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The LCD in recent years has sought to educate the public about its purpose and mission. As a result, public demonstrations have taken place, during which the floodgates are explained, and ease of operation can be illustrated by eager children.
In August, the billboards were still in place, but after
a meeting between the LCD and the company, they were finally removed in the fall of 2007. In addition, years of planning paid off when the Corps of Engineers approved the installation of a roller gate at US 50 and Tanners Creek.
The final project approved in 2007, a year of tremendous activity, was the $862,500 renovation of pump station #1.
2008 was a year of preparation for certification by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, beginning with a required geotechnical exploration, which
cost $439,932.
LCD asked for certification of an 18,300 foot-long levee and 1175 foot long floodwall. The concrete floodwall
portion was located at Lawrenceburg Distillers, Inc., the former Joseph E. Seagram Distillery.
The system also included four vehicle floodgates, two railroad floodgates, one gate which had been permanently closed and one sandbag closure on the final portion of the levee in Greendale along Tanners Creek, which at that point is only a few feet high.
There were also five pump stations.
With the west side levee officially dead, the city of Lawrenceburg asked for 17 acres of land, which LCD had purchased for the levee. It is located near the exit boat ramp and the city hoped to use it for further development.
The LCD board agreed to the transfer in October of 2008.
The board of directors in 2009 consisted of E.B. Seitz, Dennis Richter, Darrell Poindexter, Bill Haag, Jim Knippenberg, Steve Karsteter, and David Lorey. Seitz and Richter had been unopposed as candidates in the annual election.
It was in February of 2009 that discussion began in earnest concerning athletic fields to be located on land owned by the LCD near the fairgrounds.
That first request was destined to expand into a major installation to benefit amateur athletes in the Lawrenceburg-Greendale area.
The location was perfect for teams from both Lawrenceburg and Greendale, and an extensive project had just been completed to alleviate water problems.