 The Economic Impact
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The economy of Lake Travis represents a significant portion of the economy of Travis and Williamson Counties. However, this fact has traditionally been ignored both by the City of Austin and by LCRA in their management policies regarding Lake Travis.
Earlier this year, the recreational boating industry unveiled a new interactive, web-based tool for estimating the economic impact of marinas. This software, called the Online Boating Economic Impact Tool, currently represents the only web-based means for estimating the economic importance of marinas across the country.
The software was developed by the Recreational Marine Research Center on behalf of the Association of Marina Industries (AMI) and several other water recreation industry groups. It is available at no charge at www.marinaeconomics.com. Alex Laidlaw, chairman of AMI, as reported in Texas Boating magazine, said that boaters are encouraged to, "...use the device to educate their elected officials, community leaders and the public to prove just how important it is to maintain and grow water access...".
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Randalls Good Neighbor Program |
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Randalls Food Stores directs their corporate giving by allowing customers to include a number in their Remarkable Card that corresponds to a particular non-profit organization. This is called the Randalls Good Neighbor Program.
When a shopper uses their Remarkable card, the number in the card causes Randalls to credit the organization with one percent of the amount of the purchase. There is no cost to the shopper. Then Randalls sends the organization a check each quarter for the balance in its account.
Highland Lakes Group and this newsletter participate in this program. If you are a Randalls shopper and you would like to sup-port HLG and Water Matters, consider asking the service desk at Randalls to electronically include our number 708 in your Remarkable Card.
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