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County official says Blind Pass closure not unexpected; inlet-management plan update planned
Summary
A county official said the recent Blind Pass closure was anticipated after Hurricane Ian altered sand patterns and that the county will launch an inlet-management-plan update this year, with a likely completion around 2028.
A county official briefed the public that Blind Pass has closed and said the change was expected following storm-driven shifts in sand and channel depth.
The official said, "Blind Pass is in the news, it has closed," and added that the closure "is not something that anybody should be dramatically concerned about." The official tied the changes to Hurricane Ian, saying the storm "scoured Pass out, so it was deeper," which altered earlier dredging plans.
County policy, the official said, favors keeping the…
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