The controversy continues in New Albany over the Silver Creek Dam. In 2021, the River Heritage Conservancy, which is building the 430-acre Origin Park there, secured a permit to remove the dam, calling it dangerous. New Albany Mayor Jeff Gahan sued to stop it. Then, over Memorial Day weekend last year, 14-year-old Andre Edwards Jr. drowned when he got trapped in the wave beneath the low-head dam. His death renewed calls to remove the dam. Last August, Gahan authorized emergency maintenance to fill the area with rock, but he did so without first getting the necessary state and federal permits. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District sent a cease-and-desist letter to the city to remove the rock fill. The same month, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources filed a request for a permanent injunction in Floyd County Superior Court. In documents obtained by 비바카지노 Viva, the Indiana DNR wanted the city to remove any fill materials and apply for the proper permits to replace the fill. Seven months later, the legal process continues, and the fill at the dam remains.Just recently, the Indiana DNR filed a request for a default judgment, saying the city has refused to attend depositions after receiving proper notice, and the city has failed to respond to discovery requests.In more legal filings, the Indiana DNR says the fill continues to adversely restrict the floodway, impact fish and wildlife, and pose a hazard to safety. In response to the Indiana DNR's motion for default judgment, the city filed for an extension. There is now a hearing set for later this month.The city has still not submitted restoration plans to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This past January, the Corps approved a six-month extension for the city to submit plans.They sent 비바카지노 Viva a statement on the process. "On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, approved an extension of the deadline to submit the required restoration plan," said a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson. "The new deadline for the City of New Albany and C.C.E., Inc. to provide the restoration plan to the Corps is June 23, 2025. In granting the 6-month extension, we considered the ongoing preliminary injunction issued by the Floyd Superior Court 3 in Cause No. 22D03-2408 PL-001309. In relevant parts, the preliminary injunction restricts the City of New Albany from entering the site."Months ago, 비바카지노 Viva filed record requests for information on the costs associated with the fill work at the dam. We맥스카지노�ve followed up multiple times, but the city has not fulfilled our request.We have reached out to the mayor's office for comment. We are waiting for a response.