From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
“On Monday, dock owners on Lake Lanier, Lake Allatoona and five other federally managed Georgia lakes got a pleasant surprise. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it would delay a nearly quadrupling of dock fees, originally planned to take effect next year.
‘It came out of the blue,’ said John Barker, president of the Lake Lanier Association.
When the news of the potential increases came out in June, residents and a host of Georgia politicians decried the Corps’ plans.
For the past 12 years, people owning docks on lakes had to pay $400 for a new permit or $175 for a renewal. Once paid, the permit is good for five years. But the Corps, which manages the lakes, announced the fees for both new permits and renewals would go up to $835 on Jan. 1, 2020.” READ MORE