You may soon notice higher water levels at the Forestville Dam Millpond, but the fight surrounding it is still not over. Pretrial proceedings for a suit the Friends of the Forestville Dam filed against Door County in January resumed on Thursday. Judge D. Todd Ehlers ruled on Thursday that certain evidence presented by the friends group can still be considered in the suit despite a request from the county that it not be considered. The county says the evidence should be disallowed because the friends group missed a filing deadline.
The Friends of Forestville Dam are seeking an order to maintain a water level at the millpond of 592 feet above sea level, and Friends of Forestville Dam President Terry McNaulty says that would be helpful in the future.
The county and The Friends of Forestville Dam have both requested a summary judgment, asking for the court to make a ruling for their side before going to trial. The friends group stated that their legal team has requested a downstream impact study. McNaulty says they care about more than getting the dam valve closed, and their efforts include the downstream effect as well. DoorCountyDailyNews.com reached out to Counsel Grant Thomas’s office for comment but he was unavailable this week.
