Official: Dam on Great Miami River needs to go

The Miami Conservancy District wants to get rid of the Tait Station Dam on the Great Miami River in Dayton.

Why? It’s old, worn out and is missing pieces, said Kurt Rinehart, district chief engineer.

What’s holding up demolition? Cold, hard cash. About a million dollars, Rinehart told News Center 7 Reporter Natalie Jovonovich.

See what else Jovonovich was able to find out about the dam in her story, which accompanies this report.