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hurricane irma

Many Questions Remain as County and City Approve $100 Million, 50-Year Beach-Protection Plan in Flagler Beach

December 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

What beach protection is seeking to stop in Flagler Beach. But it's been a recurring battle rather than a winnable one. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County will be on the hook for nearly half the almost $100-million cost of the project over its 50-year span, with the federal government responsible for the rest.

For Flagler Beach’s 400 Homes Flooded By Irma, Millions in New Repair and Rebuild Grants Bus In

October 2, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The damage on Lambert Avenue last September, a scene repeated through miles of streets along the Intracoastal in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

The federal government is making $616 million available to moderate and low-income property owners and landlords for Hurricane Irma-related repairs across Florida. Flagler Beach is on the priority list.

Flagler Beach Restores Beach Management Panel In Hopes of Securing $500,000 A Year

June 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The Flagler Beach City Commission restored the Beach Management Committee disbanded in 2014 in hopes of ensuring that a state agency sends $500,000 a year to the city for management of 6 miles of dunes.

In Wake of Hurricane Irma’s Messy Evacuation and Fuel Shortages, Study Will Seek Improvements

June 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Embry-Riddle's Cray supercomputer, above, will do the heavy lifting. (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)

An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University team is studying Hurricane Irma’s mass evacuation to provide recommendations for a smoother exodus in the future.

Flagler Beach Without a Beach? Researcher Lays Out Erosion’s Implications at Workshop

April 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Flagler Beach native and beach-erosion expert Chad Boda presents findings from his recently-defended dissertation on beach sustainability at a city workshop.

Post-Hurricane Initiatives Fall Short of Measures to Prevent Fuel Crises In Next Storms

March 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Hurricanes will still be the only thing fueled up when they next strike Florida. (NASA)

A strategic fuel-reserve task force and using rail-tank cars to bring fuel into evacuation areas to avoid a repeat of runs on gas stations were among initiatives that failed at this year’s legislative session.

Hammock Beach “Dragging Their Feet” Over Dunes-Repair Agreement, Vexing County

March 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Repairing the dunes along the Hammock Beach golf course is a critical part of the county's broader dunes-reconstruction project, but it's also the only part of the project yet to be cleared for construction.

The agreement with Hammock Beach is the last piece of a mosaic of agreements framing the reconstruction of protective dunes along the beach. But hammock Beach has yet to sign.

Dunes Restoration Project Update At Week 3, With Video

February 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The new runway-like layer of dunes, its sand quality distinctly whiter than existing sand, lines the edge of the beach in a capture from Chris Goodfellow's drone.

Some 2,800 linear feet of dunes have been restored as of February 7, with the county’s goal being a mile a month. Chris Goodfellow’s videos have been documenting progress.

County Approves Special Tax and Contract To Build Seawall for Painters Hill Homes

January 30, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Two of the Painters Hill properties whose foundations were eroded by Hurricane Matthew. (© FlaglerLive)

Each of the affected property owners is looking at an additional tax bill of roughly $100,000 spread over the next 15 years to pay for the seawall.

Raising Faith Over Futility, Flagler Launches Unprecedented $25 Million Dunes-Restoration Feat

January 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

County officials gathered for a groundbreaking on a $25 million dunes-restoration project for some 12 to 15 miles of beach. They gathered at Malacompra Park in the Hammock. (© FlaglerLive)

For 50 hours a week for the next 48 weeks, trucks will dump nearly 1 million tons of sand along 12 to 15 miles of Flagler County beaches, rebuilding the dunes hurricanes washed away.

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