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The weather this year is the best I can remember (other than a little rain to sustain high water). Sunny every day, low humidity, and beautiful!!....the smoke from south GA even gave it up.
I LOVE summer weekdays at the lake! The "glass", and the lake, are more than half full at our house. Peace to all.
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Awesome day at LM
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5/29/2007 9:07:40 PM
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I know what you are saying. The builder now has the roof on my place. So let it rain - let it rain.
I want to test out my new seawall.
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PC Al
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Awesome day at LM
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5/29/2007 9:28:39 PM
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Hey FEB,
Rode up and checked your place out yesterday. Looks great. You are going to have a showplace, that's for sure. You will have to start hosting the parties for the forum up on our side of the lake.
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Thanks My Good Friend
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5/29/2007 10:13:22 PM
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I wonder if I can afford a party. It could be a tail gate party out of the back of my 1998 Ford F-150. It is currently loaded with 12 ceiling fans and other light fixtures for the next trip down. Seems you can not get anything in the Lake area at a reasonable cost.
I have had to go all over to get flooring and appliances (Montgomery to Mobile). The retailers in the Lake Martin area think we are gushing money.
I gather there have been too many riches to be had from the Ridge. I certainly do not mind a reasonable profit, but it can get ridiculous. ($9,000.00 for a single back door as an example).
Others can disagree, but dang it.
Terry Henley and others have had major parties on our end of the Lake. I just hope I can get and invitation to one of them.
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Feb, saw your place too..
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5/30/2007 9:12:53 PM
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We were riding around this weekend and saw your place this weekend as well. It is really pretty!! Your builder is doing a great job!
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PC Al
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TotheLake Question
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5/30/2007 9:50:19 PM
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Question: Are they going to put 13 houses in the Eagles Point area that is cleared out? I thought there were going to be four or so houses, but there are 13 signs out front. I would hate to be that close if that is the case, but like has been said before, they sure have a heck of a view.
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TotheLake Question
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5/30/2007 11:13:11 PM
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It appears that they are. We walked over there yesterday afternoon and got one of the fliers. It didn't say how many houses are going to be built but there are 13 lots. IThe flyer states that all lots will have at least 15 feet of flat grass in front of their house. My husband and I are having a hard time figuring out how they are going to fit 13 houses there and also, the depth of the houses fitting on the lots. We estimated the lots to be no more than 30 feet in width and that is being generous. We had more space between us and our neighbors when we had our place at Lake Martin RV Resort than these houses will have between them. The house that is being built has this huge concrete wall behind it. I would hate to be the original house behind that one. It had a view of the water from the front and back and now looks straight at a concrete wall.
Something else interesting on the flyer is that the "initial" HOA fees for phase I will be about $2,500 annually. Fees include costs for lawn maintenance even on personal property, seawalls, private access roads, boat ramp and community pool. Initial developer pricing of homes is $947,000 to 974,000. Said the homes will be available summer 2008. We'll be watching this to see how well it is going to go.
I wonder if any lots have been sold at Bolton Cove.
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PC Al
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TotheLake Question
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5/31/2007 9:56:32 AM
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Unbelievable. We were guessing 30 feet in width also, but I said it probably was more and just looked smaller from the boat. Like I said a week or so ago, you had better have good neighbors. Else, they may be selling out and subdividing into two or three lots.
Bolton Cove seems to be going slow for a fast start. Doesn’t appear that any building is started. They still have nice, deep water though. I guess everything over your way has deep water. That is going to be a big selling point after this year (as has been stated many times lately).
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TotheLake Question
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5/31/2007 10:17:48 AM
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My husband was up there Friday planting shrubs and the neighbor from 2 doors down came over and started talking. He's been there since the cove was developed in the early 70's. He has no plans of leaving and same for our neighbor between us. We bought this place in Oct 2005 and in Jan 2006 our other neighbor asked us if we wanted to go in with him on selling our place and swapping it out with a condo that he was wanting to develop. We originally agreed to it but then started looking for something to replace it with because a condo is not for us with small children, pets and we like to have our family up when we are there. The people on around the slough from us agreed to do it but we've seen nothing done. I'm not sure if he put his plans on hold because Bolton Cove started up shortly after this discussion or if the new rules from APC on boat slips/docks did it. At least we know that us and 2 other neighbors aren't going anywhere.
We are at the back of he cove and have water right now but if we go below winter pool we won't have any. I like the area we are at now but I liked the water we had at Lake Martin RV Resort better, definately water year round.
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Thank You
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5/31/2007 11:18:57 AM
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We will probably be back down in a couple of weeks to make more decisions and spend more money.
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PC Al
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TotheLake Question
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5/31/2007 11:23:35 AM
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I have about three feet at the end of my stationary pier now but I had a three foot wide, 20 feet long bridge built to connect to my floating pier in the winter, therefore I can just hook it on and push it out as the water lowers. I guess I may be hooking onto the ole bridge soon. With the removable bridge, I have never had my floating pier on dry land. Or I just talked to my neighbor about connecting my floating pier to his floating pier which would give us enough water to keep a couple of boats in until around 480 feet.
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Interesting
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5/31/2007 11:40:32 AM
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I am not doubting you PC Al, but I did not realize Bolton Cove had deep water. It seems to be at the end of a sleugh. Maybe the looks are deceiving. I am sure Eagle Point has deep water and a tremendous view. Looks like a pretty good drop from the new places to the water.
You two know it much better than I. Both of you seem to be correct about the minimum amount of water frontage on Eagle Point. Only three or four places on Bolton Cove will even be water front. The rest (I think 26 place in total) are either water view or water acess depending on how they choose to advertise it. I do believe they will require boat valet services from a marina.
I guess what I am trying to say what is the worry about the amount of water when you have contact with very little if any of it from either development.
I am sure there are many of us who do not even like the term development.
Bolton Cove advertised first choices went to associates fo the Company. I think those chosen words or statements are simply a come on for some unsuspecting buyer.
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PC Al
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Deep Water?
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5/31/2007 5:13:20 PM
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Well, you might be right, but it’s deep to me. I assume their common pier will be closer to the three newer houses and I have ridden in there on my Sea Doo where I can get in real close and even as clear and low as the water is, you cannot see bottom about 10 feet from the seawall. Haven’t been in real close by boat and don’t have a depth meter on Sea Doo though but you would be surprised how deep it is on up in the slough. We did ride up in front of the last of the three new houses last week and water depth there was no problem. Now Eagles Point is altogether another matter. It could be 30 feet deep there right off the seawall.
Talk about their water taxi service to the marina. Parker Creek Marina is probably about to the point of not being able to get boats in and out of dry storage. I had my boat there in 2000 and they had to put the boat from storage to forklift to trailer and took the trailer to the ramp to put in the water. You need to give them an hours notice to get your boat out.
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