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	Name:	Tate AU -
	Subject:	jimimy christmas...
	Date:	2/16/2006 2:12:34 AM

The first of many things is that I do not appreciate being called stupid. Nor am I naive or uninformed. I may be young but I am by no means inexperienced in the ways of the world and developement. I say this because my family owned 40,000+ acres in N. Georgia that I remember visiting as a young child. My great grandfather worked his tail off setting up a school system, public works, and providing jobs for people. A good bit of our land has since been sold and within the last ten years has greatly developed, and the area population has grown by 10,000 people. This is, as you stated due to peoples' longing of "getting away from the norm". Secondly the family that owns the lake house on Lake Martin have owned it for well over 50 years, and it was one of the first on their side of the lake. I have heard how things used to be and I personally do like the way they are now. I would much rather drive 5 miles to get some milk from the store, instead of having to drive 20. It all depends on how you look at things. Thirdly progress is inevitable, any place as beautiful as Lake Martin will eventually be found. As for things "staying the way they are" as long as zoning laws are enforced and covenants are placed on new developements there should be no real problems. One can not honestly expect people to not find out about it. One of the things that all of us here learned when we were young children is sharing ... can the beauty of the lake not be shared with everyone priveleged enough to do so? Also with more people means more money, as was stated, for roads, better schools, and other such necessities. However, the pollution rate is not Nearly enough to effect the visibility of the stars. I am not saying that the population will not grow, because it will. When I said that I think the lake will stay the same I was referring to the type of people on the lake and the good attitude that characterizes it. I have met many of the residents around that lake house and everyone seems to be very nice and caring. As long as new residents are treated nicely, I see no reason why the community can't grow positively.