By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
CARTERVILLE, Ill. — Plans to drain Little Grassy Lake are moving forward, and not everyone is satisfied with how, WPSD Local 6 reports. In a related update, refuge officials at Crab Orchard have laid out details on the drawdown process itself.
Little Grassy Lake, part of the Crab Orchard refuge complex, draws anglers, boaters and lake-house owners from across the county. A drawdown — lowering lake levels, typically for maintenance, dam work, or habitat management — can leave docks stranded and property owners scrambling, which tends to be where the questions start.
Neither report specified the exact reason for the drawdown, its timeline, or who raised the objections referenced in WPSD's coverage. What's on record is that the refuge has moved to formalize the plan even as concerns persist among people who use the lake.
For a refuge that's already managing a skeletal-remains investigation and a separate cleanup open house this season, Little Grassy is one more item on a crowded plate. The American Times Press will follow what residents are told at any public forums on the drawdown.
— Compiled from reporting by WPSD Local 6.
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