{"id":70502,"date":"2019-06-26T08:13:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T12:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=70502"},"modified":"2019-06-26T08:13:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T12:13:06","slug":"town-dock-to-get-emergency-repairs-in-coming-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/town-dock-to-get-emergency-repairs-in-coming-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Town Dock to get emergency repairs in coming weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Town Dock will be getting some unexpected work early this summer.<\/p>\n

Just six years after the surface boards were replaced, they need to be replaced again because they are rotting from below from one end of the dock to the other.<\/p>\n

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Following flooding in 2013, the dock surface was replaced with untreated Douglas fir boards. Town staff first noted decay originating on the underside of some of those boards last fall, and this year have been conducting daily inspections and replacing boards as necessary.<\/p>\n

“During a recent inspection staff walk [sic] the entire surface looking for soft areas or areas where the public has gone through the deck in the previous 24 hours,” noted a staff report. “It is not uncommon to find 2-3 different defective areas each day. As the summer season is just beginning and with many major community events planned for the dock, staff believe this has become a major liability issue if someone does in fact go through the deck.”<\/p>\n

Steve Hernen, Director of Operations and Protective Services for the Town, presented a report at the council meeting on June 24 to request approval for emergency repairs to the dock.<\/p>\n

When asked why the boards have deteriorated so quickly, Hernen said, “From what I\u2019ve been told by some of the suppliers, it\u2019s not a material that should be in and out of the water. You either submerse it in the water or leave it out of the water altogether. But basically because the underside is splashing with water it\u2019s in a high moisture area\u2026 when you pull the boards up and look from underneath, you can see they\u2019re all just rotting away.”<\/p>\n

The staff report recommends replacement with a two-inch thick pressure-treated wood product. Composite decking material was considered but isn’t an option without additional cost to alter the structure because, “the deck stringers, which support the deck, are on 32\u201d centre and composite material cannot span this distance,” noted the staff report. “They would require additional stringers and piles to support them. ”<\/p>\n

The Town Dock’s support structure is comprised of steel piles and beams. Prior to 2013 the deck surface was made of three-inch thick hemlock boards.<\/p>\n

The idea of using a pressure-treated product as a replacement material so close to the water didn’t sit well with Councillor Tim Withey.<\/p>\n

“I understand you\u2019re not supposed to, even though it might be common that people do it. Next time there\u2019s a flood it will all be under water,” he said. “Pressure-treated [lumber] is basically a no-no as far as I\u2019ve heard unless there\u2019s a new product out there.”<\/p>\n

After discussion about options for the surface material and associated costs, and the possibility of raising the dock above possible flood levels, council passed a motion to approve emergency repairs. Based on the lowest quote received by Town staff\u2014$80,000 for labour and materials using a pressure-treated product\u2014they approved a maximum spend of $100,000 for a cedar deck surface.<\/p>\n

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