MONTGOMERY COUNTY — The Miami Conservancy District oversees five dams that have been preventing potentially deadly floods in the region for more than 100 years.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30 p.m., the Dam, credited with protecting the Miami Valley for the past 100 years, needs some repairs.
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When people think of the Huffman Dam, they might think of the metro park and the nature trials, but the damn plays a critical role in keeping the Miami Valley safe.
“The Huffman Dam and the other four earthen dams that we have protected over 2100 times in the last 100 years,” Marylynn Lodor, the Miami Conservancy General Manager said.
The Dam was built in 1921 after the great flood of 1913. More than 360 people died and around 20,000 homes were destroyed.
“Since it’s been 100 years, it’s it’s old. It’s aging infrastructure. You’ll see some cracks or some leakage with it, within some of the walls. Those are issues that need attention and need to be addressed,” Lodor said.
This year, the Miami Conservancy District will be increasing their assessments, from just over 2% to just over 3%.
The increase will be added to property tax bills.
“We have not had an increase to our revenues in over 12 years,” Lodor said.
The increase will help the Conservancy District make the necessary repairs to make sure the dams continue keeping people safe.
“We want to make sure that it continues to work well in the next 100 years. We’re really prioritizing those improvements, to just focus on the most critical, the most high risk, and address those first,” Lodor said.
If you want to learn how these assessments impact your specific property, you can follow this link.
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