2023-10-02, 14:46:44
(This post was last modified: 2023-10-02, 14:47:33 by VE3WI Dave.)
Thanks for posting. I was wondering if anything was going on.
Unfortunately there's a steep hill to climb if Cabot Head is ever to reopen:
- Feds spent 1.3 M$ of our tax money to make the place "safe", but won't spend a penny to make it usable or even accessible.
- Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula has washed their hands of it.
- Owner of shore land where the road used to be was reportedly not favorable to allowing repairs.
- Dyer's Bay residents don't want Cabot Head traffic through their village.
- There was a report that the electrical power feed needs work.
- There was a report that water leaks caused an interior ceiling to collapse.
- Now more reports of damage and vandalism.
- FOCH can't operate it to raise money for maintenance, & can't even access it.
The walking/cycling trail idea is a non-starter. Few people will trek that far. And how would access for operation & maintenance be provided?
Perhaps the most merciful future would be for the Feds to let a contract to remove it and remediate the site back to greenfield condition. That would be better than watching it fall down.
too bad
Dave, VE3WI
Unfortunately there's a steep hill to climb if Cabot Head is ever to reopen:
- Feds spent 1.3 M$ of our tax money to make the place "safe", but won't spend a penny to make it usable or even accessible.
- Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula has washed their hands of it.
- Owner of shore land where the road used to be was reportedly not favorable to allowing repairs.
- Dyer's Bay residents don't want Cabot Head traffic through their village.
- There was a report that the electrical power feed needs work.
- There was a report that water leaks caused an interior ceiling to collapse.
- Now more reports of damage and vandalism.
- FOCH can't operate it to raise money for maintenance, & can't even access it.
The walking/cycling trail idea is a non-starter. Few people will trek that far. And how would access for operation & maintenance be provided?
Perhaps the most merciful future would be for the Feds to let a contract to remove it and remediate the site back to greenfield condition. That would be better than watching it fall down.
too bad
Dave, VE3WI