>> WALTON COUNTY TDC HOSTS PUBLIC INFORMATION WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS BEACH
>> RESTORATION ALONG THE 30-A CORRIDOR
>>
>> WALTON COUNTY, Fla.- The Walton County Tourist
>> Development Council (TDC) has scheduled a second public information
>> workshop regarding beach restoration projects for the beaches along the
>> 30-A corridor. The public meeting will be held Thursday,
July 13, 2006 from 6-8 p.m., in the Azalea Room at the
Baytowne Conference Center in Sandestin
Golf and Beach Resort.
>> The workshop will highlight the scientific findings regarding the
>> current state of the beaches, sand source information and proposed
>> project areas for future restoration efforts. The information will serve
>> as the blueprint for ways that Walton County can restore, protect and
>> enhance all beaches managed by Walton County while focusing on the
>> newly-designated "critically eroded" areas by the Florida Department
of
>> Environmental Protection (DEP). The workshop will also include a
>> moderated question and answer session, which will provide local
>> residents the opportunity to voice their questions and concerns
>> regarding future beach restoration initiatives in Walton County.
>>
>> After the impact of Hurricane Ivan in late 2004, Walton County directed
>> Taylor Engineering, Inc., Walton County's coastal engineering firm, to
>> update all existing scientific and technical information to identify
>> potential new projects along the 30-A corridor. This information
>> included updated beach profile measurements after Hurricane Ivan and
>> Dennis, and a comprehensive sand source investigation. In April 2006,
>> DEP released their state-designated "critically eroded" areas,
which
>> includes all of Western Walton County that is currently undergoing
>> restoration and an increase from two miles to nine miles along the 30-A
>> corridor.
>>
>> For more information on Walton County beach restoration projects please
>> contact our public relations department at 1-800-822-6877 or visit
>> www.protectwaltoncountybeaches.com .
>>
