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Plans to remove dams in two parts of the state have brought sharply different reactions. A proposal to decommission a dam in Gloucester County and drain the 204-year-old Ewan Lake is being fought by some neighbors and one town that says it will cause a public safety hazard. Meanwhile, the decision to remove the Warren Mill Dam in Warren County is being hailed by local and state officials. Both dams are classified as hazards by the state DEP and require either repair, decommissioning, or removal. And while public officials came to the same solution, the locals in each area were wide apart on th…

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