tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post3931733119329185075..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Equivalent of 1,500 lorry loads of harbour silt and mud to become “beach nourishment” ?Graisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-23080552036431821132017-02-17T10:58:22.611+00:002017-02-17T10:58:22.611+00:00Given the fact that one lorry can transport 40T+ t...Given the fact that one lorry can transport 40T+ this would create 60.000 ton if my recoining is right.<br />{but i am sure some one will correct me}?<br />But using my figures of SIXTY THOUSAND TON ON THE beach will be a BIG ATTRACTION and create the foot fall they are looking for?? and be A huge asset to the TOWN?.<br />WELL you can full some of the people some of the time but not all the fantasy world non believernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84472893712967582232017-02-17T08:53:41.655+00:002017-02-17T08:53:41.655+00:00@ Graisg
And for those of us that live in the rea...@ Graisg<br /><br />And for those of us that live in the real world (admittedly not many left) 'holistic' = fantasy, yes a vision but it's not going to be a reality in the foreseeable economic future, unless maybe they could paint the rusty bollards if they crowd source for funding?Harbour duenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84710876401818334942017-02-17T08:35:38.515+00:002017-02-17T08:35:38.515+00:00Hi Harbour Dues. The Harbour working group are pre...Hi Harbour Dues. The Harbour working group are presenting their holistic vision for the entire harbour area on Monday at the Nairnshire Committee - maybe they might have something to say that might cheer you up a bit? They are seeking cash big time to get a few things sorted down by we believe. <br /><br />Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-32365839662072285012017-02-17T08:22:00.553+00:002017-02-17T08:22:00.553+00:00The real reason behind the dredging of the harbour...The real reason behind the dredging of the harbour is to make more money for Highland Council, as once the tonnes of silt and other material have been removed they will be able to put more pontoons in place and offer more berths. The fact that current harbour users have limited use of the facility due to silting seems to matter little as the request for HC to do something about this problem has Harbour duenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-20972648219210913452017-02-16T23:54:56.514+00:002017-02-16T23:54:56.514+00:00It is such a waste of £50,000 to dump the dredged ...It is such a waste of £50,000 to dump the dredged silt by the pier simply for it to be washed back into the harbour again. This is uneconomic, inefficient and ineffective.cradlehallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07292593725014050308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-1791829333583464722017-02-16T21:29:25.790+00:002017-02-16T21:29:25.790+00:00Oh, great, and I bet this will be done peak holida...Oh, great, and I bet this will be done peak holiday time! Still the camper van complainers will be happy as this should keep the camper vans away from the harbour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-7840556488438970022017-02-16T20:56:36.179+00:002017-02-16T20:56:36.179+00:00Brilliant. Material is dredged out at great expens...Brilliant. Material is dredged out at great expense and then left nearby so that eventually it'll dry out and blow back into the harbourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-85173105461614443582017-02-16T20:08:57.793+00:002017-02-16T20:08:57.793+00:00I think you will find that the co-ordinates are th...I think you will find that the co-ordinates are the four corners of an area covering 18,669m2 in which they are allowed to dump the dredge material. I have put this on my mapping & it is the area from the west pier to where the Sundancer starts, & between high & low tides.D.Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-76805321740171172502017-02-16T19:49:49.217+00:002017-02-16T19:49:49.217+00:00I had a look at the various options that were for ...I had a look at the various options that were for view in the Nairn service point a while back. This option is the cheapest with a budget of £50,000. The other options like removal by lorry are much more expensive, and would cause major disturbance with wet smelly silt dripping all over the town.<br />Suction over the harbour car park means a lot of smelly silt which will get spread along the Joe Telfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-27450136490874221292017-02-16T19:20:31.424+00:002017-02-16T19:20:31.424+00:00I'm surprised that the angling club aren't...I'm surprised that the angling club aren't keeping their head's below the parapet at the moment ...given that it would appear that they are going to cost the common good fund some 1.6 million pounds over the next 176 years.....J R Hartelynoreply@blogger.com