The storm left almost $40 million in damage to homes and businesses in the county. Now, commissioners are turning their attention to the damaged coastline.
The storm left
The county says it was about a month away from completing beach protection projects along the coastline to add sand lost during Hurricanes Matthew and Irma when Ian hit. That means it now has to go back to the drawing board. The county is now trying to figure out how to put sand back in some areas to protect homes along the coast and how much it will cost.
That’s pennies compared to what is coming in the form of a massive emergency protective dune project meant to safeguard oceanfront homes from smaller storms and nor’easters.
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