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County, city and engineers launch feasibility study as Singer Island beaches shrink
Summary
Palm Beach County and Riviera Beach officials outlined a feasibility study to examine long‑term stabilization for Singer Island beaches, citing increased erosion, sea turtle impacts and permitting challenges; the report is due July 2027 and will use new local wave gauges and modelling to test structural and non‑structural options.
At a Riviera Beach District 4 town hall, county and city officials on Singer Island announced a county‑led feasibility study aimed at identifying permittable, cost‑effective ways to stabilize the island’s eroding shoreline.
Councilman Glenn Spirtis convened the meeting and said residents should expect the county and city to pursue a range of options to protect property and preserve sea‑turtle habitat. "It's very important — the county and the city are investing in this study," Spirtis said, noting the city has budgeted $1,000,000 this year toward renourishment and a 10‑year cost‑share agreement with the county is in place.
Deb Drum, director of Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management, summarized three decades of work on Singer Island and showed photos that county staff said document a shift from a wide, dune‑backed beach in 2015 to a shoreline where the ocean sits up near many seawalls today. Drum described the study’s six…
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