Dos Lagos

From the Northside Sun: "A new 27-island proposal designed to control flooding and increase economic development along the Pearl River has drawn mixed opinions from the governing body overseeing the project. Northside oilman John McGowan recently presented his revised Two Lakes plan to the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood Control and Drainage District board. While some levee board members say they will consider McGowan’s new plan, others aren’t biting. McGowan’s new plan includes two large lakes that run from the Ross Barnett Reservoir north of Lakeland Drive to south of I-20 near Richland....His plan, though, as well as the levee board’s similar LeFleur Lakes plan, has come under scrutiny from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for being too expensive to build. The two massive plans have also been pigeon-holed by local environmentalists who say either one would be detrimental to the area’s hardwood bottomlands, wetlands and animal habitats....Earlier this year, the levee board hosted a week-long planning session in Jackson and created several different plans to choose from. After the corps studied the hydrology of the plans, the board voted to further study a smaller, lower lake plan that would cost around $300 million to build." (Read the full story)