Name:   LakeWatcher2012 - Subject:   where are the marine police Date:   6/3/2017 11:34:49 PM

Mr. KrTracker,

     I figured I would give you a little information about Lake Martin and its enforcement. There is only one, I repeate one Trooper asisgned to Lake Martin. That is one man to cover 44,000 acres and over 800 miles of shoreline. Lake Martin is the third largest lake in the state, but one of the busiest for recreational traffic. Over 95 percent of lake traffic travels through Youngs Basin, The Ridge, Blue Creek, Chimney Rock, Kowaliga Bay, Little Kowaliga Creek and Big Kowaliga Creek. Based on that percentage, where do you think most violations or accidents are going to occur? As Mark Fuller stated there was a BUI arrest made in Sandy Creek during the night time. There was two other BUI arrest made in Blue Creek and Kowaliga Bay. Both of those arrest were made after 10 P.M. Also, There was over 60 warnings issued over the holiday weekend. I would say 30 Citations, Three BUI arrests and over 60 warnings is a very busy weekend for a lake that is as short staffed as Lake Martin.