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	Name:	tookaqueen -
	Subject:	Does ph stand for . . .
	Date:	4/3/2008 1:00:30 PM

What we have to keep in mind is the big picture. While the lake is showing some growing pains...ie. development, too many boats on the water and pollution of the lake we are only here for a short amount of time.

In the 3 years I have been on the lake I have gone from enjoying the weekends on my boat dock to sitting on the shore because of all the waves and traffic that have increased. At Ryan creek Marina there are over 50 new boat slips. Multiply that times the number of additional condos being built and the additional number in the planning stages and we will see 2-3 times the traffic we are seeing now with-in the next 5 years. Along with all this traffic will come more trash in the lake, serious damage to boathouses that historically survived the summers and an enviroment that will not allow for our kids, families and friends to safely ride seadoos, ski, wakeboard or just enjoy a sunset on their boat docks.

Go 10 years into the future...we all, hopefully, will still be here and on the lake ...quadruple the traffic.

We all knew when we bought into Smith lake that the water levels will change/fluctuate. WE KNEW THAT. Why isn't the pressure on Alabama Power to PRESERVE this lake. Just think with strong regulations in place our investments will skyrocket. Everyone will want to be on a place where only a limited number can access.

I am not trying to be a doomsday sayer but I think it besets us all...Lovers of Smith lake to think of our investments, our children's future, and the health of this beautiful place.

There is a saying the indians used to describe the dilemma before us all today...

"We did not inherit the land from our forefathers, we are borrowing it from our children"