Syracuse.com - Dam at the former Martisco Paper Company on Nine Mile Creek breaking down

[HuntingNY-News]

"It's definitely a safety concern and will have to be dealt with," said John Houser, code enforcement officer for the town of Marcellus.

Marcellus, N.Y. -- An end section of a dam on Nine Mile Creek alongside the former Matisco Paper Company has washed away.

John Houser, code enforcement officer for the town of Marcellus, checked out the dam soon after a reporter called him about it this afternoon. He inspected the grounds and noted a crack in the parking lot near the retaining wall above the dam that wasn't there before.

"It's definitely a safety concern and will have to be dealt with," he said.

The opening in the dam is affecting the stream's flow. Before the chunk of the dam gave way, the stream was flowing over the top. Now it's flowing heavily on one side. Just downstream is a popular fishing area and anglers will mostly notice the increased flow.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has been notified and is also looking into it the situation, confirmed Stephanie Harrington, a DEC spokeswoman.

The business has been closed for about eight years. A sign on the building says it's for sale through Caldwell Banker. A call to the real estate company, though, revealed it is no longer handling the property.

David Lehman, the real estate agent who was handling it for Caldwell for several months last year, said he was dealings with the property were with Joseph King, who had an office in Nedrow.

"The whole time he was doing salvage work (inside the building," Lehman said. King could not be reached for comment.

Lehman, who now works for Hunt Real Estate, did not know the status of the property.

"I don' t know if it's still for sale," he said.

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