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	Name:	Carnac -
	Subject:	It isn't the end
	Date:	4/14/2006 5:57:10 PM

It isn't even the end of the beginnning. We have to start somewhere in banning excess high speed from the lake. You well intentioned gentlemen, and ladies, of the cigarette boat ilk are the low hanging fruit. So are houseboats. The slightly higher fruit are the super fast sub 26' 11" group. When you're hungry you go for the easy stuff first.

Bass boats are unlikely to ever be banned from this lake. Do you have any idea how much money gets pumped into the local economies from the bass tournaments here on Lake Martin? It would blow your mind.

Mav, I don't like where they have drawn the line identifying boat length and power to be banned. That was bill sausage. If this bill becomes law it is certain to be tweaked and retweaked. But this is a good start for us Save Lake Martin types. We'll reach for the higher hanging fruit next.

Wakes and erosion caused by boat traffic? Certainly, but there is more damage to the shoreline and property from a single severe thunderstorn than the seasonal accumulation from all of the boats on the lake. I don't like big wakes any more than anybody else. But it's a red herring issue when mentioned concerning banning some boats.