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From the Air: Loose Boards, Sinking Fingers
By Alfredo Fernandez
BOA Maintenance Committee Member
As the ABM rebuild moves further away and the gangways continue to deteriorate,
BOA, the marina management and the Marina Maintenance Department have been
working together on how best to keep the gangways as safe as possible.
After hearing your complaints about dock conditions and the numerous red cones
popping up on gangways, BOA officers walked the basins in April to get a
first-hand look.
As you can see on this photo-illustration, created with Google
Maps and PowerPoint, there are numerous sinking fingers and gangway planks so
warped or broken that a person could trip and fall. On the plus side, we also
saw a number of gangway boards and fingers have been replaced. Maintenance
workers are repairing or replacing the areas that create the most immediate
danger and need your help in notifying them when you see a hazardous situation.
They have created several ways of notifying them:
1. By telephone at 562)
570-1582 during working hours
2. Or at (562) 570-3101 after working hours.
3.
Via email at
angelena.rojas@longbeach.gov
myriam.pineda-stites@longbeach.gov.
When the workers have made a repair, they will notify BOA and the graphic will
be updated on our website. This project will be a work in progress and you
should check the BOA website periodically. We’re at LBMBOA
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