Seven letters of support were received saying it would boost tourism and trade and regenerate the existing pier and boating lake.

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Part of the boating lake would be turned into car parking.

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Once hatched, the ducklings have to make their way to a new home at the boating lake in the local park, which involves crossing a busy road.

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Little ones might enjoy working off some steam with a swing, slide and spin at the large playground just across from the imposing India Gate, or hop into a kitsch floating swan for a round of the boating lake nearby.

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They decided to meet at a park in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where they could have a picnic or go boating on the lake.

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In western Honduras, the tropical coffee farm Finca el Paraiso, in the village of Los Naranjos on the western edge of Lago de Yojoa, has easy walking trails and is a fantastic base for boating and bird watching on the lake.

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Butch Becker, who manages a boating supply store there, believes the town might as well be closed down if the lake disappears.

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