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Army Corps nourishment scheduled; county seeks $500K–$610K for future sand searches
Summary
Andrew Marconis updated the committee on an upcoming U.S. Army Corps nourishment mobilization and asked for roughly $500,000–$610,000 to fund future offshore sand searches and to support county-led nourishment work timed with the Corps contract.
Andrew Marconis told the committee the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will mobilize for a multi-reach beach nourishments project starting in June and continuing into next year. He said the federal contract covers this year's work (100% federal funding because of Hurricane Ian damage) but warned that future renourishment will require identifying new offshore borrow sources and securing environmental approvals.
Marconis requested $610,000 (he also referenced a $500,000 sand-search figure) to plan for future sand-source searches and to cover pre-mobilization work that will position the county for subsequent nourishment projects. He explained a cost-sharing agreement with municipalities (roughly 55/45 split for some reaches) and said pairing county projects with the Corps mobilization can save mobilization costs.
Members asked process questions about timing and how the search funds would be used; Marconis said the request is planning for the next nourishment round and associated environmental and leasing work offshore.
