Law enforcement is provided by the Roswell Police Department on a contract basis.

[6] Both lakes are gradually being destroyed by siltation, caused by development upstream in Roswell.

The developers contested their liability and claim the lakes have likely out-lived their "life expectancy", and the situation is likely caused by the natural flow of silt and sediment in the basin.

Due to numerous pre-trial motions, the case did not go to court until October 2010, when the jury ruled in favor of Mountain Park but only awarded $45,000 in damages.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 583 people, 273 households, and 171 families residing in the city.