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<br />1"!;..L.;t <br /> <br />we evacuated all the people - a little awkward <br />because some of the people said that they could <br />have taken their trailers out. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The point is, even on that flood we had <br />ample warning to get out and evacuate the area. <br />I think you would have even more ample warning <br />because by definition the flood is going to be <br />caused by release out of the dam which is a man- <br />controlled operation." <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />"I would like to clarify one thing in ref- <br />erence to the time element which is obviously <br />causing some concern. There are no plans at this <br />time to start actual construction of the channel <br />improvements until about a year from now. How- <br />ever, we do need an element of lead time in order <br />for us to acquire the channel and for the Corps <br />then to let the contracts. This is a long process <br />in itself. I hope no one gets the impression <br />that the discussion on this problem has caused at <br />this point any delay in the construction of the <br />channel. It has not. The earliest we would get <br />to it would be next year. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />In reference to this park area, at the outset <br />we emphasized with the people from this area that <br />this board was wiiling to do everything possible <br />to secure park areas. We said while we are buy- <br />ing this right-of-way, if you want to get park <br />areas, we'll join with you and we will purchase <br />the entire tract and then take just what we need, <br />but you will have to put up the money for anything <br />outside of our area. The point I am making is <br />that what we are doing does not preclude this <br />park area. It can still be constructed. We are <br />not doing anything to stop the parks. We are <br />willing to help anyway we can. I think you under- <br />stand, and as Mrs. Dittemore has said well, our <br />scope of authority on the board is limited. The <br />same is true with the Corps of Engineers. But <br />we stand ready within the scope of our authority <br />to do everything possible to create this park <br />area. But our authority right now is limited to <br />this channel. <br />