New Albany councilmembers demand answers from mayor about cost of Silver Creek dam legal battle

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) — New Albany’s mayor is at odds with the city’s councilmembers over the price of an ongoing legal battle.

Councilmembers are talking about a lawsuit that centers around the proposed removal of the dam on Silver Creek. In 2020, the River Heritage Conservancy and Ecosystems Institute applied and were granted a permit to remove the dam on Silver Creek.

The city of New Albany, specifically Mayor Jeff Gahan’s office, sued to stop it. But councilmembers have said they’re being kept in the dark over how much taxpayer money Gahan has spent, and are expressing their frustrations with his silence…

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