members, along with Peter Barber, president of the Pleasant Lake Association, and others met in […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Casco, Otisfield selectmen seek solutions for leaking dam
CASCO — Selectpersons from Casco and Otisfield have agreed to ask permission from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to temporarily lower the minimum water level at the Pleasant Lake dam to study how to repair it. It’s the first step to determine the best and most financially feasible way to prevent the dam from […]
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Pleasant Lake dam report cites leaks
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen has received a 15-page report from a Portland consultant that says the Pleasant Lake dam in Casco is in poor condition but there are no signs of imminent failure. The dam is on Mill Brook behind the Hancock Lumber office on Route 121. It regulates the water level of […]