Corps to host public meeting, comment period for Berlin Lake Shoreline Management Plan update

Official Statements

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, November 9: “BERLIN CENTER, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting an open house-style public meeting to review proposed updates to the Berlin Lake Shoreline Management Plan. The district is also seeking public input about environmental and recreational topics to consider during the shoreline management plan revision process.

  WHO: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.

  WHAT: The district is hosting a public meeting to collect community input for suggested changes to the shoreline management plan. The meeting will consist of information stations staffed by district representatives and an opportunity for attendees to provide in-person comments on the plan.

  WHEN: 6 - 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17.

  WHERE: 16212 State Route 14, Beloit, OH 44609.

  After the meeting, attendees can submit comments via email, mail, or in person at the Berlin Lake ranger station. To submit a comment via email, comments must be sent to DLL-CELRP-OPS-Public-Comment@usace.army.mil with the subject “Berlin Lake Shoreline Management Plan Update Comments.”

  Comments submitted by mail should be sent to 2030 Bonner Road, Deerfield, OH 44411. Comments can be submitted in person at the lake ranger station during business hours at 7400 Bedell Road, Berlin Center, OH 44401.

  The comment period opens Nov. 17 and closes Dec. 19.

  The public can view the draft shoreline management plan at https://publibrary.sec.usace.army.mil/resource?title=Berlin%20Lake%20Shoreline%20Management%20Plan&documentId=ecb166d9-32c2-4cdc-ce3c-3c9c97ee4513.

  The current shoreline management plan can be viewed at https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/collection/p16021coll7/id/26012/download.

  WHY: The Berlin Lake Shoreline Management Plan acts as a contract between adjacent landowners and the Pittsburgh District for shared land management, balancing private shoreline uses with the protection and restoration of natural environmental conditions. The current shoreline management plan, last updated in June 2008, requires revision due to Corps of Engineers regulations and to incorporate changing community needs.

  Pittsburgh District’s 26,000 square miles include portions of western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, western Maryland, and southwestern New York. It includes more than 328 miles of navigable waterways, 22 navigation locks and dams, 16 multipurpose flood-control reservoirs, 80+ local flood-protection projects, and other projects to protect and enhance the nation’s water resources infrastructure and environment.

  Media can contact the Public Affairs office at mailto:CELRP-PA@usace.army.mil or (412)395-7500.”