Following pressure from Senator Reverend Warnock and Georgia families, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers informed the Senator that they will scale back on the number of indefinitely closed recreational sites at Lake Lanier

The news follows earlier reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was indefinitely closing 23 parks in Georgia, most of which are at Lake Lanier, because of staffing shortfalls ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend

According to WSB-TV reporting, the U.S. Army Corps now says it will only close 11 sites

These staff cuts stem directly from reckless Trump Administration policies, including deferred registration and hiring freezes from the Department of Defense, which oversees the Army Corps of Engineers

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) issued the following statement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers scaling back plans to indefinitely close nearly two dozen Georgia parks, most of which are at Lake Lanier, because of staffing shortfalls:

“After public outcry from myself and countless Georgians, we prevented more than half of the announced park closures from going into effect. This is welcome news for Georgia families looking forward to enjoying summer days by the lake. But because of this administration’s reckless cuts, parks are still slated to be indefinitely closed. We must continue to speak out: Enough is enough with these reckless cuts, Georgia families deserve better,” said Senator Reverend Warnock.

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