Sorry, but when I hear or read “news” about Glades Reservoir — the proposed 850-acre lake, to be created where Glade Farm Road and Glade Lake currently grace the landscape, that will be fed from the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin in northern Hall County — my mind tunes it all out and I think the words “Here we go again.”
Over the years, Glades Reservoir has been labeled a stupid idea, a brilliant idea, an ignorant way to waste money and a glorious plan to save zillions of dollars for generations to come.
Earlier this week, the Gainesville City Council voted on a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) between Gainesville and Hall County dealing with the Glades Reservoir project.
Our government in Gainesville — the same kind folks who built the Bridge to Nowhere and now lights it up at night for everyone to see — after debating the issue again, agreed to the MOU, which apparently will not raise water rates for Gainesville residents.
How any current politician can make any type of guarantee what politicians might do in the future — especially when it comes to taxes or fees — is absurd, in my humble opinion.
Nevertheless, in my humble opinion, Glades Reservoir will be perceived — in 50 years — as the most wise decision our local government officials ever made.
Look on the bright side! If Glades Reservoir doesn’t work out the City Council can always give it to Brenau University, after co-signing the school’s loans to spruce it up.
What’s Your Opinion
- Do you think our area will need more water in the years to come?
- Do you think there will be more droughts in the years to come?
- Do you believe water — life’s most precious commodity — will not be more expensive in the future?
- If you don’t approve of Glades Reservoir, what would you do to keep water flowing in North Georgia for the next 50 or 100 years?
I agree with you that the Glades project is very important for the future. Water is a precious resource and the more we can store it, the better off we will all be.