Posted by: Doug K
« on: October 08, 2020, 10:21:16 am »And before everyone says that this may be a reach to blame the Facebook Stop the Canal Clear-cut group for the fate of the Colonial Belle let's remember there is a big "WHAT IF" that is in play here...
Just think for a moment about this...
What if Perinton & Fairport had heeded the message about Embankment Maintenance and Management they were given on December 9, 2018?
The New York Canal Corporation came to this community and showed them the information and also talked about safety of the community, the timeline for work, and the reasons behind this embankment maintenance work. They also told them they wanted to PREVENT the issue of embankment related closures.. like this.
It was directed right at Fairport & Perinton, one of the areas that was a High Hazard Embankment Dam looming over several neighborhoods and an elementary school.
And it was all about safety then, just like it still is today... and still Perinton/Fairport residents support a Facebook group that is fighting against fixing canal issues and getting proper embankment maintenance done.
And now this same Facebook group wants to point their fingers at others when the BLAME for EARLY MAINTENANCE rests squarely on their shoulders?
If Fairport embankments were cleared when they should have been just MAYBE none of what's happening today would be so... and just maybe the Colonial Belle could get that extra weekend peeping leaves.
Have to wonder...
Just think for a moment about this...
What if Perinton & Fairport had heeded the message about Embankment Maintenance and Management they were given on December 9, 2018?
The New York Canal Corporation came to this community and showed them the information and also talked about safety of the community, the timeline for work, and the reasons behind this embankment maintenance work. They also told them they wanted to PREVENT the issue of embankment related closures.. like this.
It was directed right at Fairport & Perinton, one of the areas that was a High Hazard Embankment Dam looming over several neighborhoods and an elementary school.
And it was all about safety then, just like it still is today... and still Perinton/Fairport residents support a Facebook group that is fighting against fixing canal issues and getting proper embankment maintenance done.
And now this same Facebook group wants to point their fingers at others when the BLAME for EARLY MAINTENANCE rests squarely on their shoulders?
If Fairport embankments were cleared when they should have been just MAYBE none of what's happening today would be so... and just maybe the Colonial Belle could get that extra weekend peeping leaves.
Have to wonder...