The Best Possible Result

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced during the construction of a lake in Texas County, highlighting the lack of water and economic benefits.

It took years to get the ball rolling but the Texas County landscape would soon have a good sized body of water provided by the Corps of Engineers. It was to provide all the usual things a lake would, especially high-paying government jobs and money flowing through local businesses. As the construction wore on, conditions kept getting dryer and dryer. Just as dollars were not flowing into the local economy, water wasn't flowing into the Lake... SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTIST! SUPPORT INDEPENDENT VOICES! Episode archive, news and more! Check out all we have to offer at withinpodcast.com ! Want to advertise, sponsor or otherwise support Within The Realm? Visit with us at contact@withinpodcast.com or Support Within The Realm Our wonderful sponsors! It's important, now more than ever, to support folks like us! jandjpoolsafety@gmail.com katchakid.com Katchakid has a 100% safety rating and have maintained that for over 50 years. That's a lot of safety and plenty of peace of mind when it comes to your pool and your family. Music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers Martin Mountain Coffee: Small Batch Roaster for an Artisan Cup of Coffee! Check out Martin Mountain Coffee's signature Within…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Garrett, S. Garrett

Topics covered

• Texas County
• lake construction
• local economy
• government jobs

Keywords

• Corps of Engineers
• high-paying jobs
• local businesses
• drought

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Products: Katchakid

Books & works: The Right Direction

Places: Texas County, Lake

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