GRDA Announces Stakeholder Meetings

The Grand River Dam Authority is announcing that three stakeholder meetings, related to the ongoing development of a Grand Lake Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) have been scheduled for early August by Kleinschmidt Energy & Water Resource Consultants, the SMP consulting firm.
The “Land Use Classification” meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 9 at 9:30 AM in the boardroom at GRDA Headquarters in Vinita. The “Permitting” meeting will also be held on Wednesday, August 9, at 1 PM at GRDA Headquarters. Finally, the “Allowable Use” meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, August 10, at 8:30 AM, also at GRDA Headquarters.
It is important to note that, while the public is welcome to attend these meetings, discussion and the recommendation process will be limited to the stakeholder working groups. However, the public is encouraged to send comments regarding the SMP to GRDA at:
Shoreline Management Plan
c/o GRDA
226 W. Dwain Willis Ave.
Vinita, OK 74301-0409
The public can also send comments via email to smp@grda.com, or via fax, to (918) 256-5289, ATTN: SMP.
GRDA is developing the SMP at the request of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency which licenses GRDA to manage the Pensacola Dam and Grand Lake. The SMP will determine future development activity to be allowed along Grand Lake’s 1,300 miles of shoreline. The SMP process got underway last fall when public meetings were held to allow citizen input prior to the start of the development process. During those meetings, attendees were allowed to sign up to have additional input as members of stakeholder groups. These groups have been working with Kleinschmidt, at meetings like these announced for August 9-10, to provide input with local knowledge and desires.
A newsletter updating the SMP development process is also being sent this week to Grand Lake dock owners, dock builders and other lake interests. That newsletter will also be available online at file://www.grda.com/.