Talks about the lacking funds for local area beach nourishment projects, or Coastal Storm Damage Reduction, played out in Congress last month. Days after, Gov. Roy Cooper stationed himself among a group of state and national politicians working toward a solution.
There has been a scramble for replacement money in the months since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers excluded mentions of Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Kure Beach in the organization’s 2021 federal work plan. The three beach towns were scheduled for nourishment events beginning later this year, and without funding from the Corps, the projects — designed to protect the shores against hurricanes and other forces — would be postponed.