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August 20, 2009 Update
Report summarizing recommenations is due to Center for Inland Bays (from the contractors they've hired to work on this) by end of calendar year. They then planned to hold a public meeting at that time, but at our May Kickoff meeting, it was determined that such a public meeting would be better if held when the public is actually here, such as April/May 2010. Actual implementation? 2010-2011... I toured the commercial strip and the entire Rt. 1 area for about 5 hours yesterday with one of the contractors, a DelDOT employee, and a U Del employee who is a specialist on native plants. They were surprised that they could come up with some solutions for most of the storm drains on the west side of the highway (adjacent commercial parking lots), all the ones in the median (since they're pretty identical), and the cross highway pipes that run from east side of the highway to the actual storm drain, which is under the west side of the highway. We also looked at the areas of the beach side that are adjacent the highway gates. In a nutshell, I believe the report will recommend long/narrow strips of native vegetation surrounding the median drains. They may or may not recommend removing the concrete catch basins that surround each of the actual median drains. DelDOT employee claimed that DelDOT mows 5-6 feet around the actual highway, to which I said "ha". The employee isn't in the department that actually does the mowing, so she understood my sarcastic remark. Adjacent the commercial areas, the surface drain at Errett is is surrounded by Shore Mart's asphalt, with virtually no place to put in anything to slow down/filter the runoff. Most other drains can have similar bio-retention basins constructed around them. DelDOT indicated that they could construct these things, but possibly not do the necessary maintenace. I indicated that since the Board/Beautification Committee had previously considered plans to install/maintain something in the median, we would most likely be willing maintain anything that they installed (the work involved would probably be less than the actual mowing we now do). A McDonald's employee came out as we were examining their parking lot's drainage system saying her mananger had sent her out to ask if there was something wrong. I summarized what we were up to, and referred her to our website for details. UDel person recommended establishing solid block of plantings in front of Long & Foster (now 2-3 bushes, some flowers, and red mulch), and noted that most of the existing mulch is on DelDOT property. Similar recommendation in front of Seaside Village/Dollar General-remove dead plantings, and establish solid block of vegetation, but making sure that the parking lot would drain. It seems that this asphalt runs right up to the property line, and ALL current plantings are on DelDOT property. Adjacent the Rt. 1 fencing, I pointed out the photos I'd taken earlier this month (http://www.middlesexbeach.org/swr/aug09.htm), and indicated we'd like to do something about the persistent standing water adjacent the actual gates (both sides of fence). We tentatively agreed that if they put in check dams of large rocks (that would act similar to the pinecone dam pictured in the above webpage), this would allow us to send water that now ponds near the gates towards the crosshighway pipes, but it would still NOT be sent immediately into the storm drains during large downpours. Along the (fairly exposed) fence from Bridge to Short, they mentioned some specific plantings we should consider (eastern red cedar for height, hollies, sumac-as is currently near the Addy gate). I was not lucky enough to be on the team that toured "neighborhoods", who I understand drove in a convertible around beachside MB, Sandpiper Village, some of Sea Colony, and the southern few blocks of Bethany, prior to getting in a boat and touring some of SB's canals to get an idea of how many properties had downspouts and shower drains that feed directly into the canal system. However, in talking with those folks, I understand they will NOT recommend removal of my shuffleboard court, since it is almost completely surrounded by pervious sand... |
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