Dear List Members,
The Lake Lanier Association is pleased to announce Shore Super Sweep 2009, an ongoing volunteer program to clean up the shoreline of Lake Lanier. Because of the low water levels, large amounts of trash are still exposed on the shore around the lake. The Lake Lanier Association has arranged for designated dumpsters at three sites around Lake Lanier for disposal of trash that volunteers collect.
Two dumpsters are available for trash drop off via lake access only; Chestnut Ridge Park boat ramp, and a location on the south side of Young Deer. The Chestnut Ridge Park boat ramp can be accessed between FB2 and FB4, and the ramp is in the last cove on the west side of the park, close to its entrance. The Forsyth County dumpster is between YD4 and YD5 on the south side of the creek. Volunteers disposing of collected trash by vehicle may go to Gainesville Marina, where a dumpster is in place at the south boat ramp.
The Lake Lanier Association thanks W.L. Hailey and Company for the use of their dumpster on Young Creek, the Corps of Engineers, Lake Lanier Islands and Gainesville Marina.
This ongoing program is made possible by a generous grant the Lake Lanier Association received last year from the BoatUS Foundation. The association thanks J & J Disposal for their continued support. Any groups wishing to plan an organized clean up may arrange it through the association office.
Please mark your calendars for the 21st Annual Shore Sweep on September 19, 2009. For more information, please call the association at 770-503-7757 visit their Web site at www.lakelanier.org.
Bethel Park Town Hall Meeting
The Lake Lanier Association has received an email from Forsyth County Commissioner Patrick Bell with details of a Town Hall Meeting on March 3 regarding Bethel Park.
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).
This 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.
