It has been a long time coming but finally the Town of Nags Head has received the go ahead to start their beach nourishment project. Beach nourishment has been a controversial topic on the Outer Banks for the last 15yrs. The project will begin in June and start in South Nags Head, an area that has seen the worst beach erosion over the last 2 decades, and will span 10 miles. Only time will tell if it was worth it or not.
Below is the beginning of an article from The Outer Banks Voice on the project:
Beach nourishment is officially a go for Nags Head
Rob Morris | April 6, 2011
"Other than the weather or equipment failure, no more obstacles appear to be in the way of Nags Head starting to pump sand onto 10 miles of beach this spring and finishing by October.Pending litigation will not affect the timetable, and the state has approved a financing plan, Town Manager Cliff Ogburn said Wednesday.As early as mid-June, Ogburn said, residents and visitors will likely see the first of up to four dredges, the Texas, a vessel the length of a football field, pumping sand from off the South Nags Head shoreline.Ogburn told the Board of Commissioners that the state's Local Government Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved borrowing up to $18 million in special obligation bonds to pay for half of the project."
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