The launch of the Cook Road boat is expected to be closed for about a week, while the city removes the sand that has accumulated during the winter. The annual launch of the boat will begin on Monday, March 28. The launch of the boat is expected to resume by the weekend. The city is forced to shut down the launch of the boat every spring from 2015, in order to remove the accumulation of sand that drifts north from the estuary of the nearby Mission Creek. Project manager Scott Bushell says sand removal is an annual priority to allow people to navigate their boats safely. The cost is about $ 200,000. “The farmed sand will be repositioned to feed Rotary Beach,” Bushell told a news conference. “A section of the parking lot at Rotary Beach will be temporarily closed as a result.” The city has been working with experts for the past three years in an effort to find a lasting solution through a long-term coastline plan. This project is still in progress. The problem apparently began more than two decades ago, when a large volume of sand landed on Mission Creek during a particularly poor runoff. This accumulation moved north a few meters each year, until it reached the launch of the boat in 2015.
