Can't help but wonder, considering the narrowness of the new channel, if the town really accomplished much with the dredging out there. I know over one half of the spoils (a scant 18,000 cubic yards, total project) was supposed to have come from the channel. Have you heard any comments from the boat club or residents along the canals as to whether they think the project accomplished what they wanted? For my part, I definitely would like to see the town spend the money on paving Duck Woods Drive before they dredge the canal behind my house. We have one mile and a half of canals and same for the street....the street needs it worse...and, on the other side, Potaskeet has just been paved....."
Ray
Southern Shores project ....18,000 cubic yards @ $2 million equals... $111.00 per cubic yard.
Town of Nags Head project...4,600,000 cubic yards @ $36 million equals.... $7.82 per cubic yard.
Comparatively, using monies spent by Southern Shores....the Nags Head project would have cost $510,000,000, instead of $36,000,000.
Comparatively, using monies spent by Nags Head...the Southern Shore project would have cost $140,760, instead of $2,000,000.
Nags Head is using 300 ft. ocean going dredges. Southern Shores used a 40 foot pontoon boat. Go figure....
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Your thought process on the cost is ridiculous. It is a case of volume and a different environment.
It would be the same as saying the price per apple for the purchase of only one should reflect the same price as the purchaser who purchased a thruck load.
Ray, loosen up. Also, the canal could not be dredged any deeper or wider because of ridiculous NCDENR regs. The classification of the waters are SA and there is submerged aquatic vegetation in the canals and the mouth of the creek as explained to me.
Hold on Anon, :)
There's nothing wrong with my thought process, IMO. ;)
I was simply throwing the figures out there. HOWEVER, perhaps you don't remember when my friend, Tom Bennett was quoting (and hoping) early on, that the dredge project would be able to be completed with the FULL $800,000 ($200,000 TOWN MATCHING) alone. As it turned out, the project cost TWICE that amount and we got much less dredge spoil removed than originally planned. This was not a good civil works project. In fact, it was a total dismal mess...and we can't blame it all on NCDENR. Crummy planning, crummy contractors, poor financial planning. Wasted taxes... JMO. :)
I live on Gravey Pond Lane; the streets in Kabul are in better shape. We have at least 20 sink holes on this short cul de sac.
Try riding down Duck Woods Drive, especially the middle one-half mile. Do it everyday and you'll need new shocks for your vehicle.
And, Heaven forbid, you have hemmoriods!....
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