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Gotta Move South - Suggestions?

2014-02-15; 07:38:10 EST

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2002-09-17

Posts: 4946

I'm on Lake Hartwell, but I'm sorry to say I can't recommend it. I love the 
 area, but the Army Corps of Engineers controls the water on this lake and 
the  commander is changed out every couple of years. The problem comes from 
their  following "the book" to generate power and control the water level 
and  unfortunately, homeowners and recreational concerns are not considered 
before  they let all the water out of the lake during drought conditions. All 
they want  to do is to do their time, follow the regulations, get promoted 
and move on. The  first year we purchased our new house (2008) and new dock 
the lake dropped 23  feet. It was disastrous for homeowners and marina 
owners. Our dock was sitting  on the hard and the lake unusable. Last summer with 
all the rains we had we had  just the opposite problem. They allowed the 
lake to get overfull to the point  that it was close to going over the top of 
the dam. Our walkway to the dock was  under water. It's just frustrating. 
It's a beautiful lake and we like the area,  but the huge swings in water 
levels has us thinking about looking for a body of  water without these problems. 
The attached photo shows my wife standing at the  top of our steps which is 
three feet above the full pool mark of 660 feet above  sea level. The 
second photo was taken as Big Water Marina was using an old road  bed to crane 
boats out of the water. The road is normally ten feet under  water.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 2/14/2014 11:18:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
boendert at me.com writes:

Ron, I  am with you brother. I'm done with this snow BS.

We are headed to  Florida on the Saint Johns River around the Jacksonville 
area. No state income  tax and plenty of warm sunshine with a few cold 
fronts to let you know there  was a change in season. 

I know a few of the guys on list call Lake  Hartwell home and love it. 

Cheers,
Ted




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