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Volusia County coastal director outlines $82 million recovery plan, prioritizes Daytona Beach for sand projects
Summary
Volusia County coastal director Jessica Fentress told the Daytona Beach City Commission the county lost more than 6 million cubic yards of beach-quality sand in 2022 storms and has an $82 million FDEP grant for recovery; she described a shoals-to-shore project that identified about 1.75 million cubic yards of sand and urged countywide prioritization based on risk scores.
Volusia County’s coastal director told the Daytona Beach City Commission on Feb. 18 that countywide hurricane damage and a state grant create a time-limited opportunity to rebuild beaches that underpin the local economy.
Jessica Fentress said the 2022 hurricane season removed “over 6,000,000 cubic yards of beach compatible sand” from Volusia’s shoreline and that the county received an $82,000,000 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for hurricane recovery. She described a North Beach placement project done with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and said the county is now conducting feasibility work and community outreach to prioritize where limited funds should be spent.
Fentress said initial investigations…
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