- April 29, 2024
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Flagler County hopes to stretch a planned Army Corps of Engineers beach dune renourishment project to cover the 2700 South block of State Road A1A Flagler Beach — an area that is within the original project length, but which the county had feared it may not be able to include.
The project requires that beachfront property owners along the entire length of the project sign easements that will allow the Army Corps to add sand to their land to shore up the dune.
"We have some optimistic indications to the south," County Attorney Al Hadeed told county commissioners during an Oct. 5 commission meeting. "It is our intent that we want to do the 2700 block, and we're continuing to provide assurances and other support to people that are addressing those homeowners, and we are optimistic that we are going to turn the corner on that."
The county is drafting documents to reassure property owners that their property rights won't be negatively affected if they sign easements.
Hadeed expects that two property owners may refuse to sign, he said. If so, the county — as it has done with one property owner to the north — will need to pursue eminent domain, he said. A motion for eminent domain on the parcels will likely come before the commission at a future board meeting if the owners continue to refuse to sign the easements.
