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Article: LAKE DELTON FIXES DONE WATER MAY AGAIN START TO FLOW INTO RAVAGED LAKE THIS WEEK.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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Byline: TODD RICHMOND Associated Press
LAKE DELTON -- The road is back. The shoreline is reinforced. The dam is stronger. And maybe the dollar signs won't be far behind.
The three dozen or so resort and restaurant owners that ring this tourist village's namesake lake have been wringing their hands since heavy rains blew out a section of shoreline in June. The lake rushed through the breach and vanished, taking their livelihoods with it.
Now, after nearly six months of hurry-up engineering and construction work, state officials say they're ready to start refilling the lake - perhaps as early as this week.
"We cannot wait," said ...