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Friday, August 1, 2014

Getting all Spruced Up...

 They started painting our building last week.  We were hoping they would get both buildings done while we were traveling. 
All the rain put them several weeks behind.
  There is a huge swing stage scaffold that they are using.  We will get to have it as a guest on our balcony in the evenings while they paint our stack- probably end of August or beginning of September. Oh well, the building will be all spiffed up and it should last 8-10 years.
Yesterday, after lunch, we decided to check out another project on Sunset Beach.
 The sand is dredged 20 miles off shore and then taken to this huge barge. The unloader barge is pumping the sand on to the beach.
After they pump it up, they use bulldozers to spread it all out and make a nice wide beach with fresh white sand.
 It is really amazing.  I wish I had "before" pictures.  This beach is twice as wide as it was before. There will be 215,000 cubic yards of  new sand on this beach when it is finished. They will be replenishing the beach all the way down to Long Key.  In total is a 16 million dollar project.  That seems like a lot of money. However, last year tourism was valued at $7.8 billion dollars and the hotel tax brought our county $28.7 million. So, it is money well spent for the tourists and we will enjoy the new beach too.

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6 comments:

  1. Paul and Marti DahlAugust 1, 2014 at 6:19 AM

    More beach = more people? I hope you can stake out a claim for your own special plot. :c)

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  2. Karen and AlAugust 1, 2014 at 6:42 AM

    I'm not a big fan of beach nourishment, but it does make for nicer beaches.

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  3. Gail HouleAugust 1, 2014 at 12:52 PM

    That is a pretty cool process! I'd be fascinated and sit and watch them all day :)

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  4. Bill and NancyAugust 1, 2014 at 4:57 PM

    Somebody needs to let Mother Nature know how much that costs. They did the same thing in Myrtle Beach, but she just keeps taking it back ;o(

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  5. SherryAugust 1, 2014 at 10:13 PM

    Love Nancy's comment. It's true, it's pretty darn hard to fight the natural processes and I"m not sure that we should. But then it's all about economics and not about the environment. I think as a species we'll live to regret that value system. Glad they aren't painting your building pink to make it more attractive. HA!

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  6. RickAugust 2, 2014 at 11:00 AM

    Looks like you may have to keep your drapes closed for a couple of days!!

    Interesting process for getting sand onto the beach.

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