The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to allow the use of security cameras on private floating facilities, such as docks, on Lake Lanier, according to Rep. Doug Collins' office.
The move comes following a 30-day comment period that ended on June 16, according to a media release from the Corps' Lanier office.
Of 264 comments, 257 were in favor of removing the security camera prohibition. 7 were opposed to the move, and 5 were neutral.
"I applaud the Corps' decision to accept public comment and respond accordingly by allowing Lake Lanier residents to install security cameras on their property," Collins (R-Gainesville) said in a prepared statement. "My team and I have tirelessly worked to make our neighbors' voices heard on the issues that impact them every day. My chief concern is that residents near Lakes Lanier and Hartwell have a platform for communicating their interests to the Corps, and we continue to make progress on this front."
Collins has regularly asked corps officials to seek out and consider public comment when it comes to decision making in the lake communities in the 9th district, according to his office.
The previous prohibition of cameras in the lake's shoreline management plan has now been repealed, according to the Corps statement.
