Same way we got the boat launch at the Satsop Bridge WDFW staff good intentions really bad results. You have to get agencies ( many ) to sign off and you can't be fighting with them and get grants. It was one hell of and effort by local folks to get Friends Landing built. Is it not as all would have wanted? No but the end product jewel for sure.

Now the otherside of the coin is that FL was not intended to be a primary access site for fishers but handicapped accessible fishing, nature trail, lake, floating pier, RV Park in other words multi use. The loss of South Monte is likely create more than one issue up and down the river.