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1071 Coalition
seeks additional funding, hopes to release study data by end of year
By
Pamela A. Keene
 The
1071 Coalition is seeking additional funding to complete its
economic impact study of Lake Lanier and hopes to release the
findings of the report by the end of the year.
We are still gathering more data to complete the
report, said Alex Laidlaw, chairman of the 1071 Coalition. We need
some additional funding to finalize the study and are looking at
creating some sort of fund-raising event, such as a golf
tournament.
The 1071 Coalition was formed to undertake three
initiatives to commission a study of the economic impact of Lanier
on the area; to urge federal and state officials to make Lanier
their highest priority; and to serve as a voice in the public
relations fight between the states.
Memberships are available at a variety of levels,
from $100 for the Individual category to $10,000 or more for the
Founder level. Membership is open to community leaders, business
owners, chambers of commerce, residents and other citizens in the
Lanier area concerned with the preservation of the lakes water
levels and its impact on the regions economy.
The 1071 Coalition is a non-profit organization
comprised of citizens, civic groups, business and other entities
dedicated to maintaining water levels in Lake Sidney Lanier that
sustain water supply, recreation and economic prosperity through the
advocacy of appropriate, science-based water releases necessary for
the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin.
More info:
www.1071coalition.org
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