https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/2020/10/08/buckeye-lake-backers-envision-crystal-clear-lagoon-regional-centerpiece/5871502002/

 

Whoaaaaa….this could be HUGE for the Buckeye Lake region.  There's already been amazing upgrades and work done to Buckeye Lake, but this could be the catalyst for the explosion of growth that is set to descend upon the area in the next 5-10-15-20 years.  I hope they can make this work!

 

 

 

Very cool. I like the idea of making Buckeye Lake a true local summer getaway with amenities that one would find in more coastal locales. Where exactly along the lake would this development be?

1 hour ago, CMHOhio said:

Very cool. I like the idea of making Buckeye Lake a true local summer getaway with amenities that one would find in more coastal locales. Where exactly along the lake would this development be?

I'm not sure, but if you look closely in the 3rd picture, you can see what looks to be Buckeye Lake in the background.  Now this could just be me speculating, but i would think it would have to be somewhere right on the lake for this to be successful.  

Yeah, if they can pull something like this off, it could have a huge impact. Rather drive 40 minutes there, instead of going up to Lake Erie. Could be pretty awesome. 

Looks like a good place for Magnum to have a beer with T.C. and Rick.

3 hours ago, GCrites80s said:

Looks like a good place for Magnum to have a beer with T.C. and Rick.

You are wrong for this lol.

 

Also these renderings cannot possibly really be related to something planned for Ohio?-they had to have been borrowed from something else since almost none of the prominently featured flora would stand a chance of surviving a Central Ohio winter.  This looks like Fiji or The Maldives, not an outdoor unenclosed place in Central Ohio. 

 

I think they would need to add some winter stuff and and maybe an additional lagoon-like area-smaller but enclosed for all seasons. Maybe take some of the ideas they had planned for up near Northstar-you know, that stuff that will never happen? At least they have a real lake here.

Edited October 9, 20204 yr by Toddguy

There was a palm tree in front of the Groveport Dairy Queen when I was a kid. It was in a large planter rather than the ground though.

9 minutes ago, GCrites80s said:

There was a palm tree in front of the Groveport Dairy Queen when I was a kid. It was in a large planter rather than the ground though.

Those renders have all kinds of tropical foliage plants including palms that are three feet across at the base! lol.  If they really did a couple or 3 acres under glass they could pull a bit of this off. It could be Floribama all year long at Buckeye Lake!(might not be "up to snuff" for the Delaware County crowd but the uncool crescent and the rest of southeast Ohio would love it. Must serve alcohol of course.

 

The bigger and the more multi-use and multi-season this is the more likely it will have a chance to succeed. After Covid-19 and all(if that ever happens smh).

 

*You remember a palm tree in a planter?-I remember The Wonders of the World !! at the now dead Great Western Shopping Center...back before industry died and all in Ohio and killed the Crescent.

Edited October 9, 20204 yr by Toddguy

^I've seen pictures of Great Western when it was like that. Hard to believe something that whimsical was where all that bleakness and blah is now.

Bless its heart.

 

 

There was a palm tree in front of the Groveport Dairy Queen when I was a kid. It was in a large planter rather than the ground though.

There are a few palms hardy to zone 6 with some protection, including windmill palm, dwarf palmetto, and needle palm. There’s also a banana tree (muso basjoo) that’s cold hardy enough to live outdoors in Central Ohio. So there’s still hope for some authentic tropical foliage at Buckeye Lake!


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6 hours ago, FudgeRounds said:

There are a few palms hardy to zone 6 with some protection, including windmill palm, dwarf palmetto, and needle palm. There’s also a banana tree (muso basjoo) that’s cold hardy enough to live outdoors in Central Ohio. So there’s still hope for some authentic tropical foliage at Buckeye Lake!


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But the things you have to do to try and keep the stuff alive(I tried before with the Musa Basjoo).

https://amp.newarkadvocate.com/amp/7046580002

 

A much nicer proposal for some park land along the north shore of Buckeye Lake.

Edited April 2, 20214 yr by TIm

Agreed, way nicer.

 

 

More about this North Shore Park plan from ThisWeekNews:

 

https://www.thisweeknews.com/story/news/2021/04/02/public-input-requested-project-transforming-buckeye-lake-area-park/7046580002/

Buckeye Lake (the lake itself) rests within four townships in three counties; two in Licking County, and one each in Perry and Fairfield counties.  Additionally, there is the incorporated village of Buckeye Lake (pop. 2520) and the unincorporated community of Harbor Hills (pop. 1565) on the north bank of the lake, the unincorporated community of Fairfield Beach (pop. 1267) on the south bank of the lake, the unincorporated community of Thornport (pop. 1120) on the eastern side of the lake and the incorporated village of Millersport (pop. 978) on the western side of the lake.

 

With all those different jurisdictions, it can be difficult to coordinate planning and development around the lake.  Because of that, a nonprofit organization called the Buckeye Lake Regional Corporation was formed in 2016 to coordinate, manage and execute initiatives that support their self-generated Buckeye Lake 2036 Vision and Buckeye Lake Region Declaration:

 

https://blrc2036.org/index.html

 

The Dispatch ran this recent profile of the Buckeye Lake Regional Corporation and looked at the history and the current conditions of Buckeye Lake at the link below:

 

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/11/07/buckeye-lake-regional-corp-provides-voice-masses/6185450001/

Ideas Presented for Key Site on Buckeye Lake

 

This link has even more detail. https://www.blrc2036.org/assets/thecanaldistrict_20220428.pdf

 

A group of local officials, residents and planners have spent the last several years thinking big about the future of the Buckeye Lake region, collecting ideas for key sites along the lake that sits just 30 miles east of Columbus.

The effort began after the state spent just over $100 million to repair the lake’s damaged dam, ensuring a future for the lake and the many homes and businesses along its shores (the work was completed in 2018).

The Buckeye Lake Region Corporation (BLRC), an organization made up of residents and representatives of Licking, Perry and Fairfield counties, was formed in 2017 to advance the ideas laid out in two documents – the Buckeye Lake 2036 Vision and the Buckeye Lake Region Declaration.

“As properties are brought up for development in the Buckeye Lake Region,” explains Mike Fornataro, BLRC Executive Director, the group “offers, when needed, to assist with with visionary designs by bringing resources – in the form of creative and talented companies – into the process for the benefit of the community.”

Edited May 13, 20223 yr by VintageLife

If they ACTUALLY build that, that would be a game-changer for that whole area.

1 hour ago, ColDayMan said:

If they ACTUALLY build that, that would be a game-changer for that whole area.

Yeah I agree, I feel like this probably won’t be selected, but they would be dumb not to do it. I have never been out to Buckeye lake, but this would make me interested and I would check it out. 

Buckeye Lake Region Corp. wants residents to dream big for the area's future

 

The Buckeye Lake Region Corp. wants to show area residents what’s possible for the future.

 

“There’s growth coming here and it’s inevitable," said Mike Fornataro, executive director of the organization, whose territory includes parts of Licking, Fairfield and Perry counties. "And our position is we’re here to help the communities manage that growth with some creative, sustainable ideas."

 

The growth can be linked to Intel's forthcoming $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing complex in Licking County, which is projected to bring tens of thousands of jobs to the area, as well as the region's already burgeoning population.

 

More below:

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/06/06/buckeye-lake-region-corporation-dreams-for-future.html