Hey Kooty! I will. He’s “very active” in the sporting industry. I’ll see if I can get him to register and respond here about it. It is really interesting to hear the history of the area, as my other neighbor’s father owned all the farm land that my neighborhood sits on. It was all crop fields before the ponds/golf courses, etc.
But in reality, population of the community in yr1980 was 2000 people, today it is approximately 24,000 people. It has doubled just in the past 10 years alone. “Apparently” the urban sprawl is part of the reason for the water table sustaining at higher levels and not rotating through it’s natural fluctuation of 945′-955′ elevation over the course of normal weather.
Looking at historical data, the lake was at approximately 945′ elevation until the 1980s, then it rose to 955′ and has maintained. The intent (from what I understand) is to lower the lake to around 950′ elevation, primarily to control flooding, and to restore the “water quality”……….and to bring back the natural waterfowl “pitstop” that used to be here.
To me, it is more interesting than anything, because of the rapid changes in the area. Like I also said, I’m extremely new to this side of the cities. While the population has exploded, there are still quite a few “old timers” around here that seem to have a fairly strong pull of what’s happening.
Please, don’t beat me up over this, even if my information isn’t 100% accurate. I’m a 5-minute expert on the subject and understand the sensitivity of it between the ducks and bluegills.
And, when you hit the “local watering hole”, there are now 3 subjects you don’t bring up: Religion, Politics, and PELICAN LAKE! 
