Pass the Buck

The local leaders are not letting things get out of hand. No, they are taking action! By dredging the ravine at its source (South Woods) and where the ravine goes underground (the real problem) at Genesee St. downstream of a debris catching dam.  Just above of the dam, and on our property, the ravine silts in with shale over time or after heavy rainfall.  The city used to clear the ravine of debris regularly and lightly dredge before the dam.  This worked fine because it was done often during the rainy season.

Now, we have to use large machines to do the job that a few hours of manual clearing would accomplish if done regularly.  And, of course, the problem is the fault of the suburb where the ravine sources.

The  problem needs the expert opinion of a geologist or scientist who specializes in rivers and streams.  I can say that even an 8th grade class in earth science suggests some simple solutions.  Meandering streams never quit meadering! The men and there machines actually made the situation worse! They pulled away the shale bed from the away side of the meander and dumped the debris on our property.  The result:  the banks on the other side are already eroding which will eventually pull down the trees making the debris worse; shale has silted in above the dam already; the base of the trees on our property were buried in shale thus eventually kill them, adding to the problem.  So much for the smart leadership we so need.

By the way, "the leaders" want someone else to pay of course.

I am spending time each day digging he shale out from around the tree bases. Hard work for what I hope salvages something from this fiasco.