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Council reviews CAMA grant applications and hears updates on beach nourishment, park installs
Summary
Planning staff submitted CAMA grant applications for Greenville Avenue and Beaufort Avenue beach access upgrades; Town Manager reported Town Park installations complete, beach nourishment due to finish by May 20, and splashpad assessment deferred until fall. Council received a bathhouse status update and thanked outgoing town attorney Derek Taylor.
Planning Director Jennifer Ansell told the council on April 22 that staff submitted Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) grant applications to upgrade the Greenville Avenue and Beaufort Avenue beach access points.
Town Manager John O'Daniel reported that the merry-go-round and gaga-ball pit are installed at Town Park. He said beach nourishment work should be complete by May 20, 2024, with all equipment removed by that date. The manager also said the splashpad assessment will be postponed until after the summer season to allow another season of use, with rehabilitation work planned for the fall.
Public Works Director Marc Schulze provided a bathhouse update: floors and painting are complete; partitions will be added after plumbers arrive this week; toilets, urinals and fans are on site and await installation; staff anticipates finishing before the Beach Music Festival.
During council comments Mayor Danny Navey thanked Town Attorney Derek Taylor for his years of service; Taylor said he would transfer files to the town and incoming attorney for review and scanning. The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
