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Topic: Not directly Athens related, however

Topic: Not directly Athens related, however

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greencat
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Not directly Athens related, however

Posted: 5/8/2015 1:03:19 PM

I am going to toss it out there anyway, even though not directly Athens related.

The drawdown/dam repair situation at Buckeye Lake. Other than what you can google up and read from local newspapers, is there anybody who posts here that will be affected by this situation or have some inside info? It's looks like a situation that is both fascinating and depressing at the same time.

Deciduous Forest Cat
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RE: Not directly Athens related, however

Posted: 5/8/2015 1:13:30 PM

Uh... it's called buckeye lake. It should have been drained ages ago.

bobcatsquared
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RE: Not directly Athens related, however

Posted: 5/8/2015 1:25:19 PM

A good friend - Swank knows as UTDoug - owns a boat and has had it docked at Buckeye Lake for over 2 decades. Looks like this recreational past-time won't be available this summer and several more summers to come. With little to no boating for the next several summers, the restuarants/bars around the lake face a huge downturn in business. Can't see how they will survive.

My one problem with the situation are the home owners, over several decades, have built on this earthen damn and proclaimed it to be private property, posting signs for no trespassing. Now that it will be a $100 million-plus repair job, these same owners are now going to ask the tax payers of Ohio, the same ones they asked not to trespass on "their property", to pay the repair bill.

Last Edited: 5/8/2015 1:26:59 PM by bobcatsquared

OhioCatFan
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RE: Not directly Athens related, however

Posted: 5/8/2015 6:15:35 PM

Buckeye Lake should be repaired. It has great historic value. It was one of the feeder lakes for the Ohio-Erie Canal. Others include Indian Lake and Grand Lake St. Marys. These are invaluable connections to Ohio's canal era.

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greencat
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RE: Not directly Athens related, however

Posted: 5/8/2015 7:00:29 PM

bobcatsquared wrote:

I read something in March about how people starting building homes on the north (dam) side of the water long ago. Maybe a hundred years ago(?) But that the more recent of the 370 or so homes are the problem due to basements, swimming pools, boat slips, etc. Yes, the area will suffer financially... ironically at a time when the dow just went solidly back over 18K and unemployment is falling nationally. Bad timing. Could they have more shows at Legends Valley than three per summer? Those have to help.

By the way, has anybody ever fished in the canal in Millersport? If so, was it decent? (And, no, I wouldn't eat anything caught out of a canal - LOL)

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