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Vol. 27 Issue 2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Lawsuit to be heard Feb. 22 The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a longstanding water dispute between Florida and Georgia on Feb. 22, more than two years after justices remanded the case for further consideration. Page 2
Webinar answers lake questions A list of more than 85 questions was submitted to the Lake Lanier Association for the Corps of Engineers’ Tim Rainey, operations project manager for Lake Lanier, to answer in a special 90-minute webinar. Page 43
A double dose of sadness Two friends of this paper passed away last month; baseball great Phil Niekro and Phillip Sartain, a local lawyer who wrote a column for Lakeside for 20 years. Page 32
Paradise in Alabama Finding a perfect family destination during a national pandemic has proven to be a major undertaking, but I got lucky and discovered a place less than three hours from Atlanta that has something for every family member. Page 42 Also inside: Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Fishing news . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lake Lanier Olympic Park . . . . .Page Lake levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Lanier map . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Marinas information . . . . . . . .Page Outdoor activity calendar . . . .Page Sailing calendar . . . . . . . . . . .Page Columns: Curb Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Design & Remodel . . . . . . . . . .Page Glenn Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page On the water . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Steve Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .Page Vanderford’s travel . . . . . . . . .Page Wines, Vines & Brews . . . . . . .Page
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PHOTO BY ALAN HOPE
The right way: Employees of Boat Dock Works remove a customer’s old dock flooring in preparation for the installation of a new platform. US Army Corps of Engineers officials reported last month during a virtual town hall meeting that unlicensed vendors have been charging customers to remove their old dock, then simply hauling it to a secluded part of the lake. For more about this issue, along with many others covered during the meeting, turn to Page 43.