The place we know as Cold Spring Brook Park was deeded to the Weston Community Club (now the Weston Community Association Inc.) in 1950 as a memorial to Weston residents who served in World War I and World War II and dedicated to the memory of Lewis and Emma Wilder Parkhurst. The focal points of the park have been the two dams, the lower of which was breached in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.
Lower Dam, Cold Spring Brook Park
In an effort to better understand the history and issues of the dams in the park, The Weston Conservation Commission has prepared a report using Town Meeting reports, Conservation Commission minutes and other available records. The report includes Conservation Commission suggestions to the Weston Community Association regarding those structures.
Lower dam, Cold Spring Brook Park
The documents are in PDF and Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to open them. If you do not already have this free program installed, you may download a copy here.
Upper Dam, Cold Spring Brook Park
The report and Appendix I (images) are in one document. The inspection reports for Appendix II, Appendix III and Appendix IV are each in their own PDF.
Upper Dam, Cold Spring Brook Park
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Appendix II
1989 Inspection Reports by State Dam Safety Engineer
Appendix III
1993 Inspection Reports by Dufresne-Henry
Appendix IV
1996 Monitoring Report by Dufresne-Henry
Printed copies of this report are available by request, using the Contact Us tab near the top of this page.
Weston Vermont Conservation Commission 