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Talullahhound
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Timbering comes to Coosa 20
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6/30/2009 1:54:58 PM
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I'm disheartened that timbering has come to Coosa 20. There is a very peaceful small cemetary (across from ParSims storage) and they are taking out the woods that surrounds it. The man who I believed owned it died recently, so it appears his heirs are not losing any time. According to what I have heard, he owned a great deal of the property along 20, so I am wondering if this is just the beginning. I understand that people can do whatever they want with their property, but I hate to see animal and bird habitats destroyed.
Times like this, I wish I were a billionaire. I'd buy up all the property to make sure that it always stayed natural.
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kirbys dropwing
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Timbering comes to Coosa 20
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6/30/2009 2:17:16 PM
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I don't like it either, the road was quite nice up to my road where everyone dumps their garbage. But I don't believe you come down this far. If coosa co. would pave our road we could get our trash cans off the main road.
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Summer Lover
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Timbering comes to Coosa 20
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6/30/2009 2:32:44 PM
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I feel your pain... Although I am not a tree/spotted owl/bunny hugger, I have always enjoyed spending time in the woods and admiring the wildlife (the wild life also). I too hate to see the clear cuts, but understand why it is done. Take heart however - the land will either be covered with concrete and asphalt or will be replanted with some quick growing pines to be cut down for sorry lumber with which to build more homes on the land. Enjoy it while you can.
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Swimmer27
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It is good for the forest
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6/30/2009 3:34:10 PM
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Don't worry Hound, it will not destroy the habitat. It actually improves it. Wildlife is at its peak 3-5 years after a clear cut. I agree it is a nuisance while it is going on, but wildlife will abound when they move out. My biggest complaint is the shape the roads are usually in after they leave. Unfortunately you live in Coosa County so the roads couldn't get much worse.
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Council Roc Doc
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It is good for the forest
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6/30/2009 5:24:33 PM
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I've heard the same thing Swimmer from timber people. Seems research was done on forests hit by fire, disease, insects etc where they found that sunlight that gets to the forest floor gets the ball rolling for new and diverse species to populate the area. Actually becomes a more vibrant habitat than was there to begin with.
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Mack
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It is good for the forest
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6/30/2009 5:26:29 PM
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most Coosa roads near the lake are tar and gravel. Concrete mixers/dirt and gravel haulers/ pulpwood trucks in route to developments along Coosa 20 just cut them to pieces, and they get patched eventually with more tar and gravel. Still, it beats the red clay that was there before.
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Swimmer27
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Circle of LIfe
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6/30/2009 5:35:56 PM
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Like gravity, Works every time it's tested.
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Swimmer27
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It is good for the forest
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6/30/2009 5:38:01 PM
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I tis getting better. Most roads to the lake were still dirt well into the 90's and many didn't even have names.. Almost all of Tallapoosa County is now tar and gravel too.
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MrHodja
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Nuisnce, Yet Temporary
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6/30/2009 5:40:15 PM
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The intersection of Coosa 20 and Bywater Road (closest to the end) suffered the same fate several years ago, yet it is hardly noticeable now.
The forest, left untouched, will regenerate itself. Inconvenient for now, but the result may be more attractive than its predecessor.
The glass is half full....
From (thankfully) my last evening in Lerici, Italy,
Nasreddin Hodja
PS: Even real Italian food can get old....but the Good Lord's handiwork, well that is a different story....:>)
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Talullahhound
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Speaking of Roads
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6/30/2009 8:09:29 PM
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One thing I notice here -- they are so diligent about keeping the grasses/weeds on the sides of the lake roads cut, but it takes them forever to fix holes in the roads -- and when they do, it is that tar/gravel mixture that doesn't seem to last. Considering how much other road work I see (and get caught up in), I'm guessing that the lake area just isn't a priority. But, I am grateful that there is some pavement and that it isn't just red clay.
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Talullahhound
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Nuisnce, Yet Temporary
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6/30/2009 8:14:24 PM
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I think I noticed that once when I was down that way and thought that maybe it had been clear cut at one time.
I guess I was struck by the current cutting because it is all around that cemetary -- such a pretty, peaceful place. And it's not like the residents can complain, although the man that owned the property and died recently is buried in that cemetary. I wonder if he's rolling in his grave?
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I'm sure your family will be glad when you are home too. 3 weeks anywhere is too long to be away from home, no matter how great the food.
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Mack
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Speaking of Roads
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6/30/2009 11:40:35 PM
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Behind Dallas County, Coosa is probably the poorest county in Alabama. Just not enough tax base to support much road work. Maybe before your time here, but I remember trying to get to our place on PC after several days of rain on a clay road. 4-wheel drive time or tow truck time.
Paying attention to your Property taxes over the last few years??
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Swimmer27
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Speaking of Roads
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6/30/2009 11:47:05 PM
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At one point the largest influx to the Cossa county coffers came from hunting and fishing violations. Not sure if that is still the case now.
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