Residents in one Brevard County city are asking if millions of dollars should be spent just to lose another fight against Mother Nature.
The City of Satellite Beach has received numerous complaints about the beach re-nourishment project happening up and down the Space Coast. At its meeting tonight the City Council will address the issue to try and ease fears about the project.
The big issue is the amount of money being spent. The county and state are spending $10.3 million to replenish the sand that was washed away by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Crews have been hauling in new sand, trying to restore dunes that were damaged.
The county says the sand is necessary to protect buildings on the beaches and the barrier island itself but the ocean does wash the new sand away leaving some to feel its taxpayers’ money being washed away as well.
“When you first see it, you’re like wow, where is it all going, but the natural process actually moves it from the beach, to offer shore, not far off shore, but in the winter time,” said Ernie Brown, Director of Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department.
The county says the work in Satellite Beach will be completed by the beginning of sea turtle nesting season in May.