Nearly $22.5 million in federal funds have been secured for the southeastern beaches, inlets, the Intracoastal Waterway and the Wilmington Port, including $300,000 for Surf City/Topsail Beach and $4.7 million for the Intracoastal Waterway.
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Congress Approves $22.5 Million for Southeast N.C. Beaches, Inlets
Friday, July 30th, 2010Carteret Seeks Sand for Emerald Isle Beach
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Carteret County Beach Commission Monday approved a maximum $24,900 contract with Raleigh engineering firm Moffatt and Nichol that pays for the company to work on a permit modification to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to place beach-quality sand dredged from the harbor project on the 1.4-mile stretch of beach in Emerald Isle instead of dumping the sand offshore.
Citizens Committee Urges Topsail to Pump Sand on Beaches
Thursday, March 25th, 2010A citizens’ roundtable committee in Topsail Beach is sending town commissioners a recommendation that looks very similar to the plan that had already been put in place by the former board of commissioners. The committee is urging the town to re-nourish its beaches by January 2011. Topsail Voice
Topsail Beach Residents Want Sand
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010After two roundtables showed overwhelming support for a beach nourishment project, Topsail Beach is moving forward with an alternative sand source, though easements are still needed. The board voted unanimously at a special meeting Monday to go ahead with an alternative beach nourishment project, using sand from spoil islands and the Intracoastal Waterway instead of sand from borrow sites in the ocean. Wilmington Star-News.