Lake Lanier Georgia - Lake Lanier Drought Marinas Parks

Amongst all the bad news for the lake this year, its easy to lose site of the fact that there have been a lot exciting developments announced. Businesses are still enthusiastically investing in the area. Here are the top six projects on the drawing board for Lake Lanier:

Lake Lanier Fishing licenses are going up in price and may be a littler harder to purchase

The Department of Natural Resources has decided to outsource fishing licenses, which means that some bait-and-tackle stores may not be able to sell the licenses.

The cost of licenses will go up by $2.75. It will still be possible to buy licenses online or via the telephone.

East Bank Park, Van Pugh North, Clarks Bridge and Charleston Park have all been extended. Both Shoal Creek Park and Tidwell Park were long enough to remain open despite the low water levels.

Balus Creek Park is next on the list.

There have been a lot of mistakes and dumb ideas leading up to the current water problems around Atlanta, but the Georgia Senate is about to produce the best of all. Their solution:

Conquer parts of Tennessee.

Gainesville City Council decided to use the drought as an opportunity to clean up Longwood Cove on Lake Lanier. Longwood Cove is close to Gainesville High School and is one of the more polluted areas of the lake.

Project engineer Paul Krippner said he plans to start work early next month:.

"We will hopefully go from about 50,000 yards to about 130,000 cubic yards of silt," Krippner said. "That means we'll be able to address a larger area and maybe go deeper.