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What's the poop on Wilmette Harbor?
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Glenn McCarthy
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Basically one Commissioner on the MWRD board who voted "no" on April 4 has to come forward to ask that the topic be put on the agenda for the April 18 meeting in order for it to be reconsidered. If it gets on the agenda, then it would be put up to vote a second time around.
Both bidders are working feverishly (we have not heard any noise from the third bidder).
The Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation sent a letter to the Commissioners and ExDir of the MWRD today that discussed the importance of: Safety; The Competition Facility; Training; and the Hypersensitive Nature of Boating with Economic Changes. All of these dynamics are in play if the harbor were to be closed for the year. We asked the MWRD to re-open Wilmette Harbor on-time for 2013. We steered clear of recommending any of the bidders.
Both bidders are working feverishly (we have not heard any noise from the third bidder).
The Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation sent a letter to the Commissioners and ExDir of the MWRD today that discussed the importance of: Safety; The Competition Facility; Training; and the Hypersensitive Nature of Boating with Economic Changes. All of these dynamics are in play if the harbor were to be closed for the year. We asked the MWRD to re-open Wilmette Harbor on-time for 2013. We steered clear of recommending any of the bidders.
chaosmaster
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Ummmmm.... my squeeze is at the same regatta as yours...
IN!
Chaos
IN!
Chaos
Glenn McCarthy
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The lease is back on the agenda of the MWRD for this Thursday. Fingers are crossed.
chaosmaster
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If this rain keeps up, the lake may already be filled... perhaps we just meet at a neighborhood watering hole?
Chaos
ILYAsailor90
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ockam-nokam
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Saw an interesting pic showing where it needs to rain to actually have a difference on Lake Michigan water levels.
Thanks Tom Skilling.
Thanks Tom Skilling.
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Army Corps have reversed their forecast for record low levels this summer. We're currently actually 2" higher right now than were were this time last year. Interesting video here: http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/03/19/great-lakes-water-levels
presumably snow that hasn't melted in the areas marked on this map would have the same effect on the lake? UP and N Mich still have a lot of snow from what i hear.Saw an interesting pic showing where it needs to rain to actually have a difference on Lake Michigan water levels.
Thanks Tom Skilling.
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ILYAsailor90
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Since Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are actually one body of water we need it to rain on both lakes. At least every other day for the past two weeks it has rained on the GL's. Lake Michigan/Huron went up 3 cm (1.1") in March.Saw an interesting pic showing where it needs to rain to actually have a difference on Lake Michigan water levels.
Thanks Tom Skilling.
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The snow melt is up in the U.P and Canada and goes mostly into Superior which drains into the north channel and then into Lake Huron. Anywhere we can get it the GL's need it. Rain, Snow, Drunken sailors bladders. Remember no beer brewed with GL's water. That means no Miller Lite!
Glenn McCarthy
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The MWRD Commissioners voted this morning 9-0 to award a new 39-year lease to the Wilmette Harbor Association.
While WHA had the dredging scheduled for now, the dredger had to move to other jobs and won't be back for about 3 weeks, but all of the dominoes are lined up and ready to fall to have the harbor open for 2013.
A lot of people within the sport, within other organizations and even non-sailors took the time to write the MWRD, a lot of people made this happen.
Get out and go sailing Wilmette!
While WHA had the dredging scheduled for now, the dredger had to move to other jobs and won't be back for about 3 weeks, but all of the dominoes are lined up and ready to fall to have the harbor open for 2013.
A lot of people within the sport, within other organizations and even non-sailors took the time to write the MWRD, a lot of people made this happen.
Get out and go sailing Wilmette!
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chaosmaster
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As tactician, I'm making the call to postpone Fill the Lake until May when the temperature MIGHT be out of the 30's.
Cheers,
Chaos
ockam-nokam
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I'll be there. Got to stop and get some beers first!
Shorthanded
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Since it is a bit of a trek to get over there to piss into the lake, I'll just go out tonight and piss into the ditch in front of my house. That runs directly into the lake as I'm less than a block away.
