The Lake Lanier Association held its annual meeting on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Port Royale and everything went swimmingly. Ken Cook, local meteorologist and lake dweller, spoke to almost 400 people who braved rainy weather forecasts to attend the event.
This is the group that heads up the yearly Shore Sweep program that gets hundreds of individuals involved in cleaning flotsam, jetsam and trash from Lake Lanier’s shoreline.
Lake Lanier Association (LLA) is the primary non-profit organization that devotes thousands of volunteer hours to keeping the lake safe, full and clean. They’re great neighbors and faithful allies to all who love Lanier.
Lake Lanier Association Goals & Progress for 2015
- LLA has developed an automated system for monitoring the Solar Lights. Each light is inspected monthly. Lights that are inoperable are replaced within a two week period of time. The Solar Lights program continues to be very well received by all our stakeholders as they provide a significant warning of potential hazards when traveling after dark on the lake. A word of caution, however, is warranted: Boating safety remains the responsibility of all boaters. Traveling at high speed at night should be avoided.
- Under LLA leadership, a partnership has been developed with the Department of Natural Resources and the US Army Corps of Engineers that focuses on abandoned boats and docks on Lanier. These unsightly and dangerous items must be removed. LLA tries to identify the owners. If they are not available or refuse to remove the item, LLA has implemented a process that seeks to remove abandoned items from the lake. Many of the lake service companies have been helpful is this process; however, it is quite expensive. LLA continually engages in fund raising activities for this effort.
We invite you to sign up for the Lake Lanier Association newsletters that are delivered by e-mail.
You can learn what they’re doing to improve the lake or you can pitch in yourself to help keep Lake Lanier full, clean and safe.
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