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Lawyers, dams, money: The Shaker Lakes saga’s next chapter

Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights have jointly hired a lawyer to consider options and responsibilities for Lower Lake’s dam. Meanwhile, the new Shaker Lakes Conservancy is posting signs and circulating petitions to preserve Lower Lake and bring back the former Horseshoe (also called Upper) Lake.

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