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	Name:	Feb -
	Subject:	Take a look...
	Date:	2/7/2008 10:39:21 AM

OK, I have tried to follow the thread. I understand you (watertrip) are opposed for some reason(s) (seems to be mainly cost/taxes or lack of ownership freedom) to the proposal. I do not have a solid argument either way since I saw little in the draft proposal to debate. There is very little details are specifics. It looks like an initial strawman to me. Lets say a good start at drafting a proposal.

I am curious watertrip as to where you stand other than opposed to the proposal. Do you think things are OK the way they are? If so - why? If not - what are some of your thoughts on what should be done? Give us your ideas for improvement.

I will say one thing. I have enough current experience over the past couple of years to tell you and others things are broken as they currently stand. I have never seen a sector of the Country with such a lack of control in the form of zoning, permits or other standards. There is at least one County on the Lake that does not even require building permits for new construction or even additions to either horizontal or vertical construction. How crazy is this? Not to mention lack of standards or zoning. It seems the only places with any standards are within planned communities like the Ridge and a few others.

I will say the Alabama rules and the local County Health Departments for new septic plans and approvals are stringent. This is a good thing. They determine your septic size based upon sq. ft., number of bedrooms and number of baths. It is pretty much based upon the maximum occupancy capacity of the home. The bad thing is the various Countites are allowing add on to homes doubling and tripling their size without the owner having to update or enlarge the septic capacity. There are owners doing this deliberately since their lots will acccomodate a much larger structure, but the lot will not handle a conventional septic system for the larger structure.

This is only one aspect of the negative things happening. It is rather silly when it is more difficult (permit wise) to build a seawall or pier than it is to build a new home or major addition. I do not mean this to say I am oppose the permit requirements (ALPCO) for seawalls and piers/dock since I do agree with them. I only wish they were more difficult for some of the new high occupancy developments.

I am a homeowner on the Lake,and I do not like what I am currently seeing haphazardly occuring around the Lake. There are many more who do not own property on the Lake but are our neighbors and enjoy the Lake. They also do not like what is happening without any appparent control.

So watertrip, before I start agreeing with you - please give me something to agree with to remedy the current lack of control or standards. I will listen to and weight your thoughs and ideas. I am not getting much to hang on to with just your complaints against taxes and restrictions.

Lets attack the problem if you agree there is a problem.