"I've felt fulfilled as I look back (and I probably) could have made another dollar or two doing something else," Topper said. "(However), it's been really satisfying and I don't know what else I would have done if it hadn't been for this."
Topper was recently recognized by the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce for his tenure as Resident Engineer for Lake Lanier.
Chamber President and CEO Kit Dunlap said "We sort of take Lake Lanier for granted (but) somebody has to look after the lake, somebody has to make sure about (the quality of the water) and make sure we behave around it."
Dunlap went on to say Topper appreciates that water and that water quality "but he also understands what (use of the lake for) recreation means to this community and North Georgia."
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