Westspit Braddock Bay

Monday, December 15, 2014

Building a 'fake beach' east of Braddock Bay L. Ontario

Customized boat launch basin in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Does the Town of Greece want to do this at the far western
end of Edgemere Dr.? Will Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 

fund this which was built by Canadian firm, Baird and Associates?
The Town of Greece has always thought 'big.' Its 94,000 population provides a substantial assessment base and traditionally Republican voting bloc. What does the Town want?  They want $$$.

They want RECREATION even if that means bending science to fit the facts and politically shimmying up to Senator Chuck Schumer [D-NY] for that $9M in US GLRI funding.

What does the IJC support for Braddock Bay?

Look at a prototype designed by Baird and Associates of Ottawa, Ontario which is commissioned by the IJC for this kind of work.  And is funded by US $$$.  Be prepared for this to occur on the eastern side of Braddock Bay with sands constantly being replenished by transporting them from the submerged barrier, the old Manitou Trolley foundation which runs across the entire mouth of the bay.  Yet, it is this old, submerged foundation that keeps the Bay healthy --- take it away, change that hydrology and wave action . . . . turn the Bay into a muck hole with sediment deposition from Salmon and Buttonwood Creeks. 

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