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<br />- 5 - <br /> <br />. Rl'Cl'e~tion (Cont'd) <br /> <br />(4) Parks - Camping, picnics, hiking and family recreation could be <br /> <br />provided by county or state. <br /> <br />(3) Water Spods - Skiing <br /> <br />(6) Motels - Restaurants <br /> <br />Private enterprize will probably provide marinas, concessions, grocery stores, <br /> <br />boat rentals, etc. <br /> <br />West Piedmont and Mr. Ben Bolen project 500,000 to 1,000,000 visitors <br /> <br />per year. Current estimates are that at least $6.00 per day per visitor <br /> <br />would be spent on such things as food, gasoline and/or recreational supplies. <br /> <br />This would mean a positive economic impact for the area from $3,000,000 to <br /> <br />$6,000,000 per year (see Attachments 3 'and 4, WPPD and Ben H. Bolen's letters). <br /> <br />A joint city-county lake recreational authority could be considered to develop <br /> <br />or coordinate recreational facilities on and around the lake. <br /> <br />Water level fluctuations normally will be one to two feet. See attached chart <br /> <br />(Attachment 5) showing projected variation since 1940 by month and year. <br /> <br />LDO/vw - 3/20/79 <br />Attachment <br />