Nor'Ida stopped by Ocean City, Maryland a little over a week ago and overstayed her visit! Tropical Storm Ida pounded our beach, grabbed our sand and headed up the coastline, only after a 3 day long visit!
Pictures in today's local paper show that huge chunks of beach have disappeared, with 6 foot dropoffs being the norm! It has been estimated that it will take $10 million dollars to bring the sand back inland from the Atlantic Ocean.
Having lived in Ocean City for a long time, I know that the Beach will be replenished way before our tourist season begins in 2010. This tourist town has a very pro-active governing body that gets to work immediately whenever there is a need.
We're very thankful that our Sand Dune system was able to keep Miss Ida from dumping her 20' waves right in the middle of our island, and causing untold damage to the infrastructure and homes. Let's get those Dunes rebuilt!
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