Ipswich voters throw support behind dam removal project
IPSWICH — The town’s long debate over the removal of the Ipswich Mills Dam took a big step closer to a resolution Tuesday night at the annual town election, where
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IPSWICH — The town’s long debate over the removal of the Ipswich Mills Dam took a big step closer to a resolution Tuesday night at the annual town election, where
The Ipswich Mills Dam has existed in some form for nearly 400 years. A majority of the town's voters say they support getting rid of it.
The dam, which has existed in some form since the 1600s, is now at the center of a heated debate.
Ipswich residents will vote Tuesday on whether to remove the town's aging Ipswich Mills Dam. Some say the dam is a piece of the North Shore town's history, and still provides the locals with recreation, while others argue the dam is compromising the river's fish and natural flow of water.
A proposal to remove a centuries-old dam in the center of this historic town has triggered an emotional dispute.