Corps plan is a waste, writer says

To The Eagle:

We have miles of beautiful dikes in the Steamboat Slough area with the exception of two hundred yards.

The area in question gets heavy wakes from ever- and ever-bigger ships. This area is a long, sweeping turn and if you watch outgoing ships doing fifteen or better knots, you’ll see what’s going on with the area of our dike.

This area is one of our remaining assets and has been a showplace for visitors.

If the Corps wants to help, they could hire local contractors to repair the area for a pittance. The Corps of Engineers’ plan is totally a waste of money for a single-lane replacement dike.

The single diking district commissioner is up against the powers that be.

Olaf Thomason, Sr.

Puget Island