CANTON — Construction of the dam on Whitney Brook will begin Aug. 22, Board of Selectmen Chairman Scotty Kilbreth announced at Thursday night’s board meeting.

A groundbreaking ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the site and Kilbreth said everyone is invited to attend.

Bowman Construction of Newport will begin building the 100-foot-wide dam and Kilbreth requested that residents observing the project do so from afar for safety reasons.

The dam will replace a dilapidated one the town took by eminent domain in 2008. A temporary one was built to regulate the water level in Lake Anasagunticook, until a permanent one could be constructed.

The brook is in the northeast corner of the lake in Canton. However, most of the 556-acre lake is in Hartford, so the two towns have worked together on an agreement on ownership, maintenance and operation of the dam.

The project is being financed, in part, by a $500,000 federal grant.

In other news at Thursday’s meeting, Gilbert Armstrong of Virgin Street demanded that the street be fixed “right and now” so water doesn’t drain into his garage.

Road Commissioner Donald Cummings said he spoke with Armstrong on Thursday morning when he (Cummings) was there to remove a culvert the town had installed to remedy the situation. He said Armstrong told him he thought that would take care of it.

However, at Thursday night’s meeting, Armstrong again demanded the town fix the problem immediately and after using foul language he was asked to leave, which he did.

Cummings said he would return to the site Friday morning to work on the problem.

Chris Dailey, complaining loudly that the old fire station is a safety hazard that the board has not addressed, was also asked to leave the meeting. Selectmen said they would take his complaint, which they asked him to read, under consideration.

The board adopted a Freedom of Access Request Policy, which gives guidelines to the town office when requests are made for information. It is to ensure that requests are made in a timely manner and will not interfere with the daily operation of town business.

Jim Dyment from the waste transfer station announced there were four sets of crutches at the station that could be used if there was a need by a resident.

Administrative Assistant Kathy Hutchins announced that Donna Hebert donated an air conditioner to the Municipal Building.