MANAWA (NBC 26) — A year and a half after devastating flooding caused the Manawa dam to fail, the community remains divided over whether to rebuild the dam or let the Little Wolf River flow naturally.

Although the Manawa City Council voted 6-0 last year to restore the pond, there is still no timeline for reconstruction. Now, some residents are considering legal action against the city. Manawa residents weigh legal action against city for lack of progress in dam rebuild, pond restoration

Business owner advocates for natural river

Ben Hlaban, a Manawa business owner, has been documenting the transformation of the former millpond back to the naturally flowing Little Wolf River through drone footage.

"I think the answer is to leave it a free-flowing river and not have an impoundment here,

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