STAFFORD, Va. -- A new funding mechanism is in place to save two lakeside dams.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted 7-0 for the Lake Arrowhead Service District. The body will be in charge of overseeing a county-issued loan of at least as $540,000 to repair two dams that hold back waters in two lakes -- Big, and Little Lake Arrowhead -- neglected since 2005 when the community's property owners association disbanded.
Overall, the repair project could cost as much as $700,000. A state grant, and found monies from and old sanitary service district once in place in the neighborhood will be used to fund the difference. The authority will also be charged with maintaining the dams once repaired.
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