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can be done together with the County in tandem." Commissioner Pinney responded "again, Z say, I think that's fine. But these people that are concerned about that area need to know who it is they are dealing with. Are they dealing with the Commissioners or are they dealing with the Authority. So, if they come to me and say, such and such, then 2 won't have to say to them, it's the Authority, and then they go over there and you say, no, it's the Commissioners. I think we should know one way or the other." Chairman Garrett stated "they are dealing with the University right now." Ms. Marshall stated "we will have to have a joint planning group as we go into this, particularly on some of the more human problems and I don't see why it wouldn't have to be made up of only County Commissioners and OWSA members. I would think that certain members of the community should .be there. Certainly, in some of the harder immediate problems that will come with displacement, if the County gets resources." Dr. Edward Johnson, of the Orange Grove Community stated, "I want to second what Shirley has said and what Art said too. We in the community, well same of us are violently opposed to the lake and there is a meeting going on tonight to organize some kind of opposition and others of us want to know what you all are doing and hope that you will allow us to provide our own suggestions and imput into the decisions that are made. There are several of us here, who are sitting here de- bating about what the implications are for the Orange Grove Community about who builds the lake and I don't know, it seems to me that right now there seems to be pretty much of a toss up, b.ut there are some con- cerns that we have and one of these is concerning the recreation poten- tial for the lake. I haven't canvassed very widely, but the people I have talked to in Orange Grove are very fearful of a hoard of people who might want to come out and recreate. If they anticipated that there was going to be wide spread use of this land for recreation, then I tYiink they would be meeting the surveyors with shotguns, like was threaten the other night. So I am wondering if there is some difference in this area concerning whether OWSA builds the lake or the County builds the lake. Is there some difference in policy, perhaps in how it will be used in recreation?" Braxton Foushee asked Mr. Morris to "tell them about the recreation area or how it would be controlled." Mr. Morris inquired "you are talking about the resolution that was passed about the entrance to the lake? The only thing we have done is to draft a resolution saying that there would be controlled access to the lake, which would not be from any part of the water edges. Meaning that there would be one or limited numbers of access, controlled access. But 2 think you're talking about a broader recreational use of the area, rather thai+r...just the water." Mr. Johnson replied "we are wondering if you have in mind, say University Lake model, which I think most of the people in Orange Grove think would be of a suitable way of using it. Avery limited way of using it." Mrs. Garrett stated "I feel that the Commissioners would be very sensitive, and I think the Authority would too, but I think the Commis- sioners would be very sensitive to the people in Orange Grove." Dr. Johnson stated "well, one question that I raise is this. If the County builts it, would the Commissioners feel obla.gated then be- cause County monies are paying for it, to make it widely available to all citizens in the County. A pressure that the Commissioners might feel that OWSA wouldn't feel." Mrs. Garrett replied "I think the County's objectives are the same as the Authority's. The primary use of the lake is to protect the quality of water and that its primary function. But if there can be control of access for boating and fishing, then I think that could be planned with the community. I think what Shirley has said is very important. I think it would be great if very early moments that we could set up a committee of citizens working with us to help design and plan the whole project."