City of Belmont issued the following announcement on Dec. 14.
Please join Catawba Riverkeeper and Wildlands Engineering at Confluence on Monday, Dec 12 from 5-7:30 pm for an open-house style public meeting to learn the outcomes of the Armstrong Ford Dam Removal Feasibility Study. The event is open to all.
The Armstrong Ford Dam is a low-head spillway dam that was constructed in 1926 to serve as the foundation for the bridge across the South Fork River between what is now Cramerton and Belmont. Earlier this year, Catawba Riverkeeper, with support from the Town of Cramerton, City of Belmont, and Gaston County engaged Wildlands Engineering to complete a feasibility study to determine the impacts on water quality, flood resiliency, wildlife, and recreational access of removing the dam.
This project is in alignment with the stated goals of the South Fork Collective to find ways to improve the water quality, flood resiliency, and recreational access of the South Fork River.
Staff from Catawba Riverkeeper and Wildlands Engineering will be on hand to discuss the findings of the study as well as the impacts of removal and the process to execute the project. The public is welcome to come any time during the open house to see large-scale drawing and modeling of the potential impacts as well as to ask questions of the project team.
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