Soil and Water group, residents want flood mitigation

Sampson Lake reisdent Mary Bowes is pictured in her paddle boat. She said she intends to paddle to the opposite side of the lake, where she plans to start digging a trench and removing vegetation and debris around the area of Three Pipes.

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE— Flooding fears were expressed directly to Bradford County commissioners Sept. 15, along with complaints about local roads. Mary Bowes was one of many lake dwellers in the audience. A 20-year resident, said she has found Sampson Lake unnavigable with the overgrowth of grass and weeds around the lake…

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