The city of Columbus is studying how to get rid of the crumbling dam on East Fork White River between the 2nd and Third Street bridges.
The dam is obviously breaking down and is in need of removal or replacement. Mayor Jim Lienhoop says that preliminary studies show that the dam is made up of rubble covered by a concrete shell, which means it shouldn’t be hard to remove. But first the city wants to more details on what that would mean.
Lienhoop said there may also be concrete bridge piers as part of the dam construction and those would reach down to bedrock.
The city redevelopment commission is looking at a contract cost of up to $48,500 dollars to study the hydrological problem and the city is looking for grant money to do the actual work. The commission voted to approve contracts for the work on Monday.