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Sullivan s Travels: Help determine future of South Natick dam
Wicked Local
For nearly 90 years, since the days of the Great Depression, the dam at South Natick has drawn visitors – animal and human – to its beauty.
It has been the inspiration for artists, a few moments of peace for bench-sitters, and even where the occasional fish becomes dinner for the occasional heron.
But the dam is aging. There’s the possibility the dam could fail, causing damage to property downriver.
According to information provided by the town, the current dam – there’s been a dam at this site since colonial times – provides no flood control. It’s there more for aesthetic and recreational purposes.
NATICK Developer Stuart Rothman sent a clear message to the Planning Board on Wednesday night: Work with him on his latest development proposal at the site of a downtown business block destroyed by a raging fire, or he will likely walk away and keep the property in its current vacant state.
Rothman owns the block at 1 South Main St., where an eight-alarm fire destroyed several businesses on July 22, 2019. His latest proposal includes what he called a “Natick pop-up hamlet” that includes 10 separate spaces each 500 square feet that are built off-site, trucked in and joined together, and rented to small retailers and artists. An interior courtyard could potentially serve as space for kiosks and a venue for summer music performances.