Beaver Lake condos
NWA news special: Circuit Judge Xollie Duncan today dismissed the lawsuit attempting to block construction of high-rise condos on Beaver Lake. Thanks to one of our far-flung network of Blog community reporters for the tip. Background here.
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If it don't rain soon in NWA the lakeshore condos will be two miles from the shoreline. I'm told Beaver looks like a meandering stream at this point.
Posted by: I. P. Frehley | June 30, 2006 10:55 AM
The lake has looked okay for months. It was awful during the winter, but we're getting a decent amount of rain these days. Not sure if it's back up to average levels, but it's nowhere near as bad as it was in February or March.
Posted by: Statesman | June 30, 2006 11:12 AM
If it don't rain soon in NWA the lakeshore condos will be two miles from the shoreline. I'm told Beaver looks like a meandering stream at this point.
Is Coin Harvey's amphitheater visible?
Posted by: Richard Roe | June 30, 2006 11:17 AM
What? People in Benton County don't want high-rise condos on Beaver Lake? Sounds like a bunch of socialists who don't believe in private property rights. That knid of thinking is anti-business. If they don't like unregulated growth and sprawl, they should move their commie butts down to Fayetteville.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 30, 2006 02:53 PM
The way the planning commission handled this has been awful. Other NWA news from today was that the head of the commission was resigning.
I've been following the lake level most of the year. It got down to about 1105.5 this winter but is now back up to 1113.4. This is still pretty low, but I doubt you can still see the amphitheater.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 30, 2006 03:18 PM
commie butt?
You can't be this stupid can you? You got a 15 story building with 200 units or better sitting on a septic system not 800 feet from the lake - a septic system. What's that got to do with property rights and growth? Managed grow is the point here, and clean water. I'm sure the folks of NWA are not to thrilled if that HUGE septic system to have shit floating around in their water supply.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 30, 2006 03:41 PM
I'm sure the folks of NWA are not to thrilled if that HUGE septic system to have shit floating around in their water supply.
sorry -
if that HUGE septic system fails and have shit floating in their drinking water.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 30, 2006 04:46 PM
What the heck is a "decentralized sewer system"? If it's as bad as it sounds, where are the health department people?
Posted by: Doigotta | June 30, 2006 09:48 PM
it means that they are putting in their "own" sewer system - hence decentralized - private in other words, less than 800 feet from the shore line.
According to the developer they are going to have their own sewer plant, built by them and paid for by them = 800 feet from the shoreline - have I said that before? In the end the ADEQ is suppose to have oversight (how comforting) if and when the system fails, shit is going in the lake..period. I don't care how efficient or high tech it is - who in God's name would put a sewage treatment plant 800 feet from one of the largest clean water resources in Arkansas...apparently Benton County is going to allow it. And that's pro-growth and property rights avocates for ya. It'll be a I told you so! Bon Apetite
Posted by: Anonymous | June 30, 2006 11:14 PM
It's amazing that people are concerned with decentralized treatment plants, which treat to the same levels as our municipal treatment facilities, and forget that we have thousands of septic tanks leaching sewage into the lake right now. If we want cleaner water, we should be promoting the systems prmoted by the developers. As to the distance, most septic tanks are much closer than the decentralized treatment.
It's easy to throw krap around when you are full of it and currently sitting in it.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 7, 2006 12:01 PM