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BECKLEY, W.Va. — Members of the Raleigh County Commission are scheduled to meet with legislative leaders this week to discuss a proposal to transfer ownership of Little Beaver State Park to the county. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources currently operates the 600-acre park, which includes an 18-acre lake. Raleigh County Commission President David… Read More
OCEAN CITY— For T.J. Heist, owner of the inflatable Totally Tubular Aqua Park, his first year in business last summer brought an unforeseen challenge: low tide paired with built-up silt in the bay meant water was sometimes too shallow for swimming. He’d be forced close shop for a few hours. Last week, workers finished clearing… Read More
Pipe is being positioned on Indian River County beaches just south of Sebastian Inlet to carry sand dredged from the inlet’s sand trap for the Sebastian Inlet District’s ongoing dredging and beach renourishment project. (Photo: SEBASTIAN INLET DISTRICT PHOTO) Florida Sen. Debbie Mayfield has introduced a bill that would overhaul how state funding for beach… Read More
The Canaveral Harbor Federal Sand Bypass Project (Phase V) began on December 6, 2018. Touted as the largest sand bypass project in Port Canaveral in more than 20 years, work will entail removal of approximately 1.34 million cubic yards of sand and placement onto 3.5 miles of beach. Locally sponsored by the Canaveral Port Authority,… Read More
Left to right, with Mayor Lenny Curry front and center: Bill Gulliford, Ellen Glasser, Rory Diamond, Elaine Brown and Charlie Latham. Brendan Rivers / WJCT News Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said Wednesday he’s putting together a committee on sea-level rise, shortly after he announced the renourishment project to repair Jacksonville-area beaches damaged by recent hurricanes… Read More
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Repairs to the Ocean Beach Pier could be delayed and more damage to the pier could occur as three storms prepare to move through San Diego this weekend. Crews are still assessing the damages to the pier, according to Alec Phillipp, with the City of San Diego. Crews were also still… Read More
The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) was back in the Big Easy for its annual conference, held from November 13 to 15, 2018, at the ACE Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2018 conference, which rotates each year between New Orleans, Mobile, Alabama, and Galveston, Texas, drew 163 attendees. Presentations ranged… Read More
Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) – In what would be the largest budget in state history, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday released a proposed $91.3 billion spending plan that would increase school funding, pump money into water-quality projects and trim taxes. DeSantis’ proposal is a starting point for lawmakers, who… Read More