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Reynolds is a developer of the Reynolds Plantation Golf Resort that covers 7,000 acres of woodlands overlooking Lake Oconee. The resort, which is owned by Bush Pioneer Mercer Reynolds, is clearing additional lakeside land to build million-dollar homes and a Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The Plantation boasts of having raised $700,000 for Bush at a single ’99 fundraiser. Gov. Zell Miller appointed James Reynolds in ‘97 to the state Department of Natural Resources Board. Environmental groups said Zell’s appointments to this board lacked a demonstrated commitment to environmental protection. They cited the fact that just one of his five nominees had a background in environmental protection, while two of them were developers. “You cannot have a board administering the cleanup of Georgia’s waters and polluters when they are in the industries that are being regulated,” said Conservation Society President Terry Hughey.