The Army Corps of Engineers is reminding all persons with property bordering public land around Beaver Lake to know where the property line is and avoid “spring cleaning” on government land. No work can be performed on government property without prior written approval from the Corps. This includes cutting vegetation. Storing personal property is prohibited (i.e. boats, trailers, lawn furniture, etc.) on public property. Anyone with personal property on public land or water should remove those items. In addition, placing structures on public land or applying herbicide to kill vegetation is not allowed. Officials advise all adjacent landowners to contact the Corps before starting work on public property. Only certain alterations can be authorized, and violators are subject to a range of penalties under the law for unauthorized activities. It is up to adjacent landowners to seek out the boundary line and avoid unauthorized activities, just as they would avoid encroaching on their neighbors land. Beaver park rangers patrol the shoreline for unauthorized activities. If unauthorized activities are discovered, the adjacent landowners are contacted and advised how to resolve the violation. In some cases, citations could require an appearance before a federal magistrate and jeopardize existing permits or licenses associated with boat docks, electric power lines, and vegetation modification, etc. The government property line is marked around the lake with white metal fence posts set near round brass survey markers placed at ground level. It runs straight between consecutive survey markers and its presence is indicated by white lines painted on trees. The trees, not usually on the line, just indicate that the line passes near.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:12:34 +0000
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