By John Pacenti
Regulating sea walls can be dicey for municipalities. While they race to fortify against rising tides, such efforts often collide with the checkbooks of private property owners, turning climate resilience into a very expensive home im
Emergency work has begun to repair a failing sea wall at the southeastern end of Southeast Wavecrest Way in Boca Raton’s Por La Mar neighborhood south of East Palmetto Park Road.
The work will also include stormwater infrastructure improvements, incl
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes will borrow an extra $500,000 to kick-start the modernization of its drainage system.
Town Manager Bill Thrasher at first proposed getting a $2.5 million loan to cover the costs of the town’s ambitious project to upgra
By Steve Plunkett
Palm Beach County has rejected Briny Breezes’ request for a $5 million grant to help pay for the town’s ambitious stormwater and sea wall project.
County Commissioner Marci Woodward’s office delivered the bad news Feb. 5.
“Unfortuna
By Steve Plunkett
A public workshop on the town’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan filled the Briny Breezes Community Center on Dec. 4 with even more residents attending via Zoom.
But for some residents, at least, the workshop did
By Mary Thurwachter
A year ago, Hurricane Nicole damaged the south sea wall at Lantana’s beach. This year, if all goes as planned, the breached barrier will be repaired.
To that end, the Lantana Town Council at its Oct. 23 meeting awarded an $83,663
By Joe Capozzi
Town officials may soon take a hard look at resiliency related policy changes to protect Ocean Ridge from future storms, flooding and climate-change projections.
Among possible changes for a coastal town that historically has battled
King tide levels barely came over the sea walls in some portions of Briny Breezes on Oct. 10 — not as bad as in recent years, when at times more than 10 inches of water stood on some streets west of State Road A1A. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Joe
Manalapan was especially hard-hit when days of pounding from Hurricane Sandy undermined sea walls at more than 20 homes.
Many complained that poorly maintained sea walls at one property caused the sea wall of their neighbors to fail.
2012 photos by J
By Tim O’Meilia
Manalapan town commissioners backed away from proposed seawall standards that would require all seawalls be able to withstand a storm as strong as Hurricane Andrew.
Prompted by the collapse of ocean seawalls when Hurricane Sandy
