Today,exactly 1 week since Labor Day. Last year Sept. 2017 was beautiful, and warmer than August. Many locals want to enjoy the beach and scenery now, not the 3,000 tourists to fight for beach and parking. NOPE! COL wants us OUT!
Let's petition or bring it up to the new manager. It is a shame that we have to be kicked out of our town (so to speak) all summer because of the congestion, noise and big-city atmosphere and then not enjoy what we pay taxes for. We need to slow down the DDA's unbridled growth now (they've done a good job of bringing tourists in). Now let's enjoy our town,
Pentwater has a better idea. They plan on having their beach, with a lot of similarities to Ludington's, open to the elements until the end of the first week in October. Why can't we? If forecasts predict a storm to have strong winds before then, why can't we have a crew of DPW and volunteers mobilize the day before and throw down a couple of snow fences?
Your comment, X, compliments the hard working locals of Oceana county who built their towns enduring the ups and downs of economy and still didn't forget the people who have paid taxes for hundreds of years. The way Mason county was before big city ideas from Boston and Detroit and the like took over. Speak up locals, take our city back, starting with the city council.
Aquaman's picture show why I believe the City doesn't think outside a very small corner of the box sometimes. I still don't understand why the City does not drive permanent, durable posts before or just beyond the curb you see above, at the terminus of each parking line (around 8-9 ft. apart) to use each year as an emergency defense against early autumn windstorms. With those posts in place, and the fence readily available, it should take only about an hour to mobilize. The fence could be extra high and a lot better barrier than barrel-supported snow fence.
In mid-October, it could be put in permanently, along with any other fencing needed on the beach. In spring, it'd be a lot less work to take down and clean up after. The posts could also find a myriad of uses during the summer months, not only for emergency deployment of fence against a summer gale, but for advertisement, artwork, a place to lock your bike, a place to hang trash containers from, Gus Macker scorecards, etc. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. But don't imagine parking meters...
Interesting concept for a fence, XLFD. I'm sure by now some thing would be better than these temporary fencings. I attended CPRC meeting sometime last fall when John Shay brought up the idea of making a concrete barrier/seating concept to hold sand back similar to Minister's wave Wall. I'm not sure how good Manistee's wall is working, but it is kind of pretty painted. Anyway, Shay's suggestion I thought may have been something to consider, but chairman krauch cut the idea off the table. Another example that the whole council was denied from deliberating.
Freedom Seeker
Let's petition or bring it up to the new manager. It is a shame that we have to be kicked out of our town (so to speak) all summer because of the congestion, noise and big-city atmosphere and then not enjoy what we pay taxes for. We need to slow down the DDA's unbridled growth now (they've done a good job of bringing tourists in). Now let's enjoy our town,
Sep 11, 2018
XLFD
Pentwater has a better idea. They plan on having their beach, with a lot of similarities to Ludington's, open to the elements until the end of the first week in October. Why can't we? If forecasts predict a storm to have strong winds before then, why can't we have a crew of DPW and volunteers mobilize the day before and throw down a couple of snow fences?
Sep 11, 2018
Freedom Seeker
Your comment, X, compliments the hard working locals of Oceana county who built their towns enduring the ups and downs of economy and still didn't forget the people who have paid taxes for hundreds of years. The way Mason county was before big city ideas from Boston and Detroit and the like took over. Speak up locals, take our city back, starting with the city council.
Sep 11, 2018
XLFD
Aquaman's picture show why I believe the City doesn't think outside a very small corner of the box sometimes. I still don't understand why the City does not drive permanent, durable posts before or just beyond the curb you see above, at the terminus of each parking line (around 8-9 ft. apart) to use each year as an emergency defense against early autumn windstorms. With those posts in place, and the fence readily available, it should take only about an hour to mobilize. The fence could be extra high and a lot better barrier than barrel-supported snow fence.
In mid-October, it could be put in permanently, along with any other fencing needed on the beach. In spring, it'd be a lot less work to take down and clean up after. The posts could also find a myriad of uses during the summer months, not only for emergency deployment of fence against a summer gale, but for advertisement, artwork, a place to lock your bike, a place to hang trash containers from, Gus Macker scorecards, etc. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. But don't imagine parking meters...
Sep 12, 2018
Du Wright
Interesting concept for a fence, XLFD. I'm sure by now some thing would be better than these temporary fencings. I attended CPRC meeting sometime last fall when John Shay brought up the idea of making a concrete barrier/seating concept to hold sand back similar to Minister's wave Wall. I'm not sure how good Manistee's wall is working, but it is kind of pretty painted. Anyway, Shay's suggestion I thought may have been something to consider, but chairman krauch cut the idea off the table. Another example that the whole council was denied from deliberating.
Sep 12, 2018
Du Wright
that is .. Manistee's wall, not Minister's!
Sep 12, 2018
XLFD
Concrete barrier? That shows John Shay definitely had a 'bunker mentality'.
Standing Committee Chairmen have a surprising amount of power.
Sep 12, 2018