Grand Beach Robin Lane access site approved for staging area after Labor Day

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Grand Beach Robin Lane access site approved for staging area after Labor Day

BY FRANCESCA SAGALA

Members of the Grand Beach Village Council accepted the proposal from Donkersloot & Sons to use the Robin Lane beach access for a staging area for revetment work that will begin after Labor Day and last like now,” as it’s currently a little weedy. Donkersloot & Sons will pay the sum of $20,000 for the site usage to the village, which is based on if the project is awarded to them, the email stated. Councilmember and parks and beaches commissioner approximately through Thanksgiving at a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 3.

According to the email that was sent from Arie Donkersloot, Jr. to clerk Mary Robertson and council president James Bracewell, Donkersloot & Sons has requested the usage of the Robin Lane Access Site for the Carter Eckert Revetment Repair Project. The project will involve staging “1-to-3-ton armor stone and 5-inch to 12-inch mattress stone on the Robin Access site, which will be then loaded onto our barge to transfer to the Eckert Revetment Project site.”

Work will begin after Labor Day and be completed by Nov. 30. Bracewell said this timeline conforms to the village’s ordinances about construction and using the easements, as they “try to stay away from any activity on easements by a contractor other than the exception of emergency situations.”

After work is completed, the Robin Lane Access Site will be restored back to its original condition, with Donkersloot adding that it will “probably look better than what it looks Pete Doerr asked why that site is being used and not the Lake Avenue access, as he understands According to the email that Lake and Royal have traditionally that was sent from Arie been used for access for equipment of Donkersloot, Jr. to clerk the beach. Donkersloot said that Lake is Mary Robertson and council a little tight for semis “when they come president James Bracewell, around there” and that cars are usually Donkersloot & Sons has parked there, as well as that the road is requested the usage of the narrow. Robin Lane Access Site for

the Carter Eckert Revetment Councilmember Blake Repair Project. The project O’Halloran asked if there’s a will involve staging “1-to-3- chance that, after the project ton armor stone and 5-inch is completed, mulch could be to 12-inch mattress stone on put down there, as was done the Robin Access site, which at Royal. Donkersloot said that they will be then loaded onto our can put down sand, mulch and gravel, barge to transfer to the Eckert adding that mulch would blend in with Revetment Project site.” everyone’s landscaping on either side. Councilmembers said they would discuss it further at their next council meeting. During public comment, resident Harry Walder said that he went down and looked at the site and that there are two “pretty big trees” that would have to come down in order to do the work.

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