From the AJC this week comes an article about Lake Lanier water levels continuing to drop at a record pace. As water recide not only shoreline is being exposed. Business hurting from the slow economy, Lanier home owners with investments that need sold, and properties once though to have deep water now on dry land are all feeling [...]
Lake Lanier news and events
Its that time of year again. Leaves are beginning to fall and for Lake Lanier residents this means its time for football season to begin. Whether you are a Bulldog, Yellow Jacket, or Falcon fan, tailgating is essential to any successful home game experience. When not enjoying your home or dock on Lake Lanier, tailgating can [...]
In 2004 the Corp of Engineers set a limit of 10,615 permit-able docks for Lake Lanier. For many Lanier homeowners this impact study was a death nail for any property without a current boat dock permit or zoned yellow or red. Those homeowners with permits saw their appraised value increase (on average) 70k, those without, [...]
Would appear our neighbors in Alabama and Florida have requested the Corp of Engineers to provide more water from Lanier. Already five feet down from full pool, 1071, Lanier homeowners are starting to see brown again on the shoreline. For the latest Lake Lanier new homes for sale please visit www.Lake-LanierHomesForSale.com As printed in [...]
The Lake Lanier Association is back in the press requesting all parties consider raising Lanier’s full pool elevation from 1071 to 1073. Lanier’s full pool is calculated as elevation. If standing on the shore of Lanier at full pool with your feet in the water you are 1071 feet above sea level. At our lowest point in December 2009 we [...]
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As posted in the Gainesville Times By Ashley Fielding afielding@gainesvilletimes.com Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue called on state legislators Wednesday to incentivize water conservation. Perdue unveiled the Georgia Water Stewardship Act of 2010, which will require water-efficient plumbing fixtures in all newly constructed residential and commercial buildings and provide loan incentives for local governments building reservoirs [...]
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as posted in the Gainesville Times By Melissa Weinman mweinman@gainesvilletimes.com POSTED Jan. 28, 2010 11:30 p.m. The Hall County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved changing the name of Holiday and Friendship roads to Lanier Islands Parkway. “This probably should have been done 15 years ago when they built the new road,” Commissioner Bobby Banks [...]
From 11alive.com Lake Lanier, Ga. — Lake Lanier finds itself between a dam and a wet place. Usually this time of year, Lanier has plenty of room to catch and hold the run-off from the winter and spring rains. But today the lake is above its full level. The Army Corps of Engineers may have [...]
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The Corps of Engineering has started an Environmental Impact Statement for Lake Lanier. From Access North Ga Corps revises Lanier’s environmental impact statement By Staff MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is revising the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its updated water control manuals for the the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) [...]
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Even with the rains Saturday afternoon our annual shore sweep was pulled off without a hitch. After working the lake shore for 4 hours we pulled in 5 large blocks of styrofoam and 10 lawn bags of trash. Watch the blog for information on the next Lake Lanier shore sweep and bring the family for [...]
