Hey John,
There planning a beach restoration here on the Outer Banks of N.C. Can't imagine it's going to help for long. We had an inlet cut through Hatteras Island by Isabel, in the exact same spot it had cut through many years before (pilings in the sand were uncovered where a bridge had been) and it was deemed necessary to fill it instead of bridge it. One of the excuses was the Army Corp of Engineers said it would increase dredging of the other 3 inlets if it was left open. Next good storm is gonna rip it open again.
Same maladies up here it just colder that's all.
Your right about it being worth the grief though.
Hope to see ya at the Steeplechase,
Todd A. Hart


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