Narooma News letters | May 11

Updated May 11 2016 - 11:27am, first published 10:58am

‘Fawlty’ boat ramp

Just when you think they couldn’t get any more complacent (nicer than ‘incompetent’), Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) has done it again. On Monday last week, ESC were all set to rectify some of their mistakes with the costly re-development of the Apex Park boat ramp. Private contractors were at the ready with an excavator, divers were all suited up and  council crews were about to start work. The tasks were simple, to fix a couple of concrete treads and to extend the ramp so that no more boat trailers would go over the edge. Before commencing work most individuals and businesses would check to ensure their permits were up to date and covered the work proposed. ESC didn’t, and Marine Parks staff attended and stopped the works. ESC didn’t have a current permit. Marine Parks staff did their job as per the regulations, just like ESC should have. About $5,000 of our money was wasted for the excavator, two divers, two trucks, and six staff to attend, plus the ‘on costs’ associated with this job. This is just one job that has been watched closely by ratepayers, and the results have been pathetic. The design of the ramp is wrong for that position, the ramp doesn’t meet Australian Standards, and now council is doing work without the right permits.

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