William WL Belcher

Document ID: USCG-2009-0803-0006
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Coast Guard
Received Date: June 16 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: July 8 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: May 27 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: August 25 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80b03d80
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This is comment on Rule

NPRM: Drawbridge Operation Regulation: Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal, Oakland/Alameda, CA, Schedule Change (Federal Register Publication)

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Please do not approve Alameda's plan to restrict bridge opening times. Not only is it bad for recreational traffic and home values on the estuary, but is also unsafe. There are numerous commercial vessels which transit the estuary. If one of them has an emergency and needs to get to drydock, the bridges allow the only reasonable access. I propose two ameniable solutions/compromises: 1.) Make the bridges available with 1 hours notice during the suggested restriction period. 2.) Extend no-notification times to 0700-2100. Thank You! -William Belcher