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Sewer district’s plans to remove Lower Shaker Lake dam draw mixed reviews, deja vu

Updated: Aug. 12, 2025, 11:50 a.m.|Published: Aug. 12, 2025, 11:13 a.m.

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By Thomas Jewell, special to cleveland.com
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Regardless of how the projected numbers add up, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) has pulled plans to fund any more dams on the Shaker Lakes.

Sewer district officials presented their “revised recommendation” calling for the removal of the Lower Lake dam Monday (Aug. 11) during a joint work session with Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights city councils.

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