SANTA ROSA COUNTY CONSIDERS NAVARRE BEACH RENOURISHMENT — Steve Taylor
(Navarre Beach, FL (NewsRadio 92-3) — Santa Rosa County Commissioners will be asked Thursday to decide how much, if any, Navarre Beach restoration they are willing to pay for. Commissioners yesterday were presented with a preliminary design report that provided options for beach renourishment that includes full restoration of 4.1 miles of coastline, or a partial restoration of areas on the western side of the beach identified as being impacted by Hurricane Sally. Alternatively, the county could decide not to move forward with any restoration. County staff has recommended the commission opt to add sand along the entire length of the beach. The work is expected to cost $8.3 million to complete. The Federal Emergency Management Agency would cover $6.3 million of that cost and the county and Florida Department of Environmental Protection would each contribute a little more than $1 million.
