Congratulations to our sponsor and local fishing guide Shane:
On January 12, 2010, Lake Lanier fishing guide Shane Watson was inducted into The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame for the year 2010 as a Legendary Guide.
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An interesting article in the Gainesville Times this weekend about vacation rentals on Lake Lanier.
Apparently dozens of homes in Hall County are being rented out "illegally". The county wants to charge a tax on rentals because they say that renters are technically hoteliers.
Forsyth County Commissioner Patrick Bell is holding a town hall meeting Monday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m.to discuss the future of the Bethel Park.
The main topic will be the county's ongoing litigation with the Army Corps of Engineers and the YMCA. The three groups are disputing will have the right to use and develop the park going forward.
During 2009 we covered all the complaints about the Corps of Engineers, but when evidence to the contrary came up, I like to think we gave it a fair hearing too.
Its time to do the same for our coverage of local tourism. Last week I wrote a fairly self-explanatory article about why Gainesville's marketing will continue to suck in 2010.
Jan 4, 2010
Gainesville Artist Enters Major London Event
Congrats to my friend Mitch Freeman. He is an art teacher at Gainesville Middle School but is increasingly recognized for his own art.
The Gainesville Times has a frontpage article this morning about his entry into a major London exhibit:
Dec 31, 2009
January 1st 2009 vs December 31st 2009
- January 1st 2009: 1053.41 feet above sea level
- December 31st 2009: 1070.95 feet above sea level
- Result: Lake Lanier rose 17.54 feet during 2009
I know a lot of us have had a rough time in 2009, but one thing has been indisputably wonderful ... our lake is back. A lot of local business and residents didn't dare dream that 2009 would be so positive. In a poor economy, that 17.54 feet is one big, bright ray of sunshine.
Happy New Year everyone!
Remember all the second-guessing of the Corps of Engineers' actions during the 2009 floods? Lots of people were complaining about how the Corps kept releasing water during the floods, possibly worsening the floods downstream? We covered those complaints thoroughly and so its only fair to tell the other side when it comes out:
An investigation in Vinings has exonerated the Corps at Buford Dam and put the blame on Georgia Power. Apparently the problem was with Georgia Power’s Morgan Falls dam:
My rock-solid prediction for 2010: Gainesville will continue to suck at promoting itself.
How do I know that (apart from years of depressing experience)? From the Gainesville Times and one of our tourism leaders:
I missed this a few weeks ago but apparently the $1 billion (yes, that's "b") indoor ski resort project that has been planned for Dawsonville is still on.
WSBTV had a story on Governor Perdue's trip to Dubai in November to check out the ski slope there. Apparently Perdue isn't convinced that Georgia can afford the huge tax breaks the developers want. Those developers claim 2000 jobs would be created.
See those stories on the local news this week about how deer were straying all over the road and into cars around Buford Dam?
Well, the Corps has a solution. Next month, 21 of you hunters will be allowed on Corps property around the dam.
The Corps say food is getting scarce for the deer as their population grew rapidly. The Corps thinks there's around 100 deer living around the dam right now. They'll allow each hunter to kill two deer, effectively halving the local population.
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