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Matt Afflerbach says one of his biggest fears is suddenly finding County Route 622 closed on his ride home from work. That’s where the Ewan Mill Dam is located and he fears a blocked road will signal the start of dismantling an aging dam and the end of the 204-year-old lake next to his home. The dam forms the lake, which is on the private property of several homeowners. “It’s always going to be personal,” Afflerbach, 52, a teacher at Delsea Regional High School who has lived on the lake for the past 27 years, told NJ Advance Media. “We live here.” Afflerbach said he and his neighbors in Elk To…

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