The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District at Lake Sidney Lanier reminds property owners there are less than 30-days remaining for receiving applications into the lottery for the remaining dock permit requests.
The Lake Lanier Shoreline Management Plan and accompanying Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) completed in 2004 included a carrying capacity study for Lake Lanier, which set the limit of boat docks available on the lake at 10,615.
"Since we are nearing the maximum capacity for boat dock permits and don't know exactly how many additional requests for permits we will receive, we will conduct a lottery style drawing to give all applicants an equal opportunity and to determine the order of precedence for reviewing the remaining permit requests," said Lisa Coghlan, Deputy Public Affairs Officer.
If you own property adjacent to Lake Lanier and would like to have your property reviewed for a new dock permit you may visit
www.lakelaniersupl.com to obtain the proper form and instructions to submit your request letter. The form may also be obtained at the Lanier Project Management Office.
Applicants have a 90-day open period that runs until Oct. 13. The request forms should be submitted by mail only. The forms need to be received by the contractor before 5 p.m., at which time the P.O. Box will be closed.
Any request forms received after this time will be returned. Your request form should be mailed to Lake Lanier Permits, P.O. Box 9, Gonzalez, Fla., 32560. An outside firm will collect the request forms, enter them into a database, and scrub the list for errors and duplicates. Only one request will be accepted per property.
Duplicate requests for the same property will be disallowed. Each week the firm will post on the Lanier drawing Web site at
www.lakelaniersupl.com a list of the requests received from the prior week so you can insure your request form was delivered. About one week after the open period, a final list will be published online representing those requests confirmed for the lottery drawing.
On October 28th, there will be a random drawing held to determine the order that the requests will be reviewed. This drawing will be webcast and shown by video feed to a site in the local Lanier area. A link to the webcast will be available at
www.lakelaniersupl.com or at
http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil.
The request letters will be evaluated in the order that they were randomly selected to determine if they meet the complete site and eligibility requirements, as outlined in the Shoreline Management Plan. A copy of the plan is posted on Lake Lanier's website. Final decisions will be furnished in writing.
A copy of the Official Certified Lottery results will be added to the Lake Lanier Project Web site and used to track the ranked properties, the results of their evaluation under the Shoreline Management Plan and the currently available number of dock permits.
"Once we have issued the remaining available permits, we will then go back to the first come first served procedures outlined in the Shoreline Management Plan for any future permits if a space becomes available," said Coghlan.
For additional information or questions, contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lake Lanier Project Office Shoreline Management Section at 770-945-9531 or
http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil.
Labels: 2009, boat, dock, lake lanier, lottery, permit, shoreline management, US Army Corps of Engineers
The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced its procedures to issuing the approximate 174 remaining boat dock permits available for Lake Lanier.
According to its press release, the Corps will be conducting a lottery style drawing to give all applicants an equal opportunity and to determine the order of precedence for reviewing the remaining permit requests.
Beginning on July 10, residents on the lake who are interested in having their property reviewed for a new dock permit, may visit
www.lakelaniersupl.com to download the information needed to submit a request letter. Request letters may be sent by mail for 90 days from 15 July 2009 until 13 October 2009 to:
Lake Lanier Permits
P O Box 9
Gonzalez, FL 32560
An outside firm will be entering all requests in a database and will post requests weekly on
www.lakelaniersupl.com so applicants can ensure that their request has been received. A final list of confirmed requests will be published on the same site about one week after the open period and prior to a random drawing which will determine the order the requests will be reviewed. The drawing will be webcast and available by video feed to a site in our area. Links will also be available on
www.lakelaniersupl.com and
http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil.
Detailed information on this procedure is available on the Corps' Web site or by calling the Corps' Shoreline Management office at Lake Lanier at 770-945-9531.
Labels: dock, lake lanier, permit, US Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Lanier will receive $8.3 million in federal stimulus money out of a larger package of $293 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mobile District.
There is a possible added bonus in the form of $3 million to complete a study tied to the management of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin. That basin and the use of its water has been a contentious issue between Georgia, Alabama and Florida. The new study would set guidelines for when and how much water should be released from Lanier. That may prove welcome to people in the Lake Lanier area because the Corps recently surprised people with its decision to increase outflows from the lake.
Click here for a full breakdown of the projects planned for Lake Lanier. The Corps promises to start awarding the first contracts within 45 days.
Labels: lake lanier, stimulus, US Army Corps of Engineers
Forsyth County District 4 Commissioner Patrick Bell will hold a town hall meeting regarding Bethel Park Tuesday, March 3 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Chestatee Elementary School, located at 6945 Keith Bridge Road (Highway 306).
A map can be found by clicking hereThis will not be a Q&A session, the format will follow standard Public Comments to allow attendees as much an opportunity to provide input and comments regarding Bethel Park. The time scheduled is 1 1/2 hours with 45 minutes afforded both proponents and opponents.
For those not aware of the issue, Forsyth County and the US Army Corps of Engineers are currently in litigation. Forsyth County claims the Corps did not offer Bethel Park to the county prior to offering it to the YMCA. The YMCA has proposed building a summer camp facility and Forsyth County had proposed an RV Park and Learning Center. Forsyth County filed suit against the Corps of Engineers and has a hearing pending.
As the new District 4 Representative, Commissioner Bell is soliciting input at this meeting regarding this park and the lawsuit. All Forsyth County residents and any interested persons are invited and encouraged to attend. If you cannot attend, please send comments to Commissioner Bell at PBBell@forsythco.com
Satellite Image of Bethel ParkLabels: Bethel Park, forsyth county, town hall meeting, US Army Corps of Engineers, YMCA
