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Ideastream Public Media | By Steven Litt
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will soon recommend removal of the Lower Lake Dam in Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights, resulting in the draining of Lower Lake, replacing the lake bed with 17 acres of park land.
The district said draining the lake would prevent the risk of a catastrophic flood downstream along Doan Brook, the same reasoning it used in 2019, when the draining of historic Horseshoe Lake resulted in a furor in the East Side suburbs.

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Stream work Peter Bode, the center’s president and chief executive officer, says that the much-needed stream work has nothing to...
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Construction bids have been pushed back to the spring on the $32 million Horseshoe Park project...

Cleveland, OH — [January 2, 2026] — The Doan Brook Watershed Partnership Board of Trustees (DBWP) is pleased to announce...
