August 28, 2009
The Lake Hartwell Association has started lake maintenance program called the CoveKeeper Project. 
Volunteers are asked to participate in the following ways;
- surveys annually of a segment of the shoreline
- act like a neighborhood watch regarding the lake
Volunteers will receive training to assist in the following;
- helping to educate lake residents on practices that protect the lake
- providing knowledge on what types of planting buffers to prevent fertilizer from washing down lawns and into the water
If you are interested you can e-mail Hartwelllakekeeper@yahoo.com for more information. Also, don’t forget about the annual Hartwell Lake Cleanup Campaign through Sept. 26.
“The annual lake cleanup provides a chance for people who care about Hartwell Lake to roll up their sleeves and give something back to the very lands and water they use and appreciate,” said Tanya Grant, Hartwell Lake Park Ranger.
“Our forests, waters and parks of Hartwell Lake are a national treasure, and keeping them clean means keeping them safe and attractive for people to use. A clean lake environment will also help preserve aquatic life and wildlife,” Grant said.
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Posted by hankbailey
August 25, 2009
The ARMY Corp of Engineers conveyed recently how Federal stimulus money is helping to renovate projects on Lake Hartwell.
Courtesy ramps at Eighteen Mile Creek and Camp Creek areas were added plus a fishing pier for children at the Twin Lakes area was built recently.
The Army Corp of Engineers has plans this fall to reduce outflows from Lake Hartwell, but it is doing an environmental assessment now to see if it can reduce water outflow to the same level as it did a year ago. According to the Corps, it will begin reducing the outflow to that level in November.
Stimulus projects under way include $350,000 for shoreline stabilization, $100,000 for a new pump station near Clemson, $450,000 for electrical upgrades at the Hartwell Dam, $2.4 million for new switch gear station at the dam, and $60,000 for a new dock at Twin Lakes.
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Posted by hankbailey
August 20, 2009
Searching for Lake Hartwell homes? Want to have some fun in your lake home or lot search? Click my Zillow badge at the bottom of this post and head to Zillow.com where you will find under the “Homes” tab a fresh way to search for houses by using a Map search function through Microsoft’s new Bing search engine. You know Bing, “the search engine that finds and organizes the answers you need so you can make faster, more informed decisions.”
When at Zillow you can also look at all cities near Hartwell, GA (from Royston to Lavonia, Toccoa, and Reed Creek just to name a few) and follow home listings all around the waterfront. Just don’t forget to zoom in close to the shoreline so you don’t miss a single one!
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Posted by hankbailey
August 19, 2009
How bargains on luxury property have fallen into our finger tips. At the luxurious Currachee Club near Lake Hartwell you will find located at 110 Timber Ridge Trail a 5BR/6Bath on golf course and lake for a paltry $1.299 million. 
What? “Where is the affordable aspect of this Hank,” you might question.
This is what I am seeing in different locales regarding luxury property. Banks are not as willing to unload these REO’s (real estate owned) properties at bargain basement prices as they once could afford to do (before TARP).
The NAR stated last month that whereas a few months ago distressed property sales were being discounted from list price by as much as 20-25% on average, the average discount for buying a foreclosure today is about 15% of list. This is happening due to pressures put forth by properties listed for sale that are “not” distressed, but have had to lower their prices quarter upon quarter to compete with these “values” on foreclosures and now it is finally catching up with the bank owned listings.
The prices that the average “Joe,” who has a seller’s disclosure in hand and will pay for items to be fixed on the house before culmination of sale, is offering his house for now a days is getting more competitive with the foreclosure sales competition on pricing.
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