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Maverick
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Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/1/2007 7:06:07 PM
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The inaugural meeting of the Lake Martin Homeowners and Boat Owners Organization will be held at Niffers near the Blue Creek bridge on Saturday June 9 at 4:00 PM. Come if you can.
More info to come later, primary purpose of the HOBOS will be for the overall preservation and betterment of Lake Martin.
The foll wing lake have HOBO organizations and cannot believe LM does not have one:
Lay Lake Home Owners and Boat Owners Association - http://www.laylake.org/
Logan Martin Lake Protection Association - http://www.lmlpa.org/
Lake Jordan Homeowners and Boat Owners Association – No website found
Lake Mitchell Home Owners and Boat Owners Association –
http://www.lakemitchellhobo.homestead.com/
Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association – No website found
Neely Henry Lake Association - http://www.neelyhenrylakeassoc.org/
Weiss Lake Improvement Association - http://weisslakeimprovement.com/
Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee - http://www.slepc.org/
Smith Lake Improvement and Stakeholders Association - http://www.slisa.org/web/
Keep Etowah Beautiful – No website found
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GoneFishin
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Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/1/2007 7:18:53 PM
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Those on the list are all left wings organiztions that want to take away your property rights and sleep with your wife. Sounds like you did alot of work and look forward to being there.
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The G Man
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Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/1/2007 7:54:55 PM
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I plan on attending.
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mckaygmc
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Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/1/2007 8:08:29 PM
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will this be for lake home owners only?
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Carnac
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Good question
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6/1/2007 9:37:26 PM
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Some other Hobos, according to their websites, have a more inclusive structure. If we show up at the meeting we can press the issue. If it's all about the betterment of this lake the first formational meetings would be the time to try to suggest a broad reaching group. That's what I'm interested in.
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| Name: |
Maverick
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Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/1/2007 10:32:59 PM
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Anyone interested in the preservation and betterment of Lake Martin, the larger the group the better.
Found these when searching for other HOBO groups around Alabama:
Lay Lake HOBOs win at FERC
For the past year, the Lay Lake Home Owners and Boat Owners (HOBOs) have been in a dispute with Alabama Power Company over the best and safest method to mark danger hazards in Lay Lake. While Alabama Power preferred marking the center channel of the lake for boat travelers, the HOBOs wanted to see the problem areas on the edge of the lake – standing timber, shoals, and an old railroad bed – marked with danger buoys. Both sides took their proposals to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in October, and the side-channel marking plan presented by the HOBOs was approved in late December.
Weiss Lake Re-licensing
In 2000 Alabama Power notified the residents of the Weiss Lake area that they would begin gathering input on ideas they wanted to see implemented in the future operations of Weiss Lake Dam. This information was being solicited as part of the requirements to renew the license for the Weiss Lake Dam.
Jerry Culbertson, Vice President of Weiss Lake Improvement association at that time brought forward the idea of having the winter pool level changed from 558msl (mean sea level) to 561msl. After attending several meetings with Alabama Power it was apparent that this Re-licensing Format might be a vehicle to achieve this goal, and that Weiss Lake Improvement Association should play a major part in the process.
The Association became a part of the Recreational IAG group of the Re-licensing Committee with David Moore, President of Weiss Lake Improvement Association, leading the way and attending IAG Group meetings. We the Association and the people of Weiss Lake had a voice in how our lake would be managed in the future.
During the 5 year process Weiss Lake Improvement Association remained an active member of the IAG Group with different members traveling many miles to attend meetings and have our voices heard. There were several goals that Weiss Lake Improvement Association hoped to achieve in full of at least in part during this process:
Have the winter pool changed from 558 msl to 561 msl.
Have full summer pool held until October instead of September.
Have a floating dock built at the Cobia Landing for safety purposes as well as boater convenience.
Bring to the attention of Alabama Power the sedimentation build-up in the mouth of some lagoons.
How well did we do? WE DID GREAT!
After many discussions an agreement was reached. Alabama Power would change the operating plan to reflect a 3 foot drop instead of a 6 foot drop at winter pool and full summer pool would be maintained until October instead of September. These changes will be implemented at the time the new license is issued, if the Corp of Engineers and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agree to the proposal. implementation should begin in 2008.
The floating dock at the Cobia Landing has already been built and improvements have been made at the Causeway Landing.
Alabama Power agreed to monitor sedimentation levels at a predetermined location on the Chatooga River. Alabama Power will not be held responsible for the sedimentation but we keep Weiss Lake Improvement Association informed of their findings and work with us if problems develop.
Weiss Lake Improvements Association’s involvement and successes during the 50 year re-licensing agreement discussions have achieved the goals that were established over five years ago.
Our thanks go out to Alabama Power for their cooperation, understanding, and the highly professional manner in which they handled all of the meetings and at times heated debates.
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Maverick
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| Subject: |
GoneFishin
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6/1/2007 10:39:24 PM
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Thought you had moved away? You never move or decide to come back. By the way the fish finders have been great, thanks for the help last year.
Look forward to meeting you in person.
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BigFoot
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Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/1/2007 11:15:49 PM
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I'll be there--love those 4 o'clock satiddy meetings at Niffers!
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Osms
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Mav's buying--I'm there!!
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6/2/2007 9:02:47 AM
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itisd
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Stop rapid condo dev.
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6/2/2007 10:18:33 AM
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Can rapid condo developement be stopped or strictly limited. Its ruining the pristine natural look of the shoreline. They take out every tree and scalp the land.
Multi family units should be limited. Maybe allow a four unit building only, one on a lot of at least 200 feet of shoreline. If a developer bought 800 feet, then allow 4 buildings of 4800 sq feet but not one builing three stories tall and 500 feet long.
Any chance?
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mckaygmc
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Good question
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6/2/2007 11:06:22 AM
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while im not a lake home owner, i do own a boat and i am on the lake nearly every weekend from march till november, and i am very interested in preserving this incredible lake.
Lake Martin is the reason for my wife and i moving here....so yes we will be there...
mike
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| Name: |
Osms
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Stop rapid condo dev.
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6/2/2007 1:29:02 PM
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Great idea. The county would have to make zoning laws--there are NONE now. One goal of the HOBO organization could be to pressure the county to make zoning laws to protect everyone's property values. The condos built don't appear to be selling well--maybe that'll reduce the effort in the short run.
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John C
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June 9? Not today??? d'oh!!!
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6/2/2007 5:54:18 PM
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I misread it, thought it was today, and rode over there.
I won't be able to attend next week; I am on the Jaxx Fest Committee so I will be tied up with that.
But, please sign me up as an interested party.
Thanks,
John C
URL: Lake Martin Voice
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| Name: |
MotorMan
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Jimbo singing at night
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6/3/2007 10:09:39 AM
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I will be there ibut leave before Jimbo's performance or go inside,
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| Name: |
BamaBob3
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Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/4/2007 9:10:25 AM
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We have been members of the HOBO's for years. Maby it only pertains to the west of Kowliga side of the lake. We have HOBO bumper stickers and have attended meetings in Equality several times.
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| Name: |
Osms
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| Subject: |
Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/4/2007 11:09:29 AM
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If you have a contact name or list of officers please email it to me.
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| Name: |
MotorMan
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HOBOS web site
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6/4/2007 12:07:07 PM
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I can write a website for it better ran the couple I have looked at. A dot info name costs only $1.22 the first year.
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BamaBob3
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Lake Martin HOBOS Meeting
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6/4/2007 3:20:29 PM
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I'll check around and try to get you that information.
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| Name: |
Osms
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THANKS
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Date:
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6/4/2007 3:55:33 PM
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