Mission Statement
The Lay Lake Home Owners and Boat Owners (HOBO) Association is a non-profit environmental and recreational
corporation formed to preserve, protect and improve the quality of life around Lay Lake.
Data Center Dangers!
Be aware AI Data Centers are moving in to steal our water & increase our energy costs! These big Tech companies build 5-7 story factories that belch foul air, rumble, glow & typically use 450,000 gallons of water DAILY to cool machines fueled by massive amounts of energy. The utility company will happily build the infrastructure & then BILL ALL CONSUMERS in the service area. Expect a 27% rise in your energy bill. Centers need about 100 employees, sometimes hiring locals; high paid techies work remotely from the west coast.
We at Lay Lake Home Owners Boat Owners - HOBO Association, a 501c(3), are just learning about this threat & are duty bound to protect this lake & its fragile aquifer.
We are assured by the Columbiana Water Superintendent that our aquifer is replenished/stable. Yet we fear Data Centers will dig their own wells, syphoning off our clean water.
Our idyllic river life, our fishing tournaments, Poker Run, boat parades, kayaking are threatened. Property values decline, farmland destroyed. Please be aware, see how these Google, Meta, Amazon Data Centers slip in with city/county officials signing non-discourse agreements (NDAs) & leaving consumers paying higher prices for energy & water. We may even face water rationing.
2025 Lay Lake Clean-up
Buttons are Busting with Pride:
Teams, large & small, from all 4 counties
stepped/waded in to bag trash. 1174 folks participated!
Thanks to Alabama Power, teams received safety green t-shirts, gloves and grabbers.
On April 12th, 2025
Volunteers enjoyed a Beeswax BBQ lunch sponsored by
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staffed by Hank Howell Family & Friends
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New Natural & Artificial Fish Habitats
Students from University of Montevallo and other volunteers worked with Alabama Power to create new FADs (fish aggregating devices), or spider blocks. The team also added bundled Christmas trees anchored with cinder blocks for a natural variation.
These fish habitats were added to Lay Lake in March.
“We’re supplementing the natural habitat in the bottom areas of the lake,” said Mike Clelland, Alabama Power Environmental Affairs specialist.
To search for GPS-marked fishing spots, visit apcshorelines.com or download the Smart Lakes app on a mobile device. Volunteers interested in helping with a habitat project may contact Clelland at 205-664-6391.
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