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Originally Posted by ckelly78z
Just saw in the newspaper that the Ohio Governor approved a new earthen dam to be built for Buckeye Lake at a cost of $125-$150M and would take 2+ years to complete. The lake will be kept at half it's usuall depth, a mere 3' like it is in the Winter until the damn is opperable. This means that all the Summertime boating/camping, marinas, and other local businesses will suffer for the duration, and the possability of a deadly natural disaster is replaced with a certain financial disaster.
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If they build a new dam in front of the old dam the government then can recoup the costs of the new dam by selling the new "lake front" lots to people. < Green