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Originally Posted by mikeod
I don't understand how this reflects bias. It appears that since the bulk of TV is under the SFWMD, the writer simply was confused about which entity would have final say. The concerns regarding capacity for storm water retention are logical. Do you think the St. Johns District has a different philosophy?
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I don't pretend to know what the philosophy's of the water management districts are. I object to the implication that the AAC/POA has some inside information from the SWFWMD that indicates that they would not approve an application for modification of the Paradise Lake basin, especially since SWFWMD is not the approval agency. To imply is purely speculation to support an opinion held by some of the AAC board.
If the Developer can transfor Cherry Lake into Lake Sumter, then an engineering study could show how to transform Paradise Lake into something equally appealing. Both Cherry Lake and Paradise Lake were/are natural water basins subject to being wet or dry, depending on the season. (I have confirmed this by looking at historical aerial photographs of the two basins.)
But, just look at Lake Sumter, now: Beautiful!
The members of the AAC are not engineers trained in hydrology. They are simply lay persons with an opinion. An engineering study is required to define how to transform Paradise Lake. The AAC could fund this if there wasn't the bias against improving Paradise Lake.
(I recognize that that this thread should be in the General Forum. My mistake. I don't think I should cross-post?)
Jerry Lester