Extra money might be heading to commission

Sometimes you get what you want, even if it's from unexpected sources. That may be what's about to happen with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The agency, thanks to a last-minute addition to the state budget, may get some money to repair a few of the region's most popular fishing holes, including one that was drained a few years ago. Gov. Ed Rendell has identified 24 "high hazard" dams across Pennsylvania. They're classified that way because they're believed to be incapable of handling the maximum amount of rainfall an area could receive in a once-in-a-century kind of storm. What's more, if the dams were to break, there would be significant risk of property damage and even lost lives downstream. Rendell has said that all 24 dams must be repaired or drained by 2010. That's bad news for the Fish and Boat Commission... [read full story]