Waldo Avenue Gully Project

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Waldo Avenue Gully Project
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Project History Timeline

• 1973 Waldo Avenue Landslide
• 1996 Samoset Road Landslide
• 1998 Rite Aid commitment of 45,000
• 2000 Phase-1 completion, Site deemed attractive
  nuisance
• 2000-2002 190,000 allocated to project from
  approved Ocean Properties TIF
• 2002 203,000 MBNA grant applied for and denied
• 2003 Project handed from church committee to
  church trustees
• (I get involved)
• 2003 Wendys helps out with other gully
• 2004 Church measures interest and gets signatures
  at polls, latest estimates for 218,672, We ask
  council to put this in budget.
• 2007 DEP permit renewed after expiring and for
  new plan
• 2008 Bids received for spring work at under
  85,000

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Waldo Avenue, Samoset Road landslides
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Samoset Road landslide with 400' of horizontal
movement, April 1996
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Landslide Risk Study
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Wendy's helps stabilize other gully
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Waldo Avenue Gully Project
2008 work area
Phase 1
1978 work
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2008 work area
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Church Involvement

• Paid for Phase-1 with fundraising
• Managed and invested Rite-Aid money
• Stored materials at site despite attractive
  nuisance designation
• Worked with City, Rite-Aid, engineers, and DEP
• to produce and revise plans
• Suggested smaller more affordable project
• Cleared trees to reduce project costs

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City Involvement

• Undertook 1997 landslide study
• Provided engineering for most activities
• Managed and invested Rite-Aid money
• Acquired rock from Denny's.
• Worked with Church, Rite-Aid, engineers,
  construction companies, and DEP to produce and
  revise plans
• Managed bidding processes estimates

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Proponents

• 2007-2008 City Council goals
• DEP
• Church Congregation
• City
• Neighbors
• Waldo Ave users
• Many voters as polled 2004
• School at premises

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Opponents

• Time
• Apathy
• Weather

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Desired result

• City council to fund the remainder of the project
  for 26000 onetime expense.
• This will end the project (and city involvement),
  
• eliminate landslide risk in this area of Waldo
  Ave,
• use large amount of materials stored at site,
• provide space for pedestrians.

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Project Scope Comparison

• Trans-Alaska Pipeline
• 8 years
• 800 miles
• 8 Billion

• Waldo Avenue
• 11 years
• 150 feet (approx)
• 26,000 needed