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Staff proposes consolidating four East Beach berms, will match existing vegetation coverage after GLO talks
Summary
At a Dec. 2 public hearing staff presented a proposal to relocate and consolidate four sargassum berm dunes at East Beach (1923 Bodecker Rd.) to improve beach access and parking; staff said the new dunes will be required to match the existing percentage of dune vegetation coverage and that the Park Board expects to fund the work with hotel occupancy tax.
Planning staff presented a public hearing on Dec. 2 for a dune relocation and mitigation plan at East Beach (1923 Bodecker Road) that would consolidate four existing sargassum berm dunes into a single mitigation area to prevent sand from blowing into a parking lot and to improve beach access.
Carl (planning staff) told the commission the work would keep sand volume and dune function while moving the berms away from parking and combining them into one larger dune area. He said the city…
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