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Old 03-12-2015, 07:26 AM
 
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One guy on the Dispatch today blamed fracking!!! - I said I hope they put in a big oil platform right in the middle of your beloved lake. And what happens to Dispatch Island!!!

Run for higher ground!
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Old 03-12-2015, 10:28 AM
 
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There are 3000 lives and tons of homes and property at stake if it fails. I'm not sure it's anything to joke about. It's easily the biggest crisis that area has potentially ever faced.
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Old 03-12-2015, 08:55 PM
 
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There are 3000 lives and tons of homes and property at stake if it fails. I'm not sure it's anything to joke about. It's easily the biggest crisis that area has potentially ever faced.
Land ho!
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Old 03-13-2015, 09:39 AM
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I remember hearing a professor express concern about the fragility of that dam 30 years ago in Physical Geography class, when I was in school there. Surprised it took this long for action to be taken.
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Old 03-13-2015, 12:22 PM
 
Location: Shaker Heights, OH
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Why would anyone think it a good idea to build houses on an earthen dam?
Seems like a catastrophe waiting to happen.
Drain the thing...yes it will hurt businesses...businesses and property owners who took that risk that the dam would fail...that's on them...Public safety has to be top priority here.
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Old 03-13-2015, 12:46 PM
 
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Why would anyone think it a good idea to build houses on an earthen dam?
Seems like a catastrophe waiting to happen.
Drain the thing...yes it will hurt businesses...businesses and property owners who took that risk that the dam would fail...that's on them...Public safety has to be top priority here.
To be fair, a lot of the home building seems to have taken place in the first half of the 20th century. I suspect most of the current residents had no idea they were buying homes that had compromised the dam's integrity.

At the very least, the lake will have to remain low or drained for several years until the dam can be replaced. But finding the few hundred million dollars to do that is going to be tricky.
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Old 04-30-2015, 10:51 AM
 
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To be fair, a lot of the home building seems to have taken place in the first half of the 20th century. I suspect most of the current residents had no idea they were buying homes that had compromised the dam's integrity.

At the very least, the lake will have to remain low or drained for several years until the dam can be replaced. But finding the few hundred million dollars to do that is going to be tricky.
What will happen to property value while the lake is low or drained? Will it take a major hit?
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Old 05-01-2015, 09:12 AM
 
Location: Kansas City MO
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I thought Kasich said they were going to repair the dam so that the lake will live on. Did something change in the last week or so that makes that statement invalid?
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Old 05-01-2015, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Shaker Heights, OH
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What will happen to property value while the lake is low or drained? Will it take a major hit?
they will plummet

businesses that rely on the lake will close too because nobody can boat on it the next few summers

Nobody will want to swim in it either as it gets really warm and probably full of algae and toxins
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Old 05-02-2015, 11:50 AM
 
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I haven't noticed a panic in selling yet, looking at a couple of those famous home listing websites. I saw an article that said the lake level might be lowered for up to five years though, so could it happen gradually over that period of time?

Would it be a good place to retire when the work is close to completed if there are bargains to be had?
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