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MAV Do not Disagree.........
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9/21/2007 1:07:10 AM
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....... with anything you said either.
The difference is you speak with voice of reason not hyperbole. Trust me, I understand the impact of the drought and lower levels on the local economy. As I have stated, these businesses are owned by my friends and neighbors. They are all feeling the crunch. One has put expansion plans on hold. He still intends to do it, just not this winter. He did not finish the season with the cash reserves he normally has this time of year, therefore status quo for another year. I expressed concern about one of the local marinas being able to make it through the winter for the same reason, no cash reserves I am sure. I have not even talked with them about it, but being a businessman myself it is easy to spot the signs.
Where I take issue is when some peoples desire to put our needs above others. For now things are normal for us. The water is always going away this time of year and any lake related business will tell you that once the first kick off is done, say goodbye till spring. A higher winter pool may help this somewhat because folks will know that the water will still be here. But that change in attitude will take years to accomplish after a change in the rule. For Jesse to come here and use the inflammatory language that he did today does you no good and plenty of harm. To use phrases like 'drain our lake just to float a dredge' and 'small not yet opened' mill, 'drain the entire ACT basin" is intellectually dishonest. It plays to the emotions of the reader. I understand and have stated that a press release is by its very nature propaganda, but to inflame passions with lies is not the answer to the problem. First off, nothing is being drained. Lowered yes, drained no. And do you not think that those folks that are depending on the new 'small not yet opened' plant appreciate being told by wealthy lake home owners that they don't matter. Those jobs don't matter. To them, they matter a lot more than us being able to launch our boats. And as mentioned, what of the recruitment deal that brought that plant here. Dredging the river was part of that deal. Quit now, and what happens to future negotiations? These are things that the reservoirs are here for. True, it has a greater impact on the economy now than in the past because the local economy has become dependent on the lake. That is one of the major reasons we NEED industry in the area. Yet the same ones hollering now were the same ones hollering when the new ethanol plant was announced. Diversity matters. You are an accountant. Do you EVER advise a client to put all of their investments in ONE account or stock? Of course you don't and this area needs to not have all of its eggs in the lake basket either. Maybe the drought has come to teach us a lesson the boweivel taught us decades ago.
In my opinion your organization has chosen the wrong leadership. You can not have a 'hot head' who flies off the handle at the slightest challenge in a leadership position. Especially one that will stoop so low as personal attacks on a total stranger just because they disagree, and do all of this in a VERY public forum. It does disservice to the group as a whole. Maybe you need someone to play 'devils advocate' or an ombudsman, if you will, to review material before it is released. But mainly you just need to muzzle Jesse. I don't know what the answer is in this regard. I realize it is real easy to disregard me as a lone (and I'm sure you think psycho) voice, but trust me, I am not. I get emails of support from folks that don't have the time or inclination to debate on the forum.
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