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100 Percent of Buck Gully Erosion Work Now Planned
posted: February 2nd, 2010 07:50 am |
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A plan to reduce erosion along Lower Buck Gully appears poised to go forward completely, not in a reduced iteration that city officials had considered last month.
The $2 million project will add wire cages filled with river rocks to Lower Buck Gully, diverting water as it heads toward the beach. Without the measures, city officials fear that some houses may slide down the hillside if a major storm causes erosion.
Earlier this month, city officials said they had about half the easements they needed from neighbors, which would have allowed them to complete about 85 percent of the project. (Read our story about that here.)
But in the past week or so, more residents committed to signing easements, said Robert Stein, a city engineer. Now the city will begin the permitting process, which includes getting Coastal Commission approval.
If permits are granted in a timely manner, construction could begin in August. The project, Stein said, will take about six months.
In October, City Councilwoman Nancy Gardner and City Manager Dave Kiff went door-to-door, explaining the project to homeowners in an attempt to get them to sign easements. Read that story here.
This photo was taken on Jan. 20, when storms created a huge runoff from Lower Buck Gully onto Little Corona Beach.
