Lake Martin accounts for $4.7 billion in property value, $70.4 million in annual retail spending and more than 1,000 people are employed due to development at the lake.
Those are just a portion of the findings of a study commissioned by Alexander City, Coosa County, Elmore County, Tallapoosa County, the Lake Martin Resource Association, the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance, Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and Russell Lands.
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