Appearing Friday morning on WDUN's Al Gainey Show, Hall County Administrator Charley Nix says there will be a resolution to the issue, and he thinks his staff and the city staff can iron out the details.
"There's a lot of stuff that Gainesville needs to understand...the business plan, our long-term vision for Glades Reservoir...and we need to better, of course, understand their perspective on Cedar Creek," said Nix.
Nix says he and City Manager Kip Padgett will soon present a recommendation to a joint meeting of commissioners and council members so that Gainesville and Hall County can go to the state with a water management plan for the area.
Nix appeared on the show in response to media reports that quoted a letter from the City of Gainesville that asked for a delay in mediation on issues surrounding the two reservoirs. Nix said he was not sure how contents of the letter were released, since the letter was meant to be a rough draft of the city's wishes. The county, he noted, is also working on a rough draft letter to the Environmental Protection Division. City and county staffs will then combine components of the letters and send one version to the state before mediation takes place.
Cedar Creek Reservoir area
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