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Lake Kavanaugh resident urges county to prefer lower-cost Ready Rock shoreline restoration
Summary
A Lake Kavanaugh resident compared cost estimates for shoreline repairs and reported Department of Fish and Wildlife feedback that no permits were required for the proposed Ready Rock option; commissioners were asked to review recycling options and shoreline design concerns.
During public comment at the Skagit County commissioners meeting, resident Lorita Humble (also identified in the record as Tweedy Lake Kavanaugh) urged commissioners to consider Ready Rock as a lower-cost and code-compliant option for shoreline restoration at Lake Kavanaugh.
Lorita Humble compared three cost estimates she said were provided: $2,100,000 for KBN Walls, $3,900,000 for soldier piling, and $2,600,000 for Ready Rock. She said a Department of Fish and Wildlife representative told her the area is not fish habitat because of steep slope and depth, and that the Fish and Wildlife representative did not expect permits from that department for the Ready Rock approach. Humble said the department representative “liked the construction of the Ready Rock product as compared to the proposed gabion walls or soldier pilings,” and raised concerns that soldier pilings could deteriorate over time and impact the lake.
Humble also said Shoreline Management staff said they could not provide role-specific feedback without a submitted design plan. She described local views on recycling at Lake Kavanaugh, reporting that a SWAC meeting showed 68% in favor of recycling at the lake, but cautioned that dumpsters could attract litter and that curbside recycling collection or centralized cans near an existing turnaround might be preferable.
Her remarks called for county review of the Ready Rock cost and permitting information before proceeding with higher-cost alternatives. No county action or vote occurred on the matter during the meeting; her comments were entered as public comment for staff consideration.
