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slisasucks
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LAKE LEVELS
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5/2/2008 4:49:19 AM
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Keyman, even when the lake levels were at their lowest in over 40 years late last Summer, I was still able to operate my boat and jet ski on the lake, so recreation is still alive and well on Smith Lake. As far your comments about eminent domain, I remember reading a story about a farmer that needed seeds for planting many years ago, before Smith lake was even thought of. Because of an earlier drought and bad harvest the year before, he had to buy the seeds on credit, hoping that the new harvest would supply enough to feed his family and pay for the seeds he bought on credit. Well, as the story goes, again they had a drought that following year, and he repaid his debt to the store owner by giving him some useless land he had in the Arley area. That useless land, was nothing but canyons and hills, that would one day become water front as well as under water property. That property, is where Hidden Cove Resort is today in Arley, AL. The moral to the story being that all that land surrounding the lake, as well as what is the lake, was basically useless land. So you can cry about eminent domain, but under the circumstances, everyone made out from this deal. Which brings us back to where we are today. Be greatful for what you have today, for it may be gone tomorrow.
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