An editorial ran in the Wilmington Star News the other day. It’s recommendation: should federal funds for beach renourishment disappear, the state needs to foot the bill. From the article:
To date, the federal government and local governments have borne the cost of expensive annual beach rebuilding projects. But with the economy in the doldrums and pressure to cut spending, the federal government’s share of those funds may blow away.
If that happens, North Carolina could lose millions of dollars used to pump sand onto eroding barrier islands. State and local policy makers would then face a daunting choice: Come up with the money to continue the program, or let nature take its course.
