Save Natick Dam

Save the dam ..it's Naticks History...maybe it can be a registered property... Real Natick people would not want this..

I grew up around that damn. Many fond memories.

This is a historical location. Repair/fix and save this beautiful location for future generations to enjoy. If trees need to be removed then do it. Update the rest whats needed, fix and KEEP!! Your have and are getting money/ funding to do this. Thank you

This is a historic site. To remove it would be sad.

Natick resident since 1975, save the dam

This beautiful historic site should be preserved !

Protect town history

Keep the dam please

This gave many hours of happiness to my children and to myself. My son used to love fishing on the river and I would kayak. Please don’t tear it down. It’s part of Who Natick is

There ARE other options besides taking down the DAM. It is a Natick landmark, please do not remove it.

We should save the dam!!

SAVE THE DAM IN SOUTH NATICK

Save the dam and save the ecosystem

It’s absurd to save $500k and lose a giant recreational resource that has been here for almost 100 years.

One more thing the "environmentally woke" can claim a "win" with if this goes through.

Please repair (not remove) the dam. I grew up in South Natick and enjoyed swimming and fishing in this beautiful area. Removing this dam will deny future generations these same recreational opportunities.

Disruption to animal life will be devastating...birds,fish,turtles et al will be trajic. Mass Audubon sanctuary will be destoyed. Simple solution is to build a jetty-like structure or rebuild of existing one.

Born in 1952 in Needham MA my parents moved to Ashland. The "back way" was through Needham and South Natick and into Sherborn. My favorite part of the trip was passing the waterfall. During Covid I took my husband for a ride in the country from our home in Quincy so he could experience the beauty of this area.

The dam was put in place for a reason. They have to look at History. I'm assuming no one has looked into it. I worked in watertown 55 years ago and lived in Brighton before that. A few things were changed on spillways along the way that caused Flooding of the river, wetlands along the way and homes. I am a plumber an I seen first hand when idiots are in charge and for whatever reason (could be personal or financial) always mess things up. The beauty is breathtaking, but the unknown could be a daster.

The dam is a staple of south Natick and symbolic of our town. The removal of trees from the earthen dam and maintenance of the waterfall are simple repairs, and would be less of a project than removing the dam entirely. The dam at south Natick was first established in 1760 and was originally constructed using timber. To permanently remove an iconic structure after 263 years simply because the “Charles River Dam Advisory Committee” (who are they lol?) recommended so, is incredibly brazen and foolhardy. If one were to poll the residents of Natick and ask if they want the dam to remain or to be removed, an overwhelming majority would agree that the dam should stay. With enough interest and perseverance the town can simply tell the advisory committee “NO” and to harass some other town (which I’m sure they are already planning to do).