FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public meeting on May 5, 2016 to present the draft Lake Lavon Master Plan Update. The draft document is based on government analysis and public comment from the initial public meeting held February 24, 2015.
The public meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place Garland, 5101 North President George Bush Highway Garland, Texas, 75040 and is open to the public. A formal presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. At the conclusion of the presentation, there will be an open forum for individual discussion with Corps representatives. A draft document will be available to the public prior to the meeting at the Fort Worth District website under Lakes Recreation, Master Plan Updates.
The current Master Plan is dated May 13, 1972 and was completed as part of the planned enlargement of Lavon Lake, which was completed in December 1975. Collin County and adjacent Rockwall and Denton counties each experienced population growths of more than 50 percent during the 2000-2010 census period. Increased urban growth around the lake and surrounding communities creates a need for bigger roads, more electricity, more water and sewer, and more public recreation opportunities.
All of these factors affect management of the Federal lands at Lavon Lake and necessitate a need for an updated Master Plan.
The Master Plan study area will include the Lavon Lake proper and all adjacent recreational and natural properties under federal control.
The primary purposes of the Lavon Lake project are flood risk management, water supply, and recreation.
Questions pertaining to the proposed revision can be addressed to: Mr. Ryan Shackelford, Project Manager, CESWF-PEC-PM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300, (817) 886-1717.
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About the Fort Worth District: The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was established in 1950. The District is responsible for water resources development in two-thirds of Texas, and design and construction at military installations in Texas and parts of Louisiana and New Mexico. Visit the Fort Worth District Web site at: www.swf.usace.army.mil and SWF Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Worth-District-US-Army-Corps-of-Engineers/188083711219308.
Lake Lavon Master Plan Update documents and related information are available to the public at: http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/About/LakesandRecreationInformation/MasterPlanUpdates/LavonLake.aspx.