Steel Sheets: Sea Surges and Repair Work

steel sheets: A recent structural report commissioned by the shire warned the steel sheets were so poorly corroded and damaged that they were in urgent need of repair, noting the wall was critical to protecting the town from sea surges during cyclones, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The Shire of Carnarvon voted to put the repair work out to tender last month, but that move has frustrated local businesses who are demanding to know why ratepayers are footing the bill, not the supplier of the faulty metal. Carnarvon business group has this week joined a long-running community dispute over the way the local council carried out works on the main waterfront, known locally as the Fascine, installed in 2013 and funded from a 7 million Royalties for Regions grant. This week the Carnarvon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which represents more than 50 businesses, is drafting a letter to the Minister for Local Government calling for an investigation. It not an easy thing for me to put my name to sort of having a go at the shire, because the shire is a good employer of a lot of people in town, including myself ... Im solely acting on behalf of our members, Mr Pinner said. Vice president Kristan Pinner said the chamber will also ask the shire at the next public council meeting to support an independent investigation into why the wall is failing. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.