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A dam with a large concrete spillway runs across the Lamoille River. The sky is gray and misty and the vegetation looks like late fall.
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Hardwick wrestles with the future of one of its ailing dams
Abagael Giles
Removing the Jackson Dam could cost $4 million to $9 million — or more, depending on what’s found in the sediment. “I’m not sure anyone wants to pay for it,” said the general manager at Hardwick Electric.

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