*City of Stoughton leaders state the Dam Removal/Whitewater Park project will cost at least $7,000,000
*City of Stoughton leaders voted to use almost $300,000 of taxpayer dollars for the 2021 budget to be earmarked for studies toward the development of the project
*Whitewater Park, if built, cannot obtain revenue dollars from the Park for the City of Stoughton because the River is a navagable waterway
*Township of Pleasant Springs passed a resolution opposing both Dam Removal/Whitewater Park fearful that it will negatively affect wetlands, wildlife, recreational uses & property values
*Water level of the Yahara River will lower in some areas as much as 3 feet at the millpond located behind the 4th Street Stoughton Dam & sediment would be exposed (2/24/2020 WI State Journal)
*City of Stoughton leaders, in 2009, reconstructed the 4th Street Stoughton Dam for $520,000; DNR states it is in good working order for at least 40-50 years; annual maintenance is $8000-$9000