[BCNnet] Re: other Cal. issues - Marina plan sunk

[Alan Anderson]

in yesterdays post, I couldn't mention too much about the big marina news,
until the official word came out;  just in case you missed it, there was a
story in the Sun-Times today about the "killing"
 of the Port District's plans for a marina in Lake Calumet.   It also
discusses other related issues.

See the link below:

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-lake30.html

"Daley sinks plan for big marina in Lake Calumet"

of course there are still a lot of other issues and hurdles in the continued
attempt to save, protect and manage the open space areas in the Lake Calumet
region ...  one step at a time I guess

Alan Anderson
casresearch@attbi.com
Des Plaines
Chicago Audubon Society representative, Lake Calumet Ecosystem Partnership

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Anderson" <casresearch@attbi.com>
To: "Bird Conservation Network", "Chicago Wilderness listserve"
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 2:36 PM
Subject: [BCNnet] upcoming Calumet conferences, area pollution cleanups,
other Cal. issues
> >    proposed Port District Marina:
>
> Vic Crivello mentioned that the marina plan for Lake Calumet, as proposed
by
> the Port District was officially on hold as the US Army Corps had decided
> that due to all the comments that were received (thanks to many of you!)
and
> as well as City of Chicago opposition, that they would stop the plan for
now
> and start working on a new Environmental Impact Assessment.
>
> However, it strongly looks like there might be even much better news on
the
> horizon regarding this plan soon.   Wait for an official announcement, but
> it looks very positive.   (suggestion:  it's good to have Mayor Daley on
> 'your' side of an issue).
>
> Also see the following article in Wednesday's Chicago Sun-Times on the
> marina at :
>
> http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-marina28use.html
>
> note: in the article, it mentions a proposed Park District marina for the
> Calumet area.   According to Marian Brynes, this would be on the lakefront
,
> at the former USX site, and there is not too much opposition to this plan,
> as far as she is concerned.
>
> Marian also strongly suggested that the proposed plan by Waste Management,
> for a new landfill near O'Brien Lock and Dam, is probably going to be
> denied.
>
> One more thing on the Port District (to watch out for in the future):
> someone did some more study on the Port District and found that "every
inch
> of wetland they fill in becomes their property", so as they operate as a
> business, it is in their interest to try to do so.    So we have to be
> vigilent and watchful in the future also.
>
> Lastly, on a pre-meeting trip to Egger's Woods Marsh, it was noted that
much
> phragmites (not reed-canary grass as I mis-noted on IBET)) and purple
> loosestrife, among other species, is filling up the wetland.    Probably a
> very large amount of money would be needed to properly manage this marsh.
> As a first step, Mike Boos is talking about trying to at least see if a
few
> area residents might be willing to become stewards at Egger's. He's
started
> talking to Terry Schilling about this possibility.
>
> At either the September or October LCEP meetings (last Wednesday of each
> month, 7pm at CSU), they hope to have area legislators (or their aides)
come
> to the meeting to start becoming more informed about the LCEP and business
> and environmental concerns in the Calumet region.
>
> Alan Anderson
> casresearch@attbi.com
>  Des Plaines,
>  Chicago Audubon Society representative to LCEP
>
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