Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Village Dock

This is an email I received.......

How could this not have been anticipated? If built in the 40's it should have been assumed that it's life span was getting short and money should have been set aside for this fix over the past several years. Now the failure of this section of dock renders the entire docks in the upper bay useless. This dock is vital to the financial viability of Alex Bay. We all walked it as kids and dreamed of boating. It is where families go to walk and money comes in to town. Had power been added and charged for like our Canadian friends have in Kingston and Brockville then more income would have been generated to offset the inevitable deterioration. Time is of the essence in getting this ready for boat traffic prior to May 1st. Hold a fund raiser, beg for money or cancel the taser. ;) Just do whatever it takes.. a community event like a barn raising. This is the focus of A Bay and the point of contact for nearly ALL visitor. With out a "town dock" many of us have talked and we will no longer come to the Bay at all. The tone from the mayor's office the pAST year has seemed to be "screw those boaters" but I can tell you that w/o a dock to come to our impact on the town will be measured quickly by the merchants we love to support in spite of the mentality of those in charge of the Village. What can we who care do to help? Is a fund being set up? Can we donate towards a fix??? Are state funds available? (not too likely) Is it even possible to get this done in 3 months? we all wish for the best for the little river town we love. You can't change the fact that this was not caught until too late. Let's fix it fast and right. See you in the spring? 

Name withheld by request



Bay Seeks Funds To Repair Deteriorating Dock  Article from the WDT

2 comments:

Nick said...

There is no doubt we need to do something as quickly as possible. We are almost out of time already.

Anonymous said...

Probably wouldn't be to late if dec, dept of state and army core would stand up and help expediate for the village all permits to put a new structure on steel pillons (standard operating procedure for replacement docks) in place of the old concrete structure. Permits are forecasted to take 9 months as a norm.
Our representatives for the state and the fed governments need to step up and "solve/eliminate" all delaying factors. That would allow the repairs to start now rather than "Stop All Work"