Several people have said they left the RDC public meeting on Aug. 11 confused about the purpose of the meeting. We were told it wasn't a meeting to discuss design ideas. Then we were shown a plan to use riprap to repair the landing. That's not a viable design. People cannot walk on riprap. Boats are damaged by riprap. In fact, a couple of weeks ago a barge was damaged and sank because of the riprap at the edge of Tom Lee Park. To read about it in "The Flyer," click HERE.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Confused?
Several people have said they left the RDC public meeting on Aug. 11 confused about the purpose of the meeting. We were told it wasn't a meeting to discuss design ideas. Then we were shown a plan to use riprap to repair the landing. That's not a viable design. People cannot walk on riprap. Boats are damaged by riprap. In fact, a couple of weeks ago a barge was damaged and sank because of the riprap at the edge of Tom Lee Park. To read about it in "The Flyer," click HERE.