The Town’s primary goal is restoring the aesthetic appearance of the waterfall. Deterioration of the dam structure and buildup of vegetation on it have compromised the visual appeal, as the major volume of water no longer cascades uniformly across the top course of the dam. The south end of the dam is now receiving most of the flow and the center and north parts are dry most of the time. The Town envisions three possibilities for this project but is open to other proposals: 1 Remove the dam, leaving whatever ledge naturally occurs there and the river will tumble over some cascades similar to what it does downstream of the bridge between the town office and 4 Conant Square. Some funding from the State of Vermont may be available for this option. 2 Restore the appearance of the waterfall by plugging the two largest holes (on the south end and in the middle), removing vegetation at the north end, and generally evening out the top course so the weir-like full-width waterfall is again the dominant feature 3 Repair the dam functionally by removing silt deposited behind it, plugging all existing holes, removing vegetation, and rebuilding the dam for more-than-aesthetic results
