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Jan 11, 2010

James Mills Lied About Missing Lake Lanier Association Meeting

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The Gainesville Times has a great article on ethics reform and gifts from lobbyists to legislators.

Unfortunately, they left out one of the most egregious offenders.  James Mills has accepted gifts from the Georgia Realtor’s Association and the Georgia Banker’s Association.  Both groups have paid for he and his family to take trips.  One trip was so nice that he forgot that his grandfather died while he was gone.  Mills claims that he missed the Lake Lanier Association forum because his grandfather died; however, the truth was he was on a vacation to California paid for by the Georgia Banking Association.  One minute looking at campaign disclosures and old news articles would have revealed this to reporter Ashley Fielding.  Left on Lanier was proud to see the report mention the lobbyist gifts to Rogers and Collins, but come on share the love.  They ain’t the only crooks in town. 


Jan 8, 2010

Lake Lanier Association Supports Recreation as Major Use of Lake Lanier

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The Lake Lanier Association has filed comments with the Corps of Engineers, supporting recreation as an authorized and important use of Lake Lanier. Below is the main part of the comments and at the bottom are links to download the full documents:

Dec 15, 2009

Lake Lanier Association December Updates

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We are pleased to announced that you now can donate your boat, auto or RV that is not longer needed to the Lake Lanier Association through Action Donation Services.


Dec 14, 2009

ACF Stakeholders meet in Albany, Georgia

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The first Governing Board meeting of the ACF Stakeholders, Inc. was held in Albany, GA on Thursday, December 10th. Over 60 representatives from diverse water users and interest groups of the ACF watershed were in attendance from Gainesville, GA to Apalachicola, FL. The full 56 member Governing Board was selected by the 94 members of the ACF Stakeholders.

The purpose of the meeting was for the newly elected Governing Board to get acquainted and to express their views on issues that the organization should address and their expectations for the group. Betty Webb, City Administrator for Apalachicola, Fl said “My expectation of the ACF Stakeholders effort is simple: A group of intelligent, hard working, dedicated individuals working in harmony toward a common goal for the betterment of the ACF systems.  The members appointed are the "best of the best" that can make this a winning organization with a multitude of positive outcomes.”

The Governing Board agreed that the Governors of Florida, Georgia and Alabama should be notified of the existence of the group as they begin their deliberations on how to resolve the water conflicts.

A significant accomplishment at the meeting was filling the various standing committee positions and electing the Executive Committee for the first year of operation. Governing Board members overwhelming signed up for the following committees:








Dec 14, 2009

Lake Lanier Association Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Water Wars

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The Association's attorney, Clyde Morris, along with attorneys for the State, the Atlanta Regional Commission, Gwinnett County, and several metro area governmental water supply providers, filed a Motion for Summary Judgment late Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville.

The motion challenges the Corps of Engineers' Revised Interim Operations Plan for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF). That plan, originally implemented in 2006, eventually lead to Lanier's being drawn down to its lowest level in history on the day after Christmas two years ago. The Association's goal is to prevent a recurrence of that disastrous depletion.


Dec 9, 2009

ACF Stakeholders Announces its Governing Board

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The ACF Stakeholders, Inc. announces that the full 56 member Governing Board has been selected in representative caucuses in each of the four sub-basins of the ACF. The process illustrated again the desire of diverse water users of the ACF Basin to work together to share this valuable resource.

The Governing Board will hold its first quarterly meeting in Albany at the Hilton Garden Inn on Thursday, December 10th starting at 10:00 AM.


Nov 27, 2009

Lake Lanier Association involvement in ACF Stakeholder Group

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Below for your information is a link to an article in today's AJC about the Lake Lanier Association's (LLA) involvement in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Stakeholders.  The LLA's involvement is in addition to our intervention in the Tri-States litigation assuring that we are participating in the legal process.

To join the Lake Lanier Association or to donate to our legal fund, please visit our Web site, http://lakelanier.org

Click here to read the AJC article by Jeremy Redmon
Lake Lanier Association has been involved in the formation of the ACF Stakeholders from the very beginning when Val Perry and I attended an exploratory meeting in LaGrange last year. The sole purpose of the first meeting was to see if there was enough optimism to schedule a second meeting. Through a process that involved multiple meetings in the ACF Basin to explore the potential support for the group to a series of Steering Committee meetings that developed an agreed upon charter and bylaws with mission and goals, a cohesive group has emerged.
This is the first group with a goal to speak as a unified voice for the interests of the stakeholders on the ACF Basin. How persuasive this voice will be remains to be seen. But with power companies, cities, counties, businesses, water suppliers, advocacy groups and environmental groups from Apalachicola to Lake Lanier already as members, there is room for optimism that the federal and state will want to hear what this group has to say.
A major milestone will occur on December 10th when the first Governing Board will meet in Albany, GA after a selection process that begins on December 1st. At that point, there will be an official body empowered to make decisions regarding issues to be tackled and positions to be taken. Do not expect overnight announcements. Just as it took months for the group to coalesce around a common set of mission and goals and organizational structure, it will take time for the group to arrive at consensus decisions. Keep in mind that the political and legal structures have been at this for 18 years.
Visit www.acfstakeholders.org for details on the history of the group and to stay abreast of the status. An application is on the website for those wishing to join.
Wilton Rooks,
Vice President, Technology, LLA

Nov 27, 2009

Details on Lake Lanier Association Involvement with the ACF Stakeholders

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Below for your information is a link to an article in today’s AJC about the Lake Lanier Association’s (LLA) involvement in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Stakeholders.  The LLA’s involvement is in addition to our intervention in the Tri-States litigation assuring that we are participating in the legal process.

To join the Lake Lanier Association or to donate to our legal fund, please visit our Web site, www.lakelanier.org

AJC article by Jeremy Redmon


Nov 12, 2009

URGENT: Your Input Needed Today on Impact of High Lake Lanier Levels

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Dear All

Beginning in 2006, the Lake Lanier Association has advocated raising Lake Lanier's year-round full pool from 1071 to 1073 feet above sea level as a way of accommodating North Georgia's water supply storage needs.


Nov 7, 2009

Northern Connector Meeting This Tuesday at Georgia Mountains Center

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We have received an email from the Lake Lanier Community Preservation Association, which is a newly formed group of neighbors committed to sustained involvement in matters impacting North Hall and Lake Lanier.  They have asked us to share information on this upcoming meeting about proposed northern connector routes in North Hall which could negatively impact Lake Lanier.

Below is an excerpt from their email with a link to their Web site.
Vicki Barnhorst
The Lake Lanier Association

The GHMPO Policy meeting is so important that we want to be sure that everyone knows it is this coming Tuesday, November 10th.

Nov. 10th GHMPO Policy Meeting: We need you there .. and bring a friend!!

Next Tuesday, Nov. 10th, the GHMPO Policy Committee will meet at 10 a.m. at the GA Mountains Center.  This is the meeting where final action could be taken on the routes that we want withdrawn from the Northern Connector. We really need to have a strong showing to reinforce the action that we want the committee to take.  The impact on elected officials of looking a large number of voters in the eye (especially when making a decision about destroying homes, neighborhoods, etc.) is not to be underestimated.
Remember, there is only one member of the Policy Committee who is appointed by Hall County.  We do anticipate that some action, hopefully a formal motion, will be made for the committee to follow the Commissioners' recommendation and drop the routes, yet, it is not a given that they will.
Our intent is to solicit concerned citizens, like yourself, to be on hand to encourage them to disregard these routes now and in the future.  So come if at all possible; if you absolutely cannot - find someone to come in your place.
Petition: We need more signatures... yours and your friends !!

Just like the meeting - numbers speak volumes to elected officials.  We are targeting Tuesday's meeting to deliver the petition to the Policy Committee.  If you have not signed - please do.  It takes less than a minute.  Just go to www.stopthebridges.com, click the red button "sign the petition" and all you need to enter is your name and zip code and check a box to submit.  There is a comment field as well if you want to say why you are opposed to the routes.
If you have signed already, please take a minute to either forward this email or send the link to the web site to friends, family, neighbors or others.  The more signatures the louder the message we send.

 


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