The 2012 Annual Member Meeting will be held at Gainesville State College-Oakwood Campus on Thursday, May 24th. From 5:00-6:00PM there will be a Meet and Greet session with many of our local elected officials and candidates running for office. Concurrently, there will be a business expo for members to speak to local lake related businesses. The regular business meeting will take place at 6:00PM.

The LLA will have a promotional booth at the Spring Chicken Festival on Saturday, April 28th from 9:00AM-4:00PM in downtown Gainesville. There will be a parade with floats, a chicken cook off, and lots of other fun things going on at this event. We will hold a members only raffle for a $100 gift certificate to our e-store. Please stop by the booth and enter your name in the raffle for a chance to win!

The first member social of the 2012 season will be held on Saturday, May 19th at Sunset Cove at Lake Lanier Islands from noon until ???. Look for an LLA sign on the beach area of Sunset Cove. Please join us for fun and camaraderie with other lake minded individuals. Invite your friends so they can learn more about the LLA.

The 10th annual LLA fundraiser golf tournament will be held May 21st at Legacy on Lanier golf course at Lake Lanier Islands. Player and sponsor opportunities are available. Please see our website for more information.

The 2012 Annual Member Meeting will be held at Gainesville State College-Oakwood Campus on Thursday, May 24th. From 5:00-6:00PM there will be a Meet and Greet session with many of our local elected officials and candidates running for office. Concurrently, there will be a business expo for members to speak to local lake related businesses. The regular business meeting will take place at 6:00PM.

ATTENTION LLA BUSINESS MEMBERS: you are invited to participate in the business expo portion of the annual meeting at no extra charge. You may bring promotional materials or handout items to let LLA members know about your business or services. There is no charge for this promotional opportunity, but it is limited to our business members, and reservations are required. Space is limited and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Please reply to this email or call 770.503.7757 to reserve your space.

The LLA website has been redesigned to be more user friendly in terms of navigation and finding information.

The workshop sessions will begin at 5:00PM. The annual meeting will begin at 6:00PM. The meeting will be held at the Conference Center of the Forsyth campus of Lanier Technical College, 7745 Majors Road, Cumming. It is open to members and non-members. Appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks will be served.

Thursday, May 19th at 6:00PM at the Lanier Tech Conference Center. The address for the conference center is 7745 Majors Road, Cumming, GA  30041.

Directions going North:
• 400 North
• Take Exit 13, Route 141
• Right onto Route 141
• Right onto Ronald Reagan Boulevard
• Entrance to Forsyth Conference Center is before intersection of Majors Road on the right

Directions going South:
• 400 Sorth
• Take Exit 13, Route 141
• Left onto Route 141
• Right onto Ronald Reagan Boulevard
• Entrance to Forsyth Conference Center is before intersection of Majors Road on the right
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Candidates for U.S. Senate and Congressional Districts seven and nine will address their views on lake issues in response to a Lake Lanier Association questionnaire. Also invited are candidates for County Commission seats in the counties surrounding Lake Lanier.

The meeting began at 5:30 pm with a light refreshments generously provided by Kroger in Dawsonville, followed by the program from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm. Veterans Alliance presented the colors and the Dawson Community Chorale sang patriotic songs before the program began.  The association’s Board of Directors updated the membership on the association’s current activities and events.

Major General Todd T. Semonite, Commander, South Atlantic Division, US Army Corps of Engineers, (Download Major General Semonite’s Bio HERE) was the guest speaker addressing issues related to the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River basin (ACF) and to Lake Lanier’s levels.

Candidates for federal office addressed their views on specific issues regarding Lake Lanier.  Attending were candidates and/or representatives for Senator Johnny Isakson’s US Senate seat and candidates for congressional districts 7 and 9, both of which border on Lake Lanier.

The Lake Lanier Association sent a questionnaire (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD) to all candidates for the special election and primary. 

For more information on candidates, please visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s web site

Both candidates who are now in June 8′s runoff election for District 9 were present.

• Lee Hawkins – Read Lee Hawkins position statement. Read about SR123.
• Tom Graves – Read Tom Graves position statement.

Candidates for District 9 Qualified for the General Primary on July 20

• Chris Cates, MD
• Tom Graves (see above)
• Lee Hawkins (see above)
• Bobby Reese, Republican  Read Booby Reese’s postion statement
• Bill Stephens Read Bill Stephens position statement
• Steve Tarvin

Candidates for Congressional District 7

• Clay Cox – Read Clay Cox’s position statement
• Chuck Efstration
• Jeff Fincher
• Ronnie Grist
• Jody Hice
• Tom Kirby – Read Tom Kirby’s position statement
• Tom Parrot – Read Tom Parrot’s position statement
• Rob Woodall – Read Rob Woodall position statement

The Lake Lanier Association also invited county commission candidates in the counties surrounding Lake Lanier to attend the meeting and submit a statement of their support of the Lake Lanier Association. The following candidates submitted statements:

Dawson County District 3

• Lionel Graves Read Lionel Graves Position Statement
• Jimmy Hamby Read Jimmy Hamby’s Position Statement
• Bill Minor Read Bill Minor’s Position Statement

Gwinnett County, District 4

• John Heard Read John Heard’s Position Statement

Forsyth County, District 1

• Brant Meadows Read Brant Meadow’s Position Statement

Forsyth County, District 3

• Josh Shorr Read Josh Shorr’s Position Statement