Archive | Email Alerts 2008

Season’s Greetings from The Lake Lanier Association

In this joyous season, we send our thanks to all our members for their continued generosity and support of our efforts to protect Lake Lanier. With best wishes for a happy holiday season from your board of directors, Jackie Joseph, Val Perry, Paul Flood, Tammy Levi, Wilton Rooks, Roger Bauer, Gerald McCarley, Vicki Barnhorst, Gordon  Read more »

1071 Coalition Kick Off Meeting

Dear List Members, We want to remind you of the upcoming kick off meeting of the 1071 Coalition at the Legacy Lodge and Conference Center on Lake Lanier Islands at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, December 9th. One of our board officers, Wilton Rooks, vice president of technology programs, is on the agenda and will be  Read more »

Call to Action and Updates

Dear List Members, You have until November 21 to submit your comments to the Corps on the rewrite of their Water Control Plan. If you were unable to attend the Corps’ Scoping Meeting in Gainesville on October 29, you may submit your comments on the Water Control Manual Update and Environmental Impact Statement / Chattahoochee  Read more »

Reminder about Important Deadline and Meeting Next Week

UPDATE: If you were unable to attend the Corps’ Scoping Meeting in Gainesville on October 29, you may submit your comments on the Water Control Manual Update and Environmental Impact Statement / Chattahoochee – Flint River Basin on the Corps’ Web site until November 21, 2008. Please follow the link or send a letter to  Read more »

LLA Meets with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Discuss Lake Levels

Dear List Members, Your association has been very busy over the last few weeks meeting with Corps’ officials to discuss lake levels. Meetings with the Corps As you may have read, a delegation of Georgia legislators met on July 9 in DC with the Undersecretary of the Army who oversees the Corps of Engineers and  Read more »

Lake Lanier Association Call to Action

Dear List Members, Please write to the Corps in support of the Georgia EPD’s request to hold more water in Lake Lanier. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has sent a letter to the Mobile office of the Corps of Engineers requesting the Corps reduce the minimum amount of flow in the Chattahoochee River at Peachtree  Read more »

Lake Lanier Associations Upcoming Shore Sweep & Corps Meeting

Dear List Members, Shore Sweep A reminder that the 20th Annual Shore Sweep is this Saturday, September 27.  We are looking for two more site volunteers for the south end of the lake.  If you are interested in helping, please call the office as soon as possible at 770-503-7757.  All the information on the various  Read more »

20th Annual Shore Sweep – September 27, 2008

Dear List Members: The Lake Lanier Association will hold its twentieth Annual Shore Sweep on September 27, 2008 at thirteen locations around the Lake Lanier : Aqualand Marina · Bald Ridge Marina Beaver Ruin Rd, Cumming (between 4 YD and 5 YD) Old 53 road bed (north of Lanier Bridge, east side) Clarks Bridge Park  Read more »

Native Plant Workshop – September 22, 2008

Please join us on Monday, September 22, 2008  for our first Native Plant workshop. (Click here for flyer) The workshop will be held at the North Georgia Community Foundation board room at  615 Oak Street in Gainesville beginning at 6:15 p.m.  Refreshments will be served. Click here for directions. Space is limited to 30 participants,  Read more »

LLA Updates on meetings with the Corps and Tri-States lawsuits

Dear List Members, Your association has been very busy over the last few weeks meeting with Corps’ officials to discuss lake levels. Meetings with the Corps As you may have read, a delegation of Georgia legislators met on July 9 in DC with the Undersecretary of the Army who oversees the Corps of Engineers and  Read more »