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Overestimated water needs: Clarke County reservoir project

Well, what do you know: “Clarke County reservoir questions grow.”

According to an article in the Des Moines Register “planners overestimated how much water the Clarke County area will need in the future.”

The landowners have been saying that the water studies have used inflated numbers. It is about time that this part of the land grab story is made public.

I found the entire Des Moines Register article very interesting, especially the last few sentences from Sandy Kale, chairwoman of the Clarke County Reservoir Commission.

“Osceola and the surrounding areas really need this,” Kale said Monday.

“It is a project based on water supply. That’s the focus.”

And why would we believe Kale or anyone else from the Clarke County Reservoir Commission? NEED? I would say it is a WANT and it looks like the land grabbers in Clarke County will do whatever it takes to get what they WANT.

Doug Robins surely would tell you that the landowners NEED their land. They NEED to have a life free from people who see dollar signs for development and recreation.

And the focus? I say it NEEDS to be on the people who seem to be willing to do anything to get what they WANT.  The deception of the land grabbers is starting to surface.

Iowans are paying attention to the injustice being played out in Clarke County. We don’t take lightly the attempt to get around the eminent domain law. We care that life is being made miserable for hard working Americans who don’t have the power of government agencies to help them in a battle for their homes and farms.

We care.

June 23, 2009 - Posted by callmecrusader | Politics, callmecrusader | , , , ,

4 Comments »

  1. Did you see that SOMEONE who has been knee deep in this issue is also running for State Treasurer? You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. Pathetic.

    Comment by conservative dad | June 23, 2009 | Reply

  2. A reader must a read between the lines and quotes in this article and do a great deal of questioning.
    If you read lake studies, you’ll find they inflate many usages-water needs, bird watchers, etc. For instance, the usage could be more than 25% inflated, they could find it is 50-75% inflated!
    The place of the “lake” reads as if they’d change the location. That really means the location of the dam. Five different sites of study are actually all the same general location. So if they change one thing, it may just mean someone else will be in jeopardy that originally thought they were safe.
    I will agree, the Clarke County reservoir is controversial and with good reason.
    Let’s consider this was our own land, family, friends and keep supporting the landowners.
    Thanks for the great blog!

    Comment by swireader | June 23, 2009 | Reply

  3. I just picked up my Ames Tribune. Seems the City of Ames is meeting to vote on a 25 year franchise agreement with Allian Energy.

    “If approved… Alliant would have the power to condemn private property for its uses…. without the city’s involvement or input. Property owners can fight condemnation in court, but the process can be expensive and difficult.”

    And you were saying this could happen to anyone. Looks like it is.

    Those in power can sell our souls.

    Comment by ISU Dad | June 23, 2009 | Reply

  4. I think we got enough lakes to go jet skiing in or water skiing, I think that Lake Redrock and Sailorville lake should have had hydro electric capabilities when they was built instead of the excuse of flood control now mainly recreation heck with flood control only control that seems to come from it now is how much they decide to flood you when the lake gets to high.

    Comment by Woodrow | June 24, 2009 | Reply


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