Officials seek home for harbor dredge material

Hopefully, the US Steel Superfund cleanup could use this material. I wonder if they have looked at this source yet?

I know the TPI project said it didn’t work for their needs and standards, I wonder if it was evaluated more if it could be used or processed differently to help with this project if it saved some money.

I am a Park Point resident and have lived on 11th Street and Lake Avenue since my birth (1957). I am a 4th generation Park Pointer. We have had a number erosion problems on the point during this time. However the erosion has not ever been as bad as it has been in the past 2 years. Sand has been dredged in 2-3 times during my residency. I felt sick during the time I was reading this article. I can’t believe the sand was dredged at the other entry before considering dredging sand to support home owners that live between the bridge and 12th street. We are sitting back and watching our beach be taken bit by bit and threaten our homes. When I read that there are storage areas filled with sand and the Army Corps of Engineers are searching for areas to put it I was VERY frustrated. We are washing away and no one seems to care. As far as the permits are concerned I think when we are in an emergency situation there should be a process to bypass the need for permits. As our end of Park Point washes away so does access to the bridge and the recreational areas such as the one on 12th Street. I hope that you can understand that if your home was literally washing away and there was a means to slow the process until a longer term solution could be found you would want that option. Please consider the option of dredging sand into the shoreline sooner rather than later to save our homes and Park Point from being under water. Thank you for your consideration of this request.