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Citizen complaint of the day: Rotting East Boston pier now washing out to sea
By adamg on Sat, 05/27/2017 - 10:48am
A concerned citizen files a 311 report about a collapsing pier in East Boston across from the Navy Yard:
Wooden pier has deteriorated significantly over last 3 weeks and is emitting debris into the harbor at high tide. It needs removal to avoid further water contamination.
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"Water contamination"?
Wayward planks of wood don't typically "contaminate" water. "Hazard to navigation" would be more appropriate.
There's been a contamination
Not just wood...
There appear to be things resting on the pier that are not, in fact, made of wood.
Keep those pearls close.
Don't ever let go, baby.
M Street Beach
No more contaminated than this beach from the end product of all the Bud Lights consumed on a hot summer day.
LOL
Water contamination. Nice troll.
Possible, but not likely
If the wood is treated, it could leach into the water. Creosote, wood preservatives, etc.
This wood looks like it is waaaaay beyond that, though. Whatever it could have leached, it probably did leach a long time ago.
LMAO!!! Look at the pier from
LMAO!!! Look at the pier from google maps ( I belive the satellite image was taken last year or some time before the border st apartments started construction)
All joking aside it would be nice if the piers along border st get fixed someday.
I might be wrong but I belive most of the wooden peirs in eastie have been washed away or so corroded that they've.been shut down for safety reasons.
On a Similar Matter ...
The closure Logan Runway 4R/22L is to enable two construction projects:
One more example
Yet, one more example of the 311 system being used for something outrageous.
First, who owns the pier?
Who's responsibility is it?
Does the LAW say it is dangerous?
What jurisdiction makes the decision?
However, let's report it to 311 and when nothing happens bitch about how the 311 system doesn't work.
Agreed it is an eyesore and something should be done but do your homework before you complain, and possibly complain to the wrong system.
Isn't that the whole point of
Isn't that the whole point of 311, though. To leverage city resources to answer these questions?
First, who owns the pier? No
First, who owns the pier? No idea.
Who's responsibility is it? No idea.
Does the LAW say it is dangerous? It is a potential threat to navigation and is thus yes dangerous.
What jurisdiction makes the decision? No idea.
Navigable waterways benefit every Bostonian, regardless of who is responsible notifying authorities that there is a potential hazard in the water before it becomes a hazard is hardly outrageous.
This is an appropriate use of
This is an appropriate use of 311.
The person reporting doesn't know who is responsible for it. It IS in the city. The city will check to see if they do have some authority over it or else they pass it along to MassPort or Coast Guard - whoever does have responsibility/authority.
It's the same thing that happens when somebody reports a problem with a road sign or traffic light - the city figures out if it's actually theirs or belongs to DCR or DOT.
Great; could be much better
The city government would be doing a better job representing our interests if it didn't simply pass it to DCR, DOT, MassPort, or Coast Guard and then mark it "
Not my jobCase Closed," but, instead, left the ticket open and followed up with DCR, DOT, etc. to get an estimate of when the problem would be fixed, and then follow up again to see if it had been fixed, and not to close the ticket until the problem was either solved or declared 'won't-fix'