Comments on: A River Runs Through It… http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/08/a-river-runs-through-it/ A Wide Open Weblog for Big News, the Big Picture Wed, 23 May 2012 14:44:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rowland Scherman http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/08/a-river-runs-through-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3298 Rowland Scherman Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:36:03 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/?p=4449#comment-3298 What I meant to say was: Waterboard the Water Board--if they are in cahoots with the rapacious developers who care nothing for the beautiful environment (what's left of it) and only about the bottom line profit. What I meant to say was: Waterboard the Water Board–if they are in cahoots with the rapacious developers who care nothing for the beautiful environment (what’s left of it) and only about the bottom line profit.

]]> By: Yana Davis http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/08/a-river-runs-through-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3297 Yana Davis Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:58:32 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/?p=4449#comment-3297 An apocryphical story from the early 1800s has it that Davey Crockett, after exploring this area, said that what is now Jefferson, Blount, Shelby and Walker counties were "the most beautiful place on earth." That's quite a statement coming from a frontiersman who was intimately familiar with the Blue Ridge, the Shenandoah and most of the Appalachians. Parts of north Alabama are still stunning, tending to reinforce Crockett's assessment. If we maintain some watchfulness, we may be able to keep it that way. An apocryphical story from the early 1800s has it that Davey Crockett, after exploring this area, said that what is now Jefferson, Blount, Shelby and Walker counties were “the most beautiful place on earth.”

That’s quite a statement coming from a frontiersman who was intimately familiar with the Blue Ridge, the Shenandoah and most of the Appalachians.

Parts of north Alabama are still stunning, tending to reinforce Crockett’s assessment. If we maintain some watchfulness, we may be able to keep it that way.

]]> By: Glynn Wilson http://blog.locustfork.net/2009/08/a-river-runs-through-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3296 Glynn Wilson Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:41:52 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/?p=4449#comment-3296 If we keep this up, we'll have to change our state motto from "Alabama the Beautiful" to Alabama the dumped upon. Ask the people of the Black Belt, with coal ash filling their landfill and air and raw sewage in their water. As for the developers who have their greedy eyes on this land, be warned if you try to develop it. It will become the most expensive development you have ever tried. Chances are whatever you have planned will not be economically viable in the end. Since none of you are talking publicly about what your plans are for the land, we can only speculate based on your background to date. We urge any developer with the highest bids in this fight to drop your offers now! We urge the water board members to do the right thing and vote down these development bidders -- and give Forever Wild a chance... If we keep this up, we’ll have to change our state motto from “Alabama the Beautiful” to Alabama the dumped upon. Ask the people of the Black Belt, with coal ash filling their landfill and air and raw sewage in their water.

As for the developers who have their greedy eyes on this land, be warned if you try to develop it. It will become the most expensive development you have ever tried. Chances are whatever you have planned will not be economically viable in the end. Since none of you are talking publicly about what your plans are for the land, we can only speculate based on your background to date. We urge any developer with the highest bids in this fight to drop your offers now!

We urge the water board members to do the right thing and vote down these development bidders — and give Forever Wild a chance…

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