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Let me suggest that nothing be done about the dismantling of the dam at Sweet Pond other than to allow beavers to come in and build a new dam.
Beavers are very skillful engineers and have been known to construct very large, expert dams. They also maintain their dams. This would cost the taxpayers nothing. A few lodges would go up in the prime real estate thus created. The wildlife and fish could return!
What about road flooding? Beavers only build a lake to the depth necessary for them to survive over the winter and to maintain the safety of their lodges. Sweet Pond rests low in relation to the road anyway.
What about giardiasis, the parasitic disease which can infect people's small intestine, causing diarrhea and other symptoms? Well, not all beavers carry it - and many other animals, like deer, do. It is never wise to ingest untreated water anywhere, whether beavers reside in a lake or not.
