Martin Letter - Ready to Retire Response

After 30 tears of having and improving our house and enjoying the views, we are hoping to retire to our house on the lake. Well, after 30 years of promises with the water level, I do believe that the people in charge who make these decisions do not care about us, I am sure if they had family, kids or relatives that depend on the lake to support their family, they might look at things a little different.

Living on the lake and being a flat-lander for 30 years, I think it is time for some of the so-called old-powers-to-be to look around, see and listen to what the new people are trying to do and make sure that their children can enjoy it just like they did.

All this talk, time and money, and our time also, is just a waste. We should all try to live with each other. Let's get this done once and for all. It seems that we going to be on the same page for the next 30 years. If so, I think myself and some of the rest of us will just have to move on.

Let's give the people what the want and try to keep going forward not backward. We need the revenue to keep up so people will come and enjoy the lake just like we did 30 years ago.

But if we have to give in to the old-timers or the duck hunters, I guess we will be doing this for the next 30 years or more.

Bob & Elaine