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John C
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Why You Must Attend Lake Martin's FERC Meeting
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7/15/2013 11:51:26 AM
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We (the folks that know and love Lake Martin) have a once in a 40 year chance to help improve the community.
FERC is having their only public comment meeting this Wednesday at the CACC in Alex City. 6:30 - 9:30. Even if you don't plan on speaking, I think that the sheer number of bodies that show up for this will have a positive effect on FERC. I wrote a post on my blog about it, with links to further reading if you would like.
Basically, the issues attracting most attention are that AL Power, and many other stakeholders, have requested that for the new license,
1. Only draw down the water 7 feet as opposed to 10 in the winter
2. Have an optional full pool season that can extend into October, weather permitting.
FERC has denied both of these, citing that not many stakeholders would be affected and flood control.
Whether you like AL Power or not, whether you think Russell Lands controls the lake or not, whether you like fast boats or jet skis or big wave wakeboarders or puttering around in a jon boat or your grandaddy's wooden dugout canoe -
Now is the time to come together and support the above two measures.
I would argue it's way past time to quit nit picking amongst ourselves and support this. We need one loud, clear voice to FERC saying there are many, many stakeholders and we want this. We don't need to cloud the issue by saying anything else or asking for anything else.
What can I do? You might say. Show up, I say.
In this below post, I also try to answer 5 common objections to coming to the meeting:
1. “The fatcats and corporate bigwigs control everything anyway. People like me don’t matter.”
2. “I’m not going to speak at the meeting, so why should I come?”
3. “Someone else will go. I don’t need to go.”
4. “I have church on Wednesday nights.”
5. “I live out of town.”
URL: Why You Must Attend The FERC Meeting
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