Oldsmobile...extra crispy

[Richard]

Well Chuck..you seem to have a grasp on the story as I hear it also. I'm a transplant. The family farm as it was, was about 1,200 acres I'm told. Today it's 250. TVA took the rest. Seems they needed all the land up to the let's say 800' elevation mark for flood control. Fine. Well, where we are (we are on Tellico Lake, just up from the dam, immediately across from Tellico Village) so, where we are, the land rises out of the lake, the 800 (or what ever the number is) flood plane is let's say, 10 HIGHER than our dock. Well, some lazy-crat draws lines on a map deciding what land they take, not a survey looking at their flood plans. So, the land across the field from us is NOW, TVA land (hence public land for hunters, campers and the like..but in my view,,,WAY too small parcel to hunt on with anything greater than bow)

None the less, this land might go from the 800' level up to 900' level. In no way does TVA "need" it. They neglect their land, the campers, hunters, hikers abuse it...and we get stuck with all the trash. The primary offenders seem to be hunters followed by campers. Very few hikers, in fact, in 13 years here..I've never seen a single one.

I have heard about the old lady that wanted to stay (die) with her house..and how they literally moved her.

The story of TVA and land (theft) seems to be a very touchy topic. The fact that Tellico Village now exists ($$ to someone) only adds insult to that. In my view, TVA should have been required to offer same land back to origional owners if they desire.

Another scab that doesn't need picked about TVA...the Tellico Village folks,...building their million doller houses...with multi thousand dollar dock houses with boat lifts and all... Well, like I said..we live directly across lake. WE are NOT allowed to do ANYTHING to our existing dock. We can't build onto it, can't "improve" it..the only thing I'm told that we are allowed to do to our dock is "maintain" it while I stand there and look across lake and see DOZENS of new docks springing up everywhere. (something smells here too)

My inner suspicion is that TVA (or someone) want's to keep "our" side of the lake looking as rustic as possible so those at Tellico Village have some form of "exclusivity". Maybe I'm cyinical.. maybe I trust my government /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif
Maybe.

 

[billfires]

Golfgar4, it's not the squirrels, it's the mice with matches!!

Bill C

 

[Golfgar4]

Billfires -

Geesh! If the mice can do that with matches, I hate to think what the squirrels would use and what they could do /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif!

 

[Chuck52]

Richard,

I never even knew where the land my family owned was located. A great uncle with no children died, leaving his estate to his six siblings or their heirs....I think I got 1/4th of 1/3rd of 1/6th....big bucks obviously. After driving through Tellico Village I decided I didn't want to know if that was where the land was! I was on the lake several years ago and got an early view of that development. Sure would be nice to be able to follow the money trail, wouldn't it? The main thing to me, however, was the loss of so much really pretty land. Of course, when I get back home to see mom, I hate to see any changes. We always make a run up to the Tellico river where we used to spend as much time as possible every summer. Looks like it's headed the way of Pigeon Forge. How can they change these things? Don't they know they should preserve the areas I spent my youth as historically significant sites???!!

Chuck

 

[Richard]

Chuck. if you mentally place yourself at Tellico Village marina, drive out on the lake, turn left..go small ways..there are some power lines over head that go into a cove on the right. They call this "power line cove" as I understand it. As you are going down this cove, the "farm" is the entire right side of the cove (TVA land notwithstanding).

So, as you come OUT of the cove, head back to towards the village there is another large cove on left. Houseboats sometimes moor here. Just before this big cove, is our little cove with our dock.

At this point on the water, used to be "Coytee Springs" as I'm told, with some kind of water wheel. I'm told by wife and all that this was one of the most beautiful places she's seen. Very picturesque (sp?)

As it is..what is there today is all I have known. Can't say I'm complaining. Don't like all the issues..but figure got to take some of the good with some of the bad. Would be much nicer if "outsiders" at least tried to leave things the way they found it.


Richard

 

[Bayrat]

Sounds like what usually happens when the government puts on a land grab. I owned some property along a creek in NY. It was mostly ferns, weeds, briars and mud, but it was my back yard. I was going to buy the land on the other side of the creek that consisted of 15 acres, some high ground and a beautiful stand of woods. The NYS /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif DEC came through and classified all the waterways in the state about that time (mid-seventies). My yard and the adjacent property was listed in the most protected category section of the new law. It rendered my back yard and the 15 acres useless. I sent for information from the DEC to describe what had to be done to use this land. The package was two inches thick, I walked to the landowner next door and told them I was no longer interested due to this inept classification made by our public servants and showed them why. The land is still for sale over twenty years later. I sold my house and moved further into the country. Hey, this is what we pay taxes for /w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif!

 

[patrickg]

It is scum like that who give botom feeders a bad name.

If it were around here I can assure you that folks would do some siftin' on their own looking for the address info. The culprit(s) would be real lucky if some folks just banded together to witness the address-finding and take it to the authorities for action. Direct action is not rare in these parts. Folks should be inclined to encourage the OFFICIALS to do their job. Personally laying the addressed mail on the top cops desk with your own witnesses to the find and the desk-laying will probably spur Barny Phife just a tad. Especially effective if at least one of the witnesses is a reporter on a local news paper or TV news program. Don't put up with that crap (OK I was thinking about the diapers) but really don't allow this to get old and be forgotten due to sloth on the part of authorities. ^They have to answer to the people and will be motivated if you shine a light on them. Especially if that light is mounted on the side of a TV camera.


Patrick

 

[JoeR]

I had a similar problem with my County DEP. I have a small wetland area that divides my property. I wanted to build on the back part which required me to cross the wetland area. The County didn't want me to cross it, and FL DEP couldn't make a decision. I called my state representative and stated that if I could not access the back 5 acres, then I would consider it condeming the property and I wanted compensation along with all the taxes I paid over the previous years. A week later, I was given approval to build a road. It's all about the MONEY.

Joe R.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

NY DEC is the dumbest bunch of busturds alive.
Gas station 1/2 mile upstream from my property has leaked since hell lit off, and was only discovered to be a mini Love Canal in March 99.
DEC ordered the station owner to drill and define the spill. Owner drilled on 2 sides to his property line and quit.
Instead of digging the contaminated dirt out, DEC allowed bioremediation, whiich hasn't worked.
DEC declared the spill isn't a problem because nobody in the area is well dependant, now I gotta change my name to Nobody.
DEC spill expert just informed the town building a new gas station on the property won't be a problem, exactly opposite to what he told me when I asked how the spill would be cleaned up with a new building on top of it. Gee, I forgot to tell mr DEC I was tapeing the conversation.
DEC has also authorized the new station to dump ground water into the creek. I'm so glad DEC is protecting the environment.

 

[Richard]

Update to this story..

Other day spoke to TVA police about car which (since Feb.) is still there.. They have given me verbal permission to get rid of car and bill them.

As I have spoken with a local tow company and he wont' even ENTER the woods to get it for $500 to drag it to the ROAD, I'm debating on taking Brutus in and bringing it out and disposing of..... so....leads me to

If the tow company won't do it for under $500.00 and THEN we have to still dispose of the carcas... I'm thinking on about $1,250 total.

I've called junk yard, and they will drive to location to pick up for fee. I can drag hulk out, give to them & be rid of car.

I'll then bill TVA and am told they will cut locally (sort of petty cash type thing) a check for me out of their "contractors fund" (not their word)

anyway.. OH yes..forgot.. The Moron who owns this car.. turns out, he's currently in jail pending court hearing. If found guilty on current charges (NOTHING to do with this car) he's looking at 5 years!!!

Back to my update.. any thoughts or warnings on yanking car out, disposing of and sending TVA bill for $1,250?

Sound like reasonable amount? Sound like rape?