Truce offered at Victoria Beach
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A truce is being offered in the bitter dispute that has divided Victoria Beach cottage owners over the best way to deal with lakeshore erosion.
Gregg Hanson said he and a group of other lake-front cabin owners are abandoning their controversial plan to protect their properties with a giant rock and gravel wall and are proposing a temporary measure until a consensus is reached on a permanent solution.
“We recognize that it’s important that the (Victoria Beach) community be together,” Hanson said.
Hanson said he and the other lake-front cabin owners near the King Edward and Alexander beaches have formally informed the RM of Victoria Beach that they’re not proceeding with their plan to construct a rock barrier, known as a revetment. Instead, he said, they’ll propose a temporary solution to protect the shoreline this year and work with the rest of the community to come up with a suitable permanent solution.
The shoreline in parts of Victoria Beach was gouged by a cyclone-like storm last October, which destabilized parts of the shore cliffs. The 11 lake-front cottage owners want to build the revetment with their own money to prevent the shore from crumbling further.
The plan called for the construction later this month of an 11-metre wide wall of rock and gravel into the lake, with a three-metre wide walkway where the wall met the shore.
But the proposal has been bitterly opposed by other residents who said the project would restrict access to the beach.
Hanson said the lake-front cabin owners will now propose a temporary solution, most likely a wall of sandbags.
“We need a temporary solution in place for this year,” Hanson said, adding he expects a community-wide discussion will result in a permanent solution acceptable to everyone.
“The only way to move forward is with collaboration and discussion,” Hanson said.
Tom Farrell, reeve of the RM of Victoria Beach, said he applauded the decision by Hanson and the others to back off and work with the community on a permanent solution.
“I think what they’re doing is positive,” Farrell said. “I’m looking forward to see what they come up with, for sure.”
aldo.santin@freepress.mb.ca
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