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Flagler County commissioners direct staff to begin drafting beach management plan after workshop on sand sources, costs and permits
Summary
County consultants presented a beach management study and a planning 'Option 7' that would focus maintenance on the northern 11.6 miles; consultants reported offshore coring found potentially large sand resources but warned hard‑bottom rock could raise mitigation costs and permitting complexity. Commissioners asked staff to start the plan, funding study and permit work.
Flagler County commissioners on Wednesday directed staff to begin drafting a long‑term beach management plan after a workshop where consultants described offshore sand resources, construction options and significant permitting and funding hurdles.
Chris Creed, a coastal engineering consultant with Olson Associates, told the Board the county needs a programmatic plan to move beyond piecemeal, post‑storm repairs and to guide project scope, phasing and funding. "We believe now that we have possibly up to ... 20,000,000 cubic yards of sand suitable for placement on the beach available to Flagler County," Creed said, describing recent coring in an offshore area he called Area 3A.
Why it matters: consultants said the county faces a multi‑decade maintenance commitment and large up‑front costs. Creed presented a planning scenario he called "Option 7," which would build an initial project and then focus routine maintenance on the northern 11.6 miles over a 50‑year planning horizon. He estimated an initial project on the order of $100 million and annualized…
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