SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — For generations, the Shaker Lakes have been a defining part of the landscape between Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights.
Now, one is gone, the future of the other is uncertain and a yearslong fight over what should happen to both is entering another critical round.
On Tuesday, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will hold a meeting to review a permit that would allow the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to permanently remove part of the dam at what used to be Horseshoe Lake and restore the natural flow of Doan Brook across the former lakebed…