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Water Fight

Feb 27, 2008 | 9:32 PM
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The effort to move the Georgia state line a mile to the north to tap into the Tennessee River is a day late and a dollar short -- to say the least.

The drought is a problem, but correcting a surveying mistake almost two centuries old is probably not the solution.

If I put myself in the shoes of our Volunteer neighbors, I can see why they think the idea is laughable.

But they should try a little empathy themselves, and by "they," I'm specifically referring to the Chattanooga Mayor and his tacky stunt in sending water bottles to the State Capitol.

I know funny.

That wasn't funny.

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Feb 27, 2008 | 9:46 PM

My first question is: "Would OUR tapping into the Tenn. River bring any burden on Tennessee?
My second question is: "Is the reason why Gov. Purdue seeking access to the Tennessee River because he wants a 'quick' solution to the drought or is it because it will be a 'FREE' source of water for GEORGIA thereby denying the state of Tennessee any revenue for water coming from thier river?"

RussSpencer

Feb 27, 2008 | 10:38 PM

I'm not a lawyer, but I remember hearing the expression "Possession is 9/10ths of the law."

The land and water in question have been Tennessee's for a long, long time.

DebbieMatthews

Feb 29, 2008 | 8:48 PM

I'd be interested to know who and when did someone discover the surveying mistake made so many years ago about the Tennessee River. Then I think it should have been addressed at the time it was discovered, if it is that important.

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I anchor the evening news on Fox 5 at 5, 6, and 10pm. My wife and I have 6 children, 5 girls and a boy. That sums up my life pretty neatly.

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