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Current Level (October 1, 2008): 278' 9"
15 inches below full. All ramps are open.
Spillway Level: 280 Feet

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to see a graphic representation
of past lake levels
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NEW FUEL CENTER OPEN

Over the last two or three weeks, we learned a lesson. Do not try to build and move a fuel center during a hurricane. Despite the soaking rains from Gustav and the 60 to 70 mph winds of Ike, we have finished building the new fuel center. The new center is just a few hundred feet around the point from the old one, in a cove that will protect it from the high waves from wind and boat wakes that created such problems for us at the old fuel center. It features a floating dock system in calm water that will be much easier for shareholders to negotiate.

MEET THE CANDIDATES ON TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 21

BY: Tony Martin

The CWC will host a Meet the Candidates Forum at the CWC Office on Tuesday evening, October 21, at 6:00 pm. We will conduct the Forum even if there are only four candidates for the CWC Board of Directors and no election is required. The Forum will be moderated by Board President John T. Smith.

CHATTER CHANGES AND AD RATE INCREASE

BY Tony Martin

Pat Williams has been our Chatter publisher for several years now, but the tight deadline requirements on her in order to get the Chatter into your hands in a timely manner have taken a toll on her and her family and their ability to make travel plans. She is retiring... again. Pat has done a great job for us and we want to express our gratitude for her hard work and service to the CWC.

Many of the clubs, organizations and advertisers have been going directly to her with their material. Beginning immediately, everything going into the Chatter must be in the CWC office no later than the third Wednesday of each month. If we do not have it then, it simply will not make it into the next issue of the Chatter. We are also asking our contributors to make brevity and conciseness their goal while writing their articles. The cost of the Chatter is passed along to our advertisers, and we want to control those costs as much as possible for them without sacrificing the information and positive entertainment value of the articles and the publication. For every page required beyond 16 pages, there must be four extra pages filled and paid for. That becomes my responsibility each month, in conjunction with the publisher. To accomplish that, we often use "filler" material and photos, much of which comes from shareholders, and which is sometimes held to meet such needs.

It has been our goal that the Chatter not represent a cost to the shareholders of Lake Cherokee, and that it supports itself, and we have met that goal for many years now. In order to maintain that position, we must periodically adjust our advertising rates to reflect the cost increases to do business. It has been two years now since the advertising rate schedule in the Chatter has been adjusted, and we all know about the tremendous cost increases in everything that we have experienced during that period.

Along with this ad cost increase effective in November, you should begin seeing a marked improvement in the sharpness and clarity of the printing through the use of updated publishing software. We encourage Chatter readers to patronize those businesses that advertise in the Chatter. Their advertising provides you with this publication at no cost. They demonstrate that they want and appreciate your business by advertising in a publication that only goes to our shareholders.

LEASE RENEWAL REMINDER

The annual lease renewal is coming up. Payment is due on the first day of October, and is considered and treated as a late payment on the first day of November, and incurs a $100 late fee on November 1, and the first day of each month thereafter.

If you are using the Split Payment Option, the first half is due on October 1st and is considered late on November 1st. After November 1st, the Split Payment Option is no longer available to you. The second half of the split payment is due on the first day of April, and is considered late on the first day of May.

Neither your lease application nor your annual lease payment can be accepted or processed by the staff until or unless all of your fines, fees and penalties are satisfied. For late payment penalty purposes, your application and / or payment are not considered submitted until the day you have satisfied the fines, fees and penalties.

Please take the few minutes needed to fill out the lease application forms completely. All lease applications must be signed.

The forms were mailed during the first week of September.

CHEROKEE WATER COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John T. Smith, President and Chairman of the Board
Buddy Williams, Vice-President
Don Satcher, Treasurer
Dirk Lee, Secretary
Bob Colwell
Mike Reader
Tommy Strong
Angela Dunlap
Jim Reynolds
Bo Besharse
Mike Toon
Hal Martin