Sounds like to me ol'Jim's got his self a private lake! I'd start investigating that stuff! If there's one penny of state, federal or local money tied to that ramp that crap can be stopped!!! As far as the power Co. goes I'll bet somewhere down the pipe there's some federal or state money involved. If it were me I'd tell ol'Jim " You know what. I'm a Towboat pilot and work 28 and I'm off 28. I don't have a thing to do when I'm home and I'm prepared to make you my passtime."