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September 2, 2008


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Construction on Recreational Lake Approved

By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com

Dam Construction Begins Mid-September, Completion Slated for 2011

HUNTINGDON (September 2) Carroll County Watershed Authority approved three construction contracts Tuesday that clears the way for construction to begin later this month on the 1,000-acre recreation lake in mid-county.

Ronald Franks Construction of Savannah, Tennessee was awarded a $7.8 million contract to build the dam to impound Reedy Creek; Geo Services, LLC of Seymour, Tennessee was awarded a $77,100 contract to perform quality control; and Professional Service Industrials of Memphis was awarded the $54,150 contract for settlement plate evaluation, pore pressure transducer installation and evaluation and analysis of slope stability. In total, the three contracts were $7,939,217.

Contractors will meet September 13 for a pre-construction meeting, said Dale Kelley, secretary for the CCWA. Following the meeting, the 455-day construction contract commences to build the 225-foot long, 59-foot tall dam. The majority of the lake will be dug out during construction of the dam to gather the necessary 600,000 square feet of dirt to build the levee. Once the dam is complete, five deep-water wells will fill the lake over the next year. One well will remain operable to fill the lake in case rainwater and Reedy Creek inflow is inadequate to maintain the proper water levels.

Kelley said a ceremonial groundbreaking is scheduled for mid-October after contractors have adequately cleared the land.

The lake will open to the public in 2011 for public recreation. Allowed are fishing, boating, swimming and water skiing. A public beach will be available for swimming and picnicking and an office/headquarters will be housed in a renovated, century-old home place of the Boyd family.

Legislation to build a recreational lake in Carroll County was first introduced by State Representative Dale Kelley in 1984 along Beaver Creek. The legislation was amended in 1998 to include any stream in Carroll County. In the year 2000, the voters in Carroll County approved a $10 annual wheel tax to pay one-third of the cost of construction of the lake. That wheel tax commenced in December 2002 after the U.S. Corps of Engineers issued a 404 permit to construct the lake.

The lake is expected to be an economic boon for the county, just as the smaller Beech Lake has in Lexington.

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