ICW Dredging...

[sailhog]

An appropriate use of federal funds would seem to be a thorough dredging of the ICW, especiallly through Georgia where boats with drafts greater than four foot can only transit during mid- to high-tide. With the stimulus package rolling through Congress, it's gotta happen... right?

[xort]

who in Ga has his ear?
a very large portion of all this pork is going to blue states. saw a graph somewhere and it was about 70% as I recall.

[SecondWindNC]

NC, especially southeastern NC, is also in pretty serious need of maintenance dredging in the ICW. Corps of Engineers budget for dredging has been cut to nothing in this part of the state.

[soulesailor]

Originally Posted by sailhog

With the stimulus package rolling through Congress, it's gotta happen... right?

Nah...I'd rather see all the CEO's get grossly over-compensated for their failures

[AjariBonten]

Originally Posted by soulesailor

Nah...I'd rather see all the CEO's get grossly over-compensated for their failures

Wait a minute; we can buy a couple gross of shovels and set the Wall Street CEO's to diggin' !!!!

[Brezzin]

Source: AP: Three-quarters of stimulus to go in 18 months;January 22,2009
Bloomberg News: Much of Stimulus Wont Be Spent Before 2011, CBO Says; January 20, 2009

Ok, the mid-term elections are 2010. Any one see a pattern? anyone.

[tommays]

They should have the permits buy about 2047

[JohnRPollard]

Originally Posted by sailhog

An appropriate use of federal funds would seem to be a thorough dredging of the ICW, especiallly through Georgia where boats with drafts greater than four foot can only transit during mid- to high-tide. With the stimulus package rolling through Congress, it's gotta happen... right?

Hog,

Unfortunately, the $4.19 billion originally planned for dredging has been diverted to ACORN, for "neighborhood stabilization activities."

In all seriousness, this is something that Boat/US should be all over. If they aren't, they've really dropped the ball.

[sailhog]

Originally Posted by JohnRPollard

In all seriousness, this is something that Boat/US should be all over. If they aren't, they've really dropped the ball.

I was thinking the same thing. Of all the things for the feds to waste money on, here's something that would actually put a lot of people to work and make the country more efficient in the future. The only folks in the industry who are against it would be Sea Tow...

[Boasun]

To dredge the ICW: Use the Gitmo Prisoners and have them do it with Ice cream scoops. At 10 scoops per breath held.