Lake Depth Improvement Sub-Committee Workshop Report

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Workshop was open to the membership.

Guests were from Lake Erie Ship Repair & Fabrication, LLC of Jefferson, OH. Mr. Joseph Crane (President) and Mr. Justin Gee (Vice President) shared with us the history of the company and presented pictures of their past construction projects. This company was chosen by the committee and voted by the Board to accept their bid for a spud barge and 2 hopper barges for the Lake Dredging Project.

After the meeting, questions were asked by Membership.
1. Is there a contract? – Yes
2. Will the spud barge hold our trackhoe? – Yes, the barge holds up to 90k lbs. Our trackhoe is 33k lbs.
3. What about the hopper barges, how many cubic yards can it carry? – Between 6 ½ to 8 cubic yards.
4. Will the barges be painted? – Yes, the color of the barges will be red inside and out.
5. Where will the barges be put into the water? – At the boat ramp.
6. How long does it take to build the barge? – About 5 to 6 weeks.
7. Will the barges be ready for July 2014 dredging? – Yes
8. Where will you practice dredging? – Plum Creek
9. Where will the dredging start and when? – The target date is July 14th and it will be in Fishman’s Cove.
10. Why Fisherman’s Cove? – EnviroScience sampling methods from 2009 and 2011 indicated that that area had the most siltation.
11. How will we know where and when the dredging is going to be? – Times will be 8am to 3:30pm; the location will be announced on the Website, in the Email Blast, and in the Shores News.

The next workshop will be on Saturday, April 5th at 10am in the Clubhouse. This workshop will be open to the membership.

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