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USACE manager: more than 150 illegal docks on Lake Lewisville; agency pushing voluntary compliance
Summary
Kenneth Myers, lake manager for Lake Lewisville, told the Highland Village Parks and Recreation Advisory Board the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has documented more than 150 illegal boat docks across the lake and is seeking voluntary compliance through HOA outreach, a public-information video and, if needed, citations and impoundment.
Kenneth Myers, a lake manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told the Highland Village Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on July 21 that Corps staff have compiled a lake-wide database listing more than 150 illegal boat docks and related shoreline encroachments on Lake Lewisville.
Myers said the Corps has begun a communication campaign focused first on homeowners associations, distributing a short public-affairs video and asking for voluntary removal of illegal structures. “We’ve got over 150, and that’s lake wide,” Myers said, describing the initial outreach and the Corps’ June 1 request for compliance.
Why it matters: Corps-managed shoreline is public land under federal rules, and long-standing private docks restrict public access and can affect shoreline erosion and other environmental values. Myers told the board the Corps will escalate enforcement if voluntary measures fail — including…
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