A quiet stretch of water at the heart of the city has become the center of a growing divide: preserve a historic dam and the beloved Mill Pond, or remove it and transform the area into a flowing river bordered by new parkland.
For members of the Friends of Saline’s Mill Pond, that choice feels far from balanced.
They argue their concerns about history, property, recreation, and cost have not been fully heard as the city weighs the future of the aging structure…