Experts wanted to tackle 7MB ‘chronic’ erosion
(CNS): The Department of Environment and the Ministry of Climate Resiliency have engaged in a procurement process to find quotes from qualified consultants to take the first step towards tackling the erosion of a 4,500-foot stretch of Seven Mile Beach. According to documents posted on the government’s procurement site, the goal is to restore and stabilise the southern end of the beach, which has experienced chronic erosion over the past decade.
The DoE and ministry are seeking industry experts in the field of coastal engineering with experience in the Caribbean or similar marine environments. The winner of the bid will need to advise on, then design, an engineered solution and implement a long-term plan for the beach’s sustainability and resilience for future generations.
The consultant will be expected to bring industry knowledge and international experience in similar projects and a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable solution.
Describing it as an urgent situation, the department and ministry will work with the consultants until an agreed solution is found. At that point, the consultants will help with the tender to implement the solution, manage the project and complete a final report summarising the project outcomes, challenges and lessons learned.
Despite the urgency and anticipated cost of the project, there are concerns that simply replacing the lost sand in the absence of any serious managed retreat will not solve the problem and the costly investment in sand, while necessary, will be lost almost as quickly as it is placed on the eroded area. With so many hard structures, such as pools and decks, on the dynamic beach, the erosion will continue.
However, the government has been unable to secure any agreement from the corporate and wealthy individual beachfront owners to start moving their luxury properties back. Many parts of the stretch of beach in question are thoroughly eroded, and the structures are now standing in the sea.
For some time now, DoE Director Gina Ebanks-Petrie has been calling for a change to coastal setbacks in planning applications. However, after Wayne Panton, a politician who truly supports environmental sustainability, was ousted from the office of premier, efforts to draw a new line in the sand have stalled.
Ebanks-Petrie has stated that the best way to restore the beach and provide protection will be to begin sand replenishment and then work on the retreat and implement much deeper setbacks for any new development.
“If the government is investing in putting sand on the beach, then we need to be able to do what is necessary from a legal and regulatory standpoint to protect that investment as best we can,” she said in relation to the project, explaining that neither retreat nor replenishment alone will solve the problem and they must go hand in hand.
Inappropriate development and ad hoc planning decisions that ignored DoE advice for years are major factors in the erosion problem, which is now being compounded by rising and expanding seas and seasonal weather pattern changes in our area, largely caused by climate change.
The lost sand will need to be replaced to compensate for the dramatic loss of sand due to weather events and other factors, such as the decline in parrot fish, which are nature’s sand machines. Ebanks-Petrie explained to CNS recently that even if every inappropriately located hard structure were moved back from the beach tomorrow, Seven Mile Beach would not recover without some new sand to help.
However, replenishment without any organised retreat will not provide the necessary long-term protection. In the end, this will require a political commitment that this current administration lacks. A managed retreat is opposed by the owners of the luxury beachfront property most impacted by beach loss as well as developers who want to be able to develop as close to the ocean as possible to maximise profit.
As revealed by Panton’s ousting and the more recent disagreements among the UPM administration, the current leadership is deeply influenced by the luxury condo development lobby.
The search for consultants began last month, and potentially qualified bidders have until 13 December to submit their proposed solutions.
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Envision the essence of an elegant Eden, now eviscerated by egregious errors and exploitation. These erroneous erections, engineered with ego and excess, encroach upon the enduring equilibrium of Seven Mile Beach, extinguishing its eternal beauty.
Erosion, the enemy unleashed by such endeavors, eradicates ecosystems and exposes the fragile earth to endless devastation. The edifices—emblems of entitlement—stand as evidence of not only environmental estrangement but also the unethical enablers behind them: elected officials and planning boards, ensnared in an embrace of greed and expediency, eager to exchange our ecosystem for empty promises and exorbitant profits.
Enough! Let the emboldened rise, an embittered enclave of earth’s advocates, to eradicate these errors and expose those who exploit their entrusted power. These enablers of destruction will be held to account, their egos eclipsed by the enduring resolve of those who fight for justice.
With every encroachment erased and every unethical act exposed, the enduring elegance of Seven Mile Beach will emerge ever stronger, emancipated from the grip of exploitation.
So, to those who engineered this erosion—whether with excavators or by enacting approval behind closed doors—expect no empathy, for the era of excuses is extinguished. It is time to end the erosion, expose the enablers, and ensure the eternal endurance of this enchanting shore.
-C
An awesome compendium of amazing and applicable alliterations.
amen.
That, was, Excellently written.
Entertaining treatise, but what Cayman needs is action – not words. You are preaching to the choir, But your audience is fast asleep in the pews.
Point taken: a passionate plea, and yes – the pews cradle a placid choir, peacefully perched in passive slumber. Still, latecomers to the parish persist, perking up with purpose, prepared to partake in the pressing pursuit of progress to protect our part of the planet. It is they I press to pique, provoke, and propel toward purpose.
-C
Seriously, where you gettin your smoke? My supply aint producing anything like this literacy
Caymans biggest problem on the issue at hand is political meddling , cronyism coupled with back door payoffs and favoritism to contractors . Add to that years of ignoring advice from its own government department , the DOE.
In the real world, Environmental departments work hand-in- hand with council planners charged with meeting guidelines set to protect things like coastal habitat and the environment at large. They are their own entities that operate free from meddling by politicians.
Cayman is simply unable to operate in this style of governance , as it relates to environmental and development issues. Long will it continue.
Consultants for what ?? Take the walls down. We don’t need so called experts. Common sense man.
When you import sand, you also import all the invasive species that live in that sand and their larvae
The beach is done, no amount of sand deposit, consultant reports or political rhetoric will bring it back. A beach by definition is where the ocean can deposit. If you build on the water you have only guaranteed that at some point you will be in the water. ‘Managed retreat’ just makes me laugh, they are just empty meaningless words.
The philosophical question is why is government paying for damage caused by greedy developers and land owners who were warned or should have know better? If government does spearhead this project the landowners must also participate and the best way they can contribute is to donate their land towards a lasting solution. Replenishing the beach with existing conditions remaining in place is a temporary solution that should not be endorsed. The only lasting solution requires sacrifice from all parties involved. Without land owner participation this is a non-starter. I personally don’t see this happening so I doubt there is a solution and I think government should not throw good money after bad and should just leave it up to Mother Nature to decide how this plays out because accept it or not, that’s what is going to happen unless something changes.
Does CIG and Planning have the ‘ Cojones ‘ , to order the removal of the Sunset Cove boulder encroachment ?
It was constructed below the high water mark and thereby now Kings Bottom.
From a boundary and setback standpoint , the property ashore should have no claim to ownership of it . The other somewhat uncomfortable question , is why was it ever given approval in the first place?
Given the beach erosion the last several years, why is it still even there now?
To hog the beach is to remove a common blessing.
You have made yourselves unworthy and Mother Nature knows exactly who you are.
The whole world, every atom and beam of light are fully conscious.
Every greedy thought and selfish motive is clearly observed.
For scientists, Young’s Double Slit Experiment, for the religious, your Bible.
There is no hiding place.
We are expected to live decent and honest lives by learning from our mistakes.
Lying, cheating and stealing are doomed to disaster.
Over the many years the gov’t including the current one allowed the residential and commercial properties along the SMB (AKA 3 MB BY NOW), the rubber stamping by the Planning Department ALL OF THE HOTELS, CONDOS/APTS and PRIVATES RESIDENCIES to do wtf they wanted ignoring all laws and common sense actions to preserve the beach along this stretch of Grand Cayman.
Now unna want to cry innocent and want to what… another consultant report. PLEASE!! Whatever you do we the ordinary citizens and residents of these islands should not be made to pay a red cent to your coffle to rectify the problem.
How about starting by:
1. EACH member of Parliament donating a portion of unna salary (say 5% minimum) to any monies needed to rectify the problem;
2. Don’t be afraid to levy a 10% ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX on every last piece of property along ‘SMB’ stretch, commercial and residential, that is on the beach side, regardless of ownership to get monies to fund whatever you are going to do to rectify the problem. That includes paying for any consultation fees. (Remember we no longer get the privilege of seeing the beach or water on this stretch of Grand Cayman unless one walks through these narrow pathways, some of which are still blocked, or while we are on the beach are told by owners that we are trespassing. So since these PRIVILEGED owners are so high and mighty, let them pay annually to upkeep the beach sand along “SMB”).
3. Regardless of whatever solution you deem fit to solve this issue, this is a CI Government, past and present, and owners of the properties on the beach side (Commercial and Residential), problem to solve. LEAVE US ORDINARY CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS THE HELL ALONE TO CONTINUE TO BARELY SURVIVE IN THIS COUNTRY by NOT LEVYING ANY TAX THAT WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT THE LITTLE INCOME WE CAN BARELY HOLD ON TO NOW!
4. GREED will continue to be the downfall of our islands. How sad this fact is I may add.
Instead of complaining about the past, how about we learn from it? The 7 mile beach is SOLD. Got it? Now what about the other sides of the compass? We should buy the cheaper south side, East side or north side before that becomes 20 story buildings. This is the time to block anymore buildings to be built on the beach side. Preserve that side for the future. Public beaches need to be bought.
What happens if replenishment is needed every 5 years with no end date?
What if it increases to ‘requiring’ replenishment every 3 years?
How long does CIG continue to replenish? Or asked another way- when does CIG pull the plug on replenishment? After 5 replenishments? 10? 30?
It doesn’t
7:40, Replenishment was a total failure in Southwestern Florida. They learned that over 20 years working closely with the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Approximately $50 U.S. million wasted. Why should replenishment of Seven Mile Beach be different?
“However, replenishment without any organised retreat will not provide the necessary long-term protection. In the end, this will require a political commitment that this current administration lacks. A managed retreat is opposed by the owners of the luxury beachfront property most impacted by beach loss as well as developers who want to be able to develop as close to the ocean as possible to maximise profit.”
IF this is true, then just make the condo owners and the developers pay for the replenishment. Problem solved!
I am getting the feeling that nothing will ever be done. It is unbelievable.
The one way to ENSURE that nothing will be done is to replenish the beach. The current owners will then either sell or go back to making money off of the beach. It will be washed away again and the previous replenishment will be the operative precedent.
The worst thing you can give an addict is another fix. That’s the ask here.
Does it really require and expert to come up with a plan? Surely, common sense is all that is needed and the problem is known. Sunset Cove “rock groin” and seawalls. Just remove them.
Your so, so easy plan has little support for any who is aware of the legal ramifications. But many supporters for those who cannot back up their fantasies. Everyone here has someone else to blame.
Thank you Mervyn Cumber. Free advice. That’s the solution but tax payers will pay for ‘experts’.
Dear Mervyn,
Those are secondary considerations. The first thing to do is put a lot of sand back. 30 yds of beach from the shore x 3 yards of depth x 1500 yards = 13,500 cubic yards of sand. At USD 100/cubic yd installed, the cost would be USD 13,500,000, a rather reasonable amount. This sand can be bought from the Bahamas at about $35/ton dockside. Then, observe what happens over the next five years. If the sand stays in place, then nothing else needs to be done. It is almost trivially easy to arrange this as the supplier is known, and the delivery method is easy.
If enough sand is put back, then the setbacks will automatically be much larger. Instead of putting 100 feet of beach back, put 200 feet instead. This would cost another 20 million or so, but the sheer amount of sand would make it impossible for the sand to disappear.This would be easy from Seacrest all the way to the Dart Properties.
More money more problems. This debacle should be interesting!
Posting RFPs blindly to an obscure web portal for a territorial Caribbean government, isn’t going to attract any credible international interest from competent subject matter experts. The Cayman Islands procurement process is set up to be a by-appointment glad-handing mechanism for select conflicted ministers, corporate donors, and local cronies.
DOE and MoCR need to repost this on international procurement portals, Linked-In etc. Or directly invite the leading companies in this field.
will keep asking… when was the last sea wall constructed on smb and then tell me when/how/where it caused beach erosion?
Crickets chirping, cause they can’t.
“Last” seawall is immaterial. Why? They ALL caused beach erosion.
I believe the last one was behind Dart’s house (or the Coral Beach property beside it). You’re welcome to go look for the beach behind those sea walls. (Or they’ve been pictured in the press recently. The sea walls that is, because there is little/no beach left in front of them.)
Because one, it does not happen overnight and two, flanking erosion as it is called is well known and you can easily look it up.
Release the turtles and start farming squabs instead. Problem solved.
The only viable option is a planned retreat. Any other option is temporary and ultimately a waste of money.
you trying to out run climate change????
Managed retreat is a fallacy.
How can existing condos along 7MB work through the process of demolishing their current buildings and rebuilding them. It has happened regularly for the past 2-3 decades.
What prohibits Regal Beach, Laguna Del Mar, Sunset Cove and others from doing the same? A lack of will? A lack of vision? A lack of creativity to do the next right thing?
It is an opportunity to reinvent their properties in a way that will interface with the sea better.
There are more options than simply replenishing sand. Managed retreat is one. And there are probably three more possibilities. Dismissing managed retreat as a fallacy is a lazy victim response.
Does anyone in Cayman want Beach replenishment as a regular line item that slots in under Cayman Airways, Cayman Turtle Centre?
What is the history of other beach destinations doing beach replenishment? Have they been doing this for decades? If not, what has caused them to have to start more recently? Has anyone constructed a time lapse of the last 50 years of beach erosion on the southern portion of 7 MB? What does it reveal?
Would Laguna Del Mar owners prefer to have the current state of not being able to rent their units for market price, or do a rebuild/managed retreat into a property that will look different but be more functional and rentable for the long term?
It may work if they are allowed to build higher which will site the units further back from the active beach.
Guarantees of such permission will need to be in place prior to the thought being entertained.
If the govt asked you to knock down your house and rebuild it back further from the road, would you do it? How will you pay for demolition and reconstruction?
This needs to be happening right now along South Church Street and Crewe Road for starters.
This is textbook and we’ve heard it all before.
A Cayman Islands Government pay ‘experts’ a fortune for their opinion only to put the report on a shelf in a dark room somewhere because the solution sounds far too much like hard work and it might upset one or two wealthy individuals pulling the strings. Public transport report etc. Same old, same old.
Any area that gets the sand replaced by government should be crown land. I don’t want a government that spends this money on futile attempts to give back to wealthy and undeserving people what they destroyed in the first place.
I’m sick of what is going on in Cayman. I’m sick of the population. I’m sick of the rich. Im sick of the developers. I’m sick of the politicians. I’m sick of the opinions of the expats on CNS.
There are a lot of us who feel this way. We are sick of all of the above mentioned. We hate you and we hate what you have done with your money and your influence.
The reckoning is coming to the lotus eaters. You will meet a group of people who have had enough. It’s coming.
Beach is crown land.
Doth thou referest to the king’s bottom my deah sir?
No. It is private land that the entire public has a right to peaceably use and enjoy, from vegetation line to sea. Below the high water mark it is “the King’s bottom.”
You only have yourselves to blame and the Caymanian officials you elect. Eat it bobo.
Who’s to blame for the idiots running the other countries around the world? Surely you are one of those at fault for the stellar governments I read about from your country.
Interesting! 1) You claim to know what country I am from – REALLY? HOW?
2) You hint that you know who my country elects – REALLY? HOW? The level of stupidity from some is truly epic. No wonder the Cayman electorate is such a mess.
As has been said for so many that you ‘hate: ‘MOVE! You wanted our money, you wanted our technology, you wanted every convenience you could not derive yourself. I’m sick of the Caymanian racism expressed by SOME here (I won’t group all CNS Caymanians together – Like you so tidily did for expats).
You embody the exact type of expat we resent. Let’s play your game of chicken and see who will move first.
Caymanians have every right to voice their frustrations about their homeland and its current state. The same sentiment exists in your own country, and no one needs to ask where you’re from—these complaints are universal.
I sincerely hope you reside on Seven Mile Beach because, when the time comes, the ocean might kindly assist with your relocation.
How dare you sit in another person’s country, profit from its wealth, contribute to its destruction, and then have the audacity to suggest that the natives should leave? Say that publicly in front of Caymanians—if you even encounter any outside your privileged expat bubble. I dare you. Tell us to move, face-to-face. I’ll wait.
We’ll address the Government first—then we’ll deal with you. Don’t get too comfortable.
“Time longer than rope” – only real Caymanians will understand that.
And you sound like the type of Caymanian who helped to facilitate the mess you are in. You type a good set of defenses for ignoring self-responsibility, but I look forward to see the new slate of Ministers you will elect.
You will be disappointed. The Cayman Electorate is woefully uneducated and bought out. They elects clowns, then complain about the circus elephants, freak show, and bearded ladies that came with the clowns. I truly wonder if there is another country/territory that is destroying itself as efficiently as Cayman.
Watched any American news lately? Are you familiar with our neighbors to the East?
If they successfully bring back the south side Seven Mile Beach then please restore Royal Palms which is hands down the most iconic historical cultural heritage bar in Cayman.
Not unless you were lucky enough to enjoy the old Holiday Inn. Tearing that down changed everything here.
Why was the Holiday Inn significant?
I can say going back to Cayman Islands and not having Royal Palms beach bar exist is like walking into a home a family member passed away. Seven Mile Beach culture heritage is Royal Palms without it then SMB is just Miami superficial condos. Authenticity gone
It employed Caymanians.
The entire community enjoyed it.
Strong enduring bonds across communities and nationalities were forged.
It excluded no-one, including from the beach.
It even had parking.
The original Holiday Inn is what is being referred to. Where the Ritz is now.
Watch “The Firm”, some scenes filmed there with Barefoot Man, and lots of local cameos.
The old Holiday Inn pool and buffet breakfasts were amazing. I miss those lovely Caymanian ladies making pancakes.
For start they can remove Darts canal wall and cabana. It would not surprise me he built his wall for this same purpose and then pick up the neighbors property for cheap. Keep this space open and lets see how this unravels.
And still people are buying condos on seven mile beach for millions of $$. At some point do the Realtors become obligated to advise interested buyers that the foundations of their investment are not only placed on sand, but they’re washing away right in front of them? Hope they have good legal advisors
Its only going to spread North up SMB. Lacovia will be next to lose its beach and further North the devastation shall march. It will not come back as long as hard structures remain as haphazrdly developed as they are
And yes, Darts wall is the major reason Sovereign beach is decimated. Take all the walls down and slowly, over a generation, manage the retreat back.
You’re not suggesting realtors display some ethics and morals are you?! Hahahaha
Realtors are pond life. Especially the ones here. But they are symptomatic of a country that thrives on greed.
“… a country that thrives on greed…”
But elects ‘greed.’ Election, after election, after election. Nothing will change until we have better educated, ethical, Ministerial Candidates (I also hope for moral). And then (crucially), an electorate educated and unbribed, to elect such Ministers. If past history is indicative, Cayman has a very bleak future. Current Ministers prevent the electorate from getting good education; well Educated Caymanians look at the political landscape and turn to other more lucrative and less contentious opportunities; I can’t blame them. And the electorate wallows in the mind-set that their vote is not a vote for their well-being… it is an asset to be bought.
always a good time to buy and sell!!!
but somehow revered as property experts around here…when most have a backround in serving bottles of coors lite in a local bar.
Give them some credit, there were selling real beer like Red Stripe and Henie’s
Too..😜😎
7:14, Problem is that there are a lot of stupid foreigners who simply listen to their real estate agents and do not do their due diligence before buying.
The onus is on the buyers to do due diligence and not to rely on the ethical compass of Cayman real estate agents.
The other problem from a legal advisors perspective is nearly all of the Caymanian law firms, with one notable exception, are terrified to take on the Appleby / Dart legal machine as they will wear you down in a legal and costly war of legal attrition. Just look at the Brittania situation. Very costly to the Brittania people who ultimately lost at the Privy Council.
Real Estate agents don’t have crystal balls to predict the future.
Each buyer is responsible for their commercial decisions.
It’s like saying stupid people listen to their stockbrokers …..Geddit..?
11:14, You do not need to have a crystal ball to predict that we are losing a large part of Seven Mile Beach to erosion. The situation will not get better.
Though would be ethical for real estate agents to point that fact out to foreign buyers.
And how do you know that they don’t point that out? Do you have first hand experience buying property through a realtor on 7MB?
Asking for a friend.
Well, if they did point it out, likelihood is most of the sales wouldn’t be happening. There’s your answer amigo
I don’t buy that “most of the sales wouldn’t be happening.”
I believe most underestimate how people of the means and wealth that can afford the new real estate in Cayman view transactions like this.
They see the beach as only one part of their reason to purchase.
Their are many other reasons that motivate them. Parking $. Diving, boating other activities. Hosting friends and family. Prestige. The view over the sea. Some may even buy a place for investment purposes- maybe they will even visit once or twice a year for 3-4 weeks total.
They don’t sweat the small stuff- they are more concerned with their RSU’s. the upcoming Board meeting, their next M&A or their KNR coverage.
And the well being and safety of their family.
The absence of a beach may or may not register.
you’re funny
Cayman has no clue what it does to its islands. Sell off, sell out. Line your pockets and emigrate ?
Interesting times ahead on this issue. The big question is , has a’Tipping Point’ on this area of the beach been achieved? If it has …It doesn’t matter how many million cubic yards of sand you drop on the bottom.
aye..cig was warned about this around 10 years ago…and here we are still talking about talks/plans….zzzzzzzzz
just look at mount thrashmore…the perfect monument to the failures and incompetence of caymanian mla’s and their attitude towards the environment.
Any expert Eskimos out there looking to sell CIG some snow for a handsome price? Anything to deflect from the obvious only sane solution, a planned re-wilding of the foreshore, managed retreat and demolition of existing seawalls and ocean front buildings. Instead CIG experts will be paid highly to repackage and resell the same old build right up to the ocean with even more fortified seawalls. Like bailing water from a badly leaking boat CIG will buying sand from the depths forever. What a load of stinking…
‘re-wilding’…makes as much sense as ‘managed retreat’….zzzzz
Before an ounce of sand is pumped up or delivered in the name of replenishment, there are 3 fundamental things that need to happe:
Remove the rock bay at Sunset Cove
Remove the deck at Marriott
Force back the intrusion of the house by Cayman Reef
Anyone who has been here more than 20 years will know all three of these are the major contributors to the problem. Pumping in new sand is futile unless the underlying problems are removed – or we will be doing this every few years ad infinitum.
How would a rock bay cause erosion a mile away.
150 feet of sand in front of the Marriot, and the waves won’t even touch the deck.
Ditto for all the other seawalls. 100 feet of sand in front of them, and the waves won’t even reach them.
Just put the sand back!
The Hotela affected, have known about the issue for over a decade.
The directors of the Hotels should have ensured they were putting money aside every year, to but their own sand, instead they paid it all out as dividends for years.
Taxpayers should not pay for the Hotels’ directors negligence. It is all on them.
We should not be effectively bailing them out, after they have been milking in their profits over the year
in sand-engines i trust…its dart or bust.
cig trying to play catch up with dart and private sector…
in dart i trust…at least he has a proper interest in finding a solution…..cig are incompetent at every level and can’t even run a parking ticketing machine.
Here is some sound expert advice that cannot hurt:
STOP allowing the catching of parrotfish!
If you want to have a little bit of a laugh, take a walk down by Seagull and see if that sea wall in the picture is still collapsed. After your beach stroll, mosey on down to the DOE and ask them when permission was granted for the repair.
The beach front of Seagull will be a view like in the opening sequence of Hawaii 5-0
In the first big Norwester this season. Over-confidence in that wall.
The beach always was dimished by fall Sou’westers and returned in the winter until Dart built the wall from his residence to Royal Palms. That is when Nor’wester sands were directed by his wall back out to sea and not moved south to replenish the beach. The only solution is to move all hard structures back away from the tidal zone so that Mother Mature can do her work. Seawalls destroy the beach! Adding sand without retreat is an expensive mistake.
Actually, the groynes at Treasure Island and Marnie Turner’s walk were the cause.
The Bot’s are out!
And your expert report confirming this is published where exactly?
don’t ask awkward questions around here!…facts are not supported by anti-development cliches and soundbites.
Uh, who dat wanna know? I hear no evil, see no evil, but can certainly speak (and type) evil.
Look up longshore drift and any factors that disturb its natural flow, most learn about if they take GCSE Geography.
When its disturbed it makes matters worse.
Strange how SMB disappears south where the first sea wall begins i.e. DARTs and all the properties south of seem to be built to close to the sea or have added structures to ward off the sea.
All the properties north of DARTs have no issue.
Doesn’t take a genius to figure out where the problems lie, and it’s a shame that people won’t just admit it.
totally incorrect and pure anti-dart drivel.
the huge concrete cargo port, stopping sand replenishment from the South is the main reason.
It was all stated what would happen before they built it
Damn, I hope they bring in some English teaching experts at the same time.
1:47 pm thank you for pointing out the solution. Free of charge!
Only foolish men build in the sand and they must stop trying to fight nature. Is there anyone who agrees that tax payers should fund the project? Let’s see a simple and direct Government order to get the hard structure out of the sea so that I can walk the beach again – a right and privilege taken away by the rich.
So the rich control the weather? Sorry, but it’s much more complicated than that.
Will Dart/Decco be bidding on this project? That way they can rape us taxpayers while they bring someone in from overseas to do the work.Just like the dump, watch if they do not get their sticky fingers into this one as well.
The DART givith and The DART taketh away. Blessed be the Name of The DART.
If Darts wants to do good here he could just take care of this.
Spoiler #1: All solutions will lead to importing sand, rinse and repeat as best makes the development lobby happy.
Spoiler #2: (which should be obvious): Much of the ‘development lobby’ are Caymanians.
Resounding Fact #1: The ‘affected area’ is one hell of a lot longer than 4500 feet. It’s just that they’re the most special.
A classic Cayman game of “my expert is better than your expert “ and the whole reason nothing ever gets done.
There aren’t any experts here.
While you are not wrong, there are plenty of reports compiled by experts on the very same subject matter, being conveniently ignored.
@12:4O pm we are expert at prevention. You don’t see our houses falling in the sea do you?
Actually, we do.
Unless waves are allowed to naturally dissipate their energy, and retreat slowly, sand will be taken away as water speeds away after its encounter with a sea wall or other barrier.
Engineered solutions are band aids which cannot replace natural wave action and sand deposits.
Gina is right, barriers to waves have to be removed if we want to keep our beaches.
Sand is a natural barrier – just put it there.