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Local owner asks Aransas Pass council to study 'Beach on the Flats' near bridge to Port Aransas
Summary
A local property owner asked the Aransas Pass City Council to authorize a feasibility study and pursue agreements with private owners to create a modest beach area on the flats near the city bridge to Port Aransas; council members raised environmental, ownership and flooding issues and directed staff to return with a study.
Nestor Angel, a local property owner and business operator, asked the Aransas Pass City Council on Feb. 3 to allow staff to pursue a feasibility study and property agreements for what he called a “beach on the flats” on the right side of the bridge headed to Port Aransas.
Angel told council members he owns two restaurants and manages about 25 rental properties and said a modest, managed beach would help attract visitors to Aransas Pass rather than driving straight through to Port Aransas. "I'm here to ask for your blessing on moving forward on bringing a beach to Aransas Pass," Angel said. He suggested…
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