Monday, April 30, 2012
Over 8,000 pounds of fish were caught and moved by contractors as dam repairs continue.
It turns out that last Tuesday was a good day to fish on Lake Berkeley - and it's likely to be the last in quite some time. Dam repairs continue on the Berkeley Lake dam, and part of the process was removing all of the fish in the 88-acre lake. Berkeley Lake's mayor Lois Salter reported that over 8,000 pounds of fish had been removed. The catch included: a 60-pound carp, a 12-pound catfish, an eight-pound bass and a number of five-pound bass. The fish were removed by a process called "electrofishing," said the mayor who explained that it causes the fish to jump out of the water and they are then scooped up while they're still stunned. A good number of fish were transferred to other lakes. "The contractor delivered many of them alive in …
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
The Berkeley Lake road is among those on Gwinnett Department of Transportation's report on lane closures due to road work and other repairs.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
Contractors have recently begun repairs to the Berkeley Lake dam. Beginning Monday, March 19, North Berkeley Lake Road will be closed to through traffic. Peachtree Corners residents traveling on Bush Road be advised traffic will be routed onto South Berkeley Lake Road to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The road is expected to remain closed for the next 12 months. Below is Gwinnett County Department of Transportation's list of road and lane closings (listed in alphabetical order) for the week of March 10-16. · Alcovy Road from Campbell Road to West Drowning Creek Road will require intermittent lane closure through December 2012 for roadway improvements associated with Sugarloaf Parkway extension, weather permitting. Any such …
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Monday, March 5, 2012
The Berkeley Lake road is among those on Gwinnett Department of Transportation's report on lane closures due to road work and other repairs.
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Monday, March 5, 2012
The Gwinnett Department of Transportation has released a list of road and lane closings for the week of March 3-9. Here's this week's list: For information on State Routes, contact the Georgia Department of Transportation District Communications Office at 770-718-3924 or visit the website at www.georgianavigator.com. For information on Gwinnett County streets and roads, contact the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation Community Relations Office at 770-822-7400 or visit dotcommunityrelations@gwinnettcounty.com.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Friday the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the federal funds, which will be used to repair the city's earthen dam damaged in 2009, is on its way.
The check is in the mail - well, so to speak. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Administrator Phil May announced on Jan. 20, 2012 that the City of Berkeley Lake would receive $2,607,750 in grant funds to repair the city's earthen dam which was damaged after historic flooding in September 2009. The total projected cost of repairs is estimated to be $3,580,558. FEMA provides the money to the state, which then relays the funds to the city. "This grant will help the city of Berkeley Lake recover financially from one of Georgia's worst natural disasters and at the same time help to make it safer against any future one," said May in a press release. "Disaster, flooding in particular, can really debilitate a community's …
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Friday, September 9, 2011
The federal agency announced it would reimburse city 75 percent of repair costs, GEMA expected to kick in additional monies.
There was dancing in the streets in Berkeley Lake late yesterday - or at least at City Hall. The long-awaited news that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would reimburse the city to repair the dam damaged in the historic floods of 2009 finally came. "I'm so excited and so relieved," said the city's mayor, Lois Salter. "It feels like a huge load off of my mind." The city's residents were looking at a $3.5 million repair bill for the dam if the federal funds had not come through. But getting FEMA to declare the city's claim as legitimate was a two-year journey for Salter, the council members, its city engineers and the citizens of the town's 2,000 residents. "It's been a long, long road to get here," said Salter. That road would…
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Jeanne Aulbach
4:57 pm on Monday, September 12, 2011
Bob, Berkeley Lake is working on annexing some of the commercial properties in their area. Mayor Salter is doing what is in the best interests for her city. Under the circumstances, I would do the same thing too to protect my community. Cities need both comercial and residential properties to remain healthy. So I doubt the annexation movement will be rolled back. Norcross and Duluth are still … more ›