Lake George water study could delay commercial construction

The board will vote on the proposal at its December meeting. The moratorium is proposed for six months.

According to a news release from the village, the board commissioned CT Mail Engineering to study the village’s water system to evaluate options for the growing needs of the area.

Lake Georgetown Supervisor Dennis Dickinson said that Richard Schermerhorn’s plan to develop housing on the former site of Water Slide World was a driving force in deciding to conduct the study.

“We have received some interest from developers for large water use projects and there is enough water in the village, but they want to make sure they can access the amount needed for these projects, which prompted us to conduct a water study said Dickinson.

While both the city and the village operate water filtration plants, the city-run facility in Diamond Point serves fewer than 100 residents with a well water system, while the village plant serves 1,800 in the village and town with more than 1,400 water service connections. Serves residents of more than ,

Currently, village water is pumped by a pump station on Beach Road directly from Lake George to a modern water filtration station on Ottawa Street and distributed throughout the system.

The village supplies users on Route 9N north of Hearthstone Park and south of Route 9L, as well as the east side of the lake.

The village’s news release cited not only the plans for the old Water Slide World site, but also the recent conversion of the old Ramada Inn into residences and several other condo developments on Route 9L and Bloody Pond Road, as reasons to conduct the water study. Explore options for more services.

“Village officials are concerned that the current filtration plant will not be able to serve the expected high volumes and have partnered with the town board to fund a $43,000 study. The study is expected to take 12-14 weeks,” Tuesday’s Said in the release.

The purpose of the study is to examine the current capability of the system, point out areas of concern or potential limitations, and provide conceptual designs of improvements to continue accepting additional customers in planned areas of growth.

“We don’t want to hinder development in the town of Lake George,” said village mayor Bob Blais. “We want to be able to serve all customers who want village water in the city-out-of-town and at the same time maintain adequate reserves for the village.”