Rapidan Dam Store Removal 6-28-24

This is a sad and painful sight to see for anyone who had the pleasure to enjoy the wonderful food and service provided by the Hruska Family at the Dam store.
If you are able to support them in any way, a go fund me has been setup for them:
www.gofundme.c...

[@marvindebot3264]

I'm all the way over in Australia but I live in an iconic mountaintop village (well, outside of it) in Queensland so I appreciate both natural beauty and local man-made landmarks. We are country so we feel for our neighbours and kinfolk, this hurt me. I am so sorry you all are going thru this and I feel especially for the family that lost their home, their business and their beautiful slice of paradise. Honestly, I feel for you folks; I can't imagine what you are going through.

[@davidharris2519]

my heart goes out to the people who owned the store

[@robertplocke]

These poor people. Losing both their house AND their store must be devastating. I wish them a quick recovery!

[@warrior4ever731]

And their land

[@garycallihan4206]

Their is no quick recovery unless political regressives are involved, in parallel with the requisite grifting.

[@thomaslabantt6625]

they will get paid big

[@infantryrecon101st]

@@thomaslabantt6625no they won’t lol!!! The city or county just took everything from them and probably don’t give a damn what happens to them.

[@evajohnson3338]

My heart go's out to the family of the Dam Store, heart breaking. Prayers for all.

[@Noscams00]

Wow, their are some really dumb comments on here and many arm chair professionals. 🙄

[@aday1637]

And even more dumb people commenting on other's comments.

[@1963Pearl]

I’ve been watching this from Ca since this all started. I was heartbroken when the house fell into the river, I was hoping the store was going to be safe. This is very sad. I wonder how far under the store and property this erosion goes. They might loose all of the property I hope the city compensates them for the entire loss and at a good price including taking in mind how many decades the store was there.

[@Teenagegoogoomuk]

Next year there will be a Casey's, Kum-n-Go, or a Dollar General there

[@reignman30]

Where? Floating in the river xD?

[@oneninerniner3427]

Oh boy🎉...

[@vikingstorm32]

I'm sure the army core of engineering or federal government bought the land. Eminent Domain is sometimes used by the government to acquire private property for public land. Such as building highways, etc.

[@Teenagegoogoomuk]

@@vikingstorm32 Yes sir the check is in the bank and probably went for three time the amount just to keep it out of court seeing how a family heirloom they were crying about two days ago now is in the back of semi-truck. No doubt its government land now and will probably become a rest area, polling station, Area 51 2.0? who knows

[@Teenagegoogoomuk]

@@oneninerniner3427 I hear ya Kum-n-Go has some excellent egg and sausage on a pretzel bun but only in the mornings at a Market fresh store.

[@lindacolaprete7324]

The worst Dam management I have ever seen. And the poor people had to loose their home and their business because of it!! That debris should not be there. Did they think there would never be debris coming down river? Where would it go? Ed C

[@deineadam2240]

I'm so sorry guys.

[@ShooterMcNut]

How come they didn't remove the power pole?

[@GrandmaLoves2Scuba]

This is so sad for that family😢

[@nmt2893]

THis might be a dumb question, but why couldn't they jack it up and move it? Houses get moved all the time. It seems like there was plenty of time.

[@loismiller7742]

Will they be able to buy or be gifted land to rebuild @down the road a piece?" People in the Midwest are so generous. Maybe the county township can expedite permits etc and the community will help the family @ building materials?

[@Brad.whatthe]

They must be expecting more rain to take such drastic measures

[@lindadickson9547]

Yes it’s expected to rain here I think tonight and again next week

[@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023]

Does the family have the original blueprints of their home and store? It would be cool if they rebuilt them both to almost exacting specifications.

[@nightlightabcd]

So they just demolished the old store rather then let the river have it?!

[@DJFPhantomPhan]

So you’d rather they let the debris cause more problems downstream? This made sense in your head?

[@DevoteeCT]

Maybe the owners will get a chance to pick through the debris.

[@DJFPhantomPhan]

@@DevoteeCT Everything was removed before demolition.

[@imjustgonnasayit7902]

@@DJFPhantomPhan The damn needs to be removed either way

[@gilbert3938]

Just goes to show the river & nature is more powerful than man made objects!

[@bill3641]

Compensation for their losses ?

[@karlmckinnell2635]

That’s one of the sloppiest demos I’ve seen 🤦🏽

[@reignman30]

It had to be hasty.

[@lylechapman9757]

I’ve been trying to work out how it got in such as mess😢

[@patsparadise4114]

Exactly what I was thinking,and why not have a dumpster there,now you have to move it twice.

[@tman8939]

what a stupid comment, the house had to go to keep it out of the river, limited time to remove the house. only a keyboard commando would make such a comment.

[@danallison8745]

@@patsparadise4114the same government people in charge of the dam are in charge of the demo. Both disasters

[@rickygill7439]

This whole disaster was caused by the city government neglecting to remove this 114 year old damn many years ago and now the river decided to remove the damn for itself and good luck to the family that lost their home in business

[@mikeklinger1712]

This could have been much worse! The erosion still slowed the water while it was extremely high saving more property downstream! Now that its much lower its time to rebuild this dam or much more damage will occur!

[@chrisbetter9806]

So, torn down because the river MIGHT get it?

[@uscustoms05]

Maybe this event will wake people in government up for the need to remove river debris before it causes issues.

[@Clearanceman2]

I don't understand. The river didn't cut any farther in the last couple days. Why destroy the store when it might never fall in the river? And I agree the dam should have been removed awhile ago and/or more recently a hole blown through the middle of the dam would take flow off the left side.

[@marciaanderton7068]

I really hate that they lost their store and house.

[@Littlebit1031]

So sad to watch a family lose everything in slow motion… I hope they can recoup because it’s not safe to rebuild and they lost all their land basically. 😢

[@julirichmond3]

Why can't they open the dam? And let some of the pressure off?

[@jman1121]

Well, I see they decided it was safe enough to tear down the restaurant. ...😔

[@isldeur]

A business should never be that near to a Muni Operation

[@ThomasD66]

Also working hard to save that bridge.

[@geoffstrebel2808]

If you can drive a track excavator there why couldn't the store stay?

[@catsj1767]

How does Europe keep their rivers straight??

[@DoyleFM]

Soooo... they had the owners empty the store & they tore it down in anticipation of the erosion reaching it? Using the way this has been handled thus far as a yardstick, twenty bucks says the erosion won't continue to where the store was & they will have torn it down for nothing. 😶 🇺🇸

[@lightclawshadowmarsch8167]

Same for news sites. Make running. News reports about so could profit off the tv ratings

[@scottwilliamtoombs]

😎😎🫶🤔🤔💁‍♂Gonna have to slow the flow rate by bouldering in a step up Rock Grate upstream: or it may just keep eating away at that Midgrade Shell/!\ = A rear rolling pin will help to safely compact backward off the Dozer ~ minor redirect that will erode but longer results from pillar protection.

[@zanlehman5208]

Spent much time at the Dam store, the dam, and the campground. Devastated! Nicest folks, historic! A hidden gem, wiped out! Beyond sad! And yes, humans failed here!

[@Teenagegoogoomuk]

Yeah the humans running the state

[@joeskis]

no they didn't.

[@kmuno1783]

This is not considered an act of god, this is a man made Train Wreck. I’m saddened for the people that worked to keep there property as beautiful as it was.

[@shannonpaplow7754]

It GREAT to see Blue Earth County getting equipment there days after the Damage was done... Good Job Fellas, You all deserve to get your ars' fired for the quality work you did to save the Dam owned by Blue Earth County Citizens.

[@shellytoman]

Yes, agreed. Thanks to weather modification by the military with the intention to destroy infrastructure.

[@reignman30]

Ofc it isn't an act of god, he doesn't exist ;). Besides, he usually floods the entire planet and kills everyone when he goes postal.

[@lennychorn147]

The fluck you talking about? The equipment is there removing the pie store and restaurant. All the equipment in the world wasn't going to stop what happened.

[@jeffreywonser3241]

100% correct! Men think they're smarter than nature. Nature finds a way. Always. Piss poor planning and maintenance. You've got to pay more attention to the surroundings, not just the single point (the dam).

[@ZenWithKen]

Be happy with what you have while you have it, for one day, the river may change it's mind. I don't know this place or the people. I have a touch of sadness for you. I hope you rebuild and celebrate what was and what will be.

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

You might as well get rid of the dam now.

[@keithlaub7964]

This is a classic case of municipal/state funding mismanagement

[@timdake]

Either way, it the incompetent government.

[@lorilea3188]

wrong

[@billybrown7953]

It was due to heavy rains . The dam has been there for many years.

[@snowmiaow]

​​@@joshuacoldwaterThey should have put municipal/county/state funds. We all know about counties.

[@snowmiaow]

Agree. They dilly dallied repairing the dam, now the erosion has stopped for the time being and they tear down the property instead of moving it. I wonder if they paid the family for this eminent domain move.

[@GospelGary]

This is not a video of the Dam Store Removal; it's a video of the debris pile after the store was removed/brought down.

[@comewheelinwithjohnandchristie]

That’s what I was thinking, I hope you’re right!

[@johnsmith6368]

Pretty sloppy job of it to

[@geradkavanagh8240]

@@johnsmith6368 I agree. Absolutely no organisation, Now they will need a second time to remove it all with another excavator and trucks to cart to a landfill. I just hope the owners had time to remove everything from within the building .

[@lindaadelwerth8042]

​@geradkavanagh8240 They did, They had family and friends help get everything out of the store couple of days ago

[@rehabmax]

i am hopeful the family will rebuild the store and their home in another area with help and once again serve delicious food. A door may close, but another one opens. Many people will assist.

[@ddawe31635]

Hopefully ❤

[@billybrown7953]

😂, it won't be called the Dam store. 😂

[@go3484]

They could call it a dam shame. ​@@billybrown7953

[@laattardo]

Nope itll be the damn store next​@billybrown7953

[@lindadickson9547]

They may just call it the dam store. They plan to rebuild. They were hoping to just move the store but with the cliff so close it was too dangerous for heavy equipment.

[@steveschunk5702]

If they don’t repair that riverbank, the meander will just keep growing.

[@mariannorton4161]

They don't seem to get that in 2024 that is absolutely possible. What a joke of a response.

[@J3scribe]

A portion of the dam will have to be removed in order to restore the original course to divert the flow away from the scouring. This is not a problem that can be sorted out by dumping tons of rip rap into the void. It will take a lot of planning and hard work to resolve.

[@lennychorn147]

​@@mariannorton4161What exactly were they supposed to do to stop the flow?

[@nealc.6927]

Even IF they could repair it, which I highly doubt -it being a, what, 30+ foot drop into a seething river? - who's gonna pay for that? It ain't a 'National Disaster' is it, so I can't see Federal Funding coming in, especially as the dam generators haven't worked for 20-odd years . . . .

[@julirichmond3]

I thought they were going to move the house not remove the house

[@AeeanPlays]

so many amazing memories of pie, burgers, and downright amazing times with friends on bike rides for some Dam Pie.

[@ditherdather]

This was best case scenario. At least they could empty the store and salvage what they could before a controlled demolition that prevented even more debris in the river. The alternative is even worse. My heart goes out to these people. This has to be like losing part of your family history. Probably only 2nd to losing a loved one.

[@snowmiaow]

It's overcautious. The bank hasn't eroded any more for days. That white thing has been right on the edge.

[@sundoesshine8583]

Thanks for the explanation I was looking for!

[@teamidris]

@@snowmiaow they got a good financial offer to get out now?

[@terrilarson2668]

I think you totally nailed it. = and put it into words.

[@jamescarver9952]

Exactly. The new cliff is unstable, and there will undoubtedly be a major construction project in the immediate area soon to stabilize the bridge and deal with the dam. The store was in danger of falling into the river and adding to the debris downstream, and would likely have to be removed to make way for the inevitable construction. Sad to see this lovely spot so desecrated but Climate Change has much, much more in store for us puny, foolish humans. We will forget the Dam Store when the first Cat 5 hurricanes start hitting this summer.

[@ddawe31635]

Heartbreaking. Much love to you all up North. Our thoughts & prayers are with you. 🙏❤

[@BladeRunnerC]

This is so, so sad. We have prayed that the store survives this tragedy and to see this now is such a devastation! I do feel for the family and all the happy times and history that that small store gave.❤️

[@C4AJ]

​@andersd8956 the damn was clogged with trash. Hard to work at 100% when the holes are full

[@brokendown63]

Aww they tore it down. The water looks like it's receded considerably. I think I'd have waited, they may find out later that they lucked out and now the store is history, if not the old store could have at least went out with its boots on.

[@WarHawk-]

The problem was that, even though the river may have slowed down THIS YEAR, the same high river levels could occur again NEXT YEAR putting the store back into jeopardy again. Best to go ahead and tear it down (to keep the debris out of the river) and rebuild elsewhere.

[@DJFPhantomPhan]

You’re making the assumption that the land is stable. I very much doubt that it is.

[@WBS001]

@@DJFPhantomPhan Waterlogged land (that water seeped into every tiny little opening under that ground) tends to slide downhill. And that store was sitting right near the edge (see you tube videos about cliff collapses on the west coast)

[@moegreen3870]

@@WBS001 yup... not only that, but the idea that Minnesota will receive just this couple days of rain in June and "thats a wrap" for the rest of 2024 rainfall is a very very bizarre and crazy idea imo my guess is this is just one of multiple massive rainfalls this year... the next one could be in just a week or two for all we know? a "dam" shame, they say that store was built in 1890! i hope the people recover

[@k.c.beagle7102]

@@DJFPhantomPhan only God knows

[@WhiskeyTango68]

It’s amazing how everyone whines about environmental impacts until a catastrophe like this happens because of government incompetence.

[@marcuswardle3180]

Government: Climate change is going to cause inestimable damage. People: Don’t believe you! Dam collapses People: Governments fault!

[@lindadickson9547]

Government had nothing to do with this. It was all the debris that blocked the open gates in the dam that caused this. It eroded the ground next to the dam until it broke through. Once that happened there was no stopping it. It destroyed so much so fast they had no choice but to evacuate and hope for the best.

[@joeskis]

@@lindadickson9547 I agree with you but dams are supposed to have emergency spillways. This one didn't or it was just a badly made one?

[@joeskis]

@@marcuswardle3180 hindsight, if climate change is real then make predictions that come true.... for once.

[@Truthandlight66]

Ya know, if they would have used that excavator on those trees that were clogging the dam up the water wouldn't have even went towards the house

[@lindadickson9547]

They would have had to do that from the east side and it’s a big hill down to the dam and they didn’t know if the east side was safe .

[@russellstewart5414]

So you would have had the balls the drive the excavator out onto the far side of the dam and start removing debris. How would you do that? Those logs and debris are tangled together in a solid mass with tons and tons of pressure from the water forced against it. On an already compromised dam that had issues as stated in a previous inspection. There were reasons for the safety of people who know a bit more about the situation that us armchair engineers on a KZbin channel

[@lakemi4665]

Incompetent management couldn't even keep the gates clear, pitiful !!!

[@nicotti]

It looks like the cliff just north of where that trailer behind the store used to be is eroding faster than towards the store. The gravel road is gone!

[@SHAREMediaBK]

I noticed that too from yesterday. There was a line of trees on the river side of the gravel road, and now they’re gone. You can see a few of them at the bottom of the slide in this footage

[@MrJrsdts]

The store and the trailer were torn down, just in case to keep it from falling in the river. That’s what that backhoe is doing, tearing it down and bearing it.

[@BuildItFixItDIY]

@@MrJrsdtsBurying it = still going into the river. It’ll just go in in pieces instead of whole.

[@nicotti]

@@MrJrsdts I don't thing they were burying it. I think they were pushing it into a pile to load on a truck to take to the dump.

[@choppermike3329]

@@nicotti Correct.

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

I was hoping they could move it, but obviously not. I hope they rebuild elsewhere.

[@SHAREMediaBK]

Yeah, I have a feeling there was just not enough time, and the age of the structure probably didn’t help either

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

@@SHAREMediaBK and with the ground saturation, they couldn't maneuver equipment so close to the cliff. Plus where would they move it to? I'm sure that was a factor.

[@reignman30]

It was a decrepit old building anyway and probably wouldn't have survived a move.

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

@@reignman30 Perhaps, but the family had a lot of memories within those walls.

[@leannemccumber]

The County or the City needs to reimburse them and build them their new buildings.

[@Jazz1959]

A family loses their livelihood because some people screwed up. They knew the dam was bad.

[@davidapharry4680]

They'll be fine. They still have the contents of their home and business, money from the county's purchase of the property and insurance. They'll rebuild if they want to.

[@joeskis]

why must there always be blame? I find that pointless here. Everything ever made all have a failing point if things get bad enough.

[@Renville80]

Why must there be blame? I see it more a case of bad luck than anything else.

[@seanfoster4668]

Wow water is receding away from the store hadn’t got to driveway, it was totally unnecessary to destroy the store.

[@MikeBarbarossa]

Maybe they determined with the erosion, re-opening the store would never be an option. They will also have a huge reconstuction and shoring up of the shore line in the future, with the store in the way. The store was done

[@jaydee975]

In my opinion, this erosion should not keep happening. The dam should’ve been destroyed at least three days ago to keep the erosion from continuing to happen.

[@peterthomas2139]

Exactly. An old dam can be replaced with a newer one. Instead, lose a historic home, property and whatever else gets swept away. The dam should of been destroyed to prevent this.

[@MB-rr1fb]

And flood Mankato every time it rains........................

[@davidbeers5949]

​@@MB-rr1fbis it flooded now? The dam will only hold back so much water, does the river go dry downstream until it rains.

[@jaydee975]

@@matthewmoore7447 good points however according to the national weather service, the river is cresting just slightly above 1965 flood levels in Chaska and the Levees are holding up very well, so that’s a great accomplishment in my opinion.

[@jaydee975]

@@matthewmoore7447 I have to disagree with you though on the ecological disaster part. The area has seen way worse flooding in the past. Especially when the waters from Lake Agassiz were draining through the area at the end of the last Ice Age.

[@thehoosiercraftsmanworksho1745]

Mother nature reclaiming back her land...........sad to see those people lose everything.

[@thomasmiller5057]

I’m so sorry to see this store had to go

[@wpgitchick]

This is the best footage yet. Thank you. I really feel for this family and the community. It's hard to lose a generational landmark that brought so much of them together. I hope they rebuild somewhere new. I'd make a special trip out of my way on one of my frequent road trips up there to support them.

[@sequoiasemperviren3163]

Um, the store owners have a good case to be made whole by the agency responsible for the upkeep of the dam.

[@ericfielding2540]

The county bought the store from the owners before they demolished it.

[@Mac_Omegaly]

​@@ericfielding2540 they better have paid a decent rate for it. Currently the edge of the field is where the errosion is eating away, and it looks like the building would have been safe. Given the mailbox which was exposed yesterday hasn't been taken by the river yet.

[@sequoiasemperviren3163]

@@ericfielding2540 As I suspected. Thanks for the information.

[@marumiyuhime]

Please keep us updated Cheers 1up

[@SHAREMediaBK]

Will do. 👍

[@marumiyuhime]

@@SHAREMediaBK upvoted with my alt account also cheers

[@thinkpad4]

Guess they shouldn't of cemented over those other 2 spillways huh?

[@Zyzzyx42]

I'm all for removing old dams and restoring rivers, but... this probably isn't the preferred method.

[@THEKINGSCOMING]

WHY ? WHY THE H CRAP DID THEY TEAR THE STORE DOWN! HOW STUPID ARE THESE OFFICIALS! IF THEY WOULD HAVE BLOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAM TO RELEASE PRESSURE THE HOUSE AND STORE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED. CAN YOU SAY, STUPID? DID NOT WANT THE POSSIBLE EXTRA DEBIRS? OMG!

[@juantoolsdowork421]

Totally agree with you,the city mess up this people house, land and store

[@catsj1767]

The house & store fell in - good as long as the dam held - too close to the river…. Hope they rebuild farther away…

[@paulstecker5693]

😢😮 I'm sorry to see they had to tell the store down. Maybe they'll get a new one built somewhere else and they can start over again and go on with their lives. I guess next I'll tear the damn down boy. Did that water do a job on that one side around the way the cliff and the embankment and everything. I feel sorry for those people. They should try to go on the best way they can. May God be with him and God bless him. Thank you.

[@rickc303]

One thing is for sure, the dam didn't "fail", as so many proclaim

[@go3484]

Nope the dam didn't fail. Blue earth county did.

[@StephenFlynn-xl2fw]

The dam failed. Its purpose was to maintain a reservoir. The fact that house and store are gone, plus all the other damage, is a symptom of that failure.

[@joeskis]

well yes and no. The physical concrete structure didn't but all dams are supposed to have emergency spillways that can handle the extra water. Whatever spillway this had obviously failed.

[@joeskis]

@@go3484 how?

[@go3484]

@@joeskis if blue earth county had maintained the dam & kept the debris removed I feel the outcome would have been very different.

[@bobreed1733]

Should have set charges and took out dam gates days ago this wouldn't have happened this way. Poor management and decision making

[@barbe847]

They could have blown the dam releasing the pressure and the water wouldn't have diverted another channel as much as it did.

[@AnthonyRizzo-u1h]

I don't think the store would have fell in... why tear it down.

[@p1dru2art]

❤❤ I'm sorry,,, pour humor ,,,,,, I feel badly for these people

[@DUBSTEP_KUSH305]

Excavator vibrating the ground will make tje eriosion worse? Or no...

[@billybrown7953]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mac_Omegaly]

I know we are not privy to the disaster response team meetings. But this was heartbreaking. It just seems to me that with the errosion slowed down there could have been other actions taken before the total demolition. At least there was some compensation given by the county. Interestingly the "waterfall" plung pool has moved back closer to the dam. I wonder if there's a further risk to it's structural integrity if this moves further back up the river. At least the ground work is laid for the new emergency spillway.

[@davidapharry4680]

I'm sure the dam will be replaced.

[@p1dru2art]

Well now they know where to build the highly needed spillway

[@ronaldhoppus9015]

Why wasn't the log jam cleared before this catastrophe? Seems like this was preventable.

[@nicolewembley3093]

I think the high water brought the trees down stream, the river banks up stream are to blame

[@Lion_McLionhead]

Wonder who paid for the demolition

[@alanwbelcher]

Oh, that’s too bad. I was hoping they would get home movers in to move it back, not tear it down. So sad for the family that owned it.

[@sarahduffey69]

I grew up 3 minutes away from the dam. We used to drive on the bridge over the dam when I was a kid. Absolutely heartbreaking and Jim warned about this two years ago, but it fell on deaf ears. Praying for them.

[@hkr321hkr]

The existing bridge @1:44 wasn't designed to have "no" water under it as well as the increase in water current .That's gonna be the next thing to go I assume

[@bamariverrat4095]

Why did they not blow the dam and save the store?

[@DASLAKILL]

Why would they destroy the store?

[@originaldcjensen]

The eroding bank was coming for it.

[@vernb64]

How is not having the dam going to affect life 50,100 or more miles down stream?

[@SHAREMediaBK]

Not much at all. Power was not generated for 6-7 years, and it had been run wide open for some time now too. Probably affects upstream more than anything

[@MilePost106]

Water was made to roam freely, not held back! This is why we have disasters like this! When beavers build damns humans destroy them, why? Because they create flooding and erosion like this!

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana. We got hit in Yellowstone last year.

[@paulthesoundguy1]

THE REAL PROBLEM. was that the authorities didn’t clean the dam gates so that they would simply OPEN and allow the waters to flow

[@davidapharry4680]

They were all open, but partially blocked by flood debris.

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

There hasn't been any further erosion on that side they shouldn't have torn down the store!

[@SteveVidra]

Just a sad video, all the way around.

[@davidorth4906]

Ohhhh. No more tasty pies!!!

[@scooterp7009]

Why demo the dam store?

[@Lt-Dan]

Democrat-run state

[@BEER30lacrosse]

very sad.. messy demolition. Otto kilcher, coulda moved that building in half a day to safety..

[@sundownsigns]

Sad

[@donnalarson1660]

This is all sad . But it definitely shows that the powerful force of water flow is very destructive. I certainly understand that they are deciding to take and clear everything that is there away before it goes into the river .

[@aday1637]

Wrong. It shows the stupidity of those who left the damned dam after it was decomissioned. Could have been breached for the price of several sticks of dynamite. Instead devastation to this home and business and now the dam has to be removed pronto.

[@isldeur]

Y'know,.I think about the loss of memories of my familiesthis HOUSE and a STORE taken away by historical disregard, and then I think about this HOUSE and a STORE. GOY

[@MAGAVILLE2024]

Keep turning old dams back to mother nature the way we found them

[@pete3790249]

Why blame the dam for, the land was going to give out whether the dam was there or not. The ground was weak and when the high water showed up it ran underneath the ground bank and weakin the bank even more. That dam was there for a few reasons, power and water control. Look at Michigan, this happened the same way . Dam broke and water went around until they were able to move back where it is suspose to be.

[@JamesAllmond]

Lost everything due to bad engineering. Problem waited for decades to happen.

[@cathiwim]

I hope they were at least able to get all their store stock out! To have SOMETHING to start over again way further back from the dam

[@slashhamby4663]

Yeah cuz taking away somebody's livelihood makes way more sense than just destroying a part of the Dam....wtf

[@FINfinFINfinFINfin]

What a cluster. They could have flattened it with a 963 and then loaded into dumpsters. Clean up the small stuff with a CTL/grapple. Why make a huge mess and move it twice?

[@MikeFoster-sy8jl]

I’m happy to hear they were able to salvage what they could from the store but the fact that they have heavy machinery in that spot doesn’t make sense… could have waited to do it safely… why would they risk putting heavy equipment there? Why wouldn’t they have tried to force the gates open with that excavator instead?? Cities logic… why pay 1million today when we can pay 100 times that tomorrow?!?!

[@aday1637]

Dam should have been breached when it was de-comissioned in 2020. No excuse. The cost of several sticks of dynamite would have prevented the loss of this home and business. Gov at work and play.

[@WinthropWarriors]

My number 1 question: Who decided that 5 of the 7 gates were adequate, and that 2 could be sealed off? Obviously it was designed with 7 for a reason....