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Army Corps outlines $36 million North Jetty repair for Ocean Shores
Summary
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told an Ocean Shores town hall it will perform a multiyear major maintenance project on the North Jetty — federally funded and focused on navigation — with $36 million currently on the project and work expected through 2029.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented details of a multiyear major maintenance project for the North Jetty at an Ocean Shores town hall. City Administrator Scott Anderson opened the meeting and Corps staff outlined the federal scope, the work's navigation purpose, and the project's funding.
"North Jetty is very important to us," said Brad Schultz, chief of the navigation section for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, during the presentation. Corps staff emphasized that the project is federally funded and primarily intended to maintain the navigation channel rather than to provide flood protection or shoreline stabilization.
Corps program manager Gabby Cioppini told residents that "about $36,000,000 is already on the project," and that work will address degraded sections of the jetty that have not received comprehensive repairs in decades. The Corps described the repairs as engineered, land-based rock placement to rebuild crest width and height across multiple repair areas.
City and Corps officials said they will post slides and project updates on the Corps' Grays Harbor project webpage and that they will share more specific elevation and local-impact information with the city for public distribution. The Corps and city encouraged residents to raise concerns about road damage or property effects so the agencies can respond case by case.
