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Flagler County updates multi‑reach beach plan; hard‑bottom mapping raises mitigation cost questions
Summary
County engineers and consultants reported limited scientific diving for reach 3 and extensive nearshore hard bottoms that could force costly mitigation or truck‑in dune solutions. Staff said 30 private easements remain outstanding for reach 2, and mitigation estimates run into millions per impacted acre.
County engineers and consultants gave the Board of County Commissioners a progress report on a multi‑reach beach management plan on Monday, highlighting extensive nearshore hard‑bottom locations and permitting and easement hurdles that could reshape the project’s scale and cost.
The update, delivered by county engineer Hamid Tabacion and Moffett & Nichol consultant Casey Connor, covered completed emergency work at Reach 1 and detailed design and permitting for Reaches 2 and 3. Tabacion told the board Reach 1 was completed in August 2024 and that Reach 2 is expected to be bid in mid‑January with construction targeted for summer 2026. Connor said the Reach 3 design spans roughly six miles from Washington Oaks Garden State Park to Varn Park.
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