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Marietta
County to control Wigley Lake Dam flooding
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners agreed Nov. 27 to buy flood storage volume in Wigley Lake for $158,767 and acquire a perpetual flood storage easement around the lake.
Built about 50 years ago, Wigley Lake Dam, a Category 1 structure owned by the Wigley Family Trust, needs improvement to comply with the requirements established by the Georgia Safe Dams Program, according to Cobb Water System Agency Director Steve McCullers in a Nov. 27 memo.
This agreement calls for the Wigley Family Trust to lower the normal pool level of the lake by up to four vertical feet, making an additional 933,926 cubic feet of empty space available to store flood flows.
At $0.17 per cubic foot, the price of this storage volume will be $158,767.
The project will improve flood avoidance measures within the Noonday Creek Watershed in Cobb County.
Also, the project is consistent with Cobb Stormwater Management’s strategy of using existing impoundments more effectively to avoid flooding while providing a means to improve the public safety of such high-hazard dams, McCullers said.
This agreement “will result in substantial benefit to the public in terms of improved stormwater management capabilities,” he added.
CAROLYN CUNNINGHAM FOR THE AJC
UPCOMING
- Mable's Tea Room. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily through Friday. Seating times will be at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Prices vary. Mable House Arts Center, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. Reservations: 770-819-3285. MableHouse.org/index.php/arts-center
- Holiday Open House: SafePath Children's Advocacy Center. 9-10 a.m. Friday. 736 Whitlock Ave., Suite 600, Marietta. SafePath's mission is to reduce the trauma to children and their families by offering a comprehensive, professional and child-friendly approach to allegations of child abuse. Register: denisehession.SafePath@CobbCounty.org
- Bethlehem Walk. 9:30 a.m. Friday, 7-9 p.m. Friday to Sunday. Free. Mountain View United Methodist Church, 2300 Jamerson Walk, Marietta. Each year since 1992, the church has presented this interactive event to the community. Walk through the streets of Bethlehem, haggle with shopkeepers, sign the census and pay your taxes to Caesar Augustus's tax collector. You also can sample dried fruits, enjoy hot apple cider and try out freshly made samples of bread. At the end of your journey, find God's most precious gift - His newborn Son in the stable on the edge of town. On Friday morning, a presentation will be given to preschoolers, homeschoolers and senior citizens by reservation. Large groups needing van and bus parking should call 770-928-0050. BethlehemWalk@mvumc.org, mvumc.org/ministries/Bethlehem-Walk, BethlehemWalkAtMountainView.org
