A series of shoreline control barriers are soon going to disappear in Huron-Kinloss
Council has agreed to sign a consent form for Tony Steer, who has privately organized plans to remove groynes that were installed to protect shoreline homes and cottages from wave action and high water levels.
Councillor Jim Hanna says they were installed at a time when water levels in Lake Huron were much higher and the thought was to try and save the beach.
He says with lower water levels, they’ve become a hazard, and algae builds up around them, and has had a look at the mess himself.
Hanna says the proposal and the engineering study Steer commissioned are reasonable and the removal of the groynes is something he’d like to see happen.
He says removal is a possible solution to algae and waterfowl problems in the area and if the groynes were removed, the natural wash of water along the shoreline would improve.
The township has no concerns about the planning of the removal project, but there is concern about where the material surrounding the barriers will be taken to once they are removed.
That concern will be outlined in the consent form being submitted to the Ministry of the Environment.