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Isaac Causes $13 Million In Damage To Escambia County Beaches
September 8, 2012
Escambia County leaders say Hurricane Issac left behind $13 million in damage to Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key.
Of that, about $10 million is eligible for reimbursement from FEMA.
A preliminary damage assessment found Pensacola Beach lost 250,000 cubic yards of sand, which will cost about $8 million to fix. Perdido Key lost 180,000 cubic yards and had up to $6.3 million in damage.
About half the damage to Perdido Key is not eligible for reimbursement because FEMA only recoups damage to engineered beaches. Escambia County authorities are confident the state will qualify for FEMA reimbursement.
Pictured: Damage along SR 399 between Pensacola Beach and Navarre. Photo by Anthony Pura, WEAR for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Isaac Causes $13 Million In Damage To Escambia County Beaches”
The 10 million is for the beaches, not the road. The beach can take care of itself.
Paul Johnson, Milton, Fl
With all of the brilliant minds in our country, can’t anyone design a way to rebuild these beach roads so they won’t wash away and crumble with every storm? Initially, it might take more money to build it, but in the long run if it withstands these storms, it should save money and manpower.
FEMA will donate $10,000,000.00 to repair our beaches. I wonder how that crab fisherman in Alaska likes it that we are taking money away from him so we can have pretty beaches while he is putting his life at risk to feed his family. If we had an ounce of decency we would reject any such theft. Let’s start now taking care of ourselves. Paul Johnson, Milton, Fl
Now the counties and state have started to hold out their hands to the feds for giveaways.
Do we have a legal or moral obligation to keep rebuilding these roads?