Factoid/2009/05/20
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Stealing the Public's Beaches to Temporarily Protect Misplaced Private Homes
- "The destructive effect [of sandbag seawalls] can be seen on a number of North Carolina beaches, such as South Nags Head and Kitty Hawk, where the sandbags have caused the beach to narrow and in some cases to disappear altogether. The property owners who have constructed these walls might have temporarily protected their homes, but they have stolen the public's beach." - quote from Orrin H. Pilkey; quote appeared in this The News and Observer opinion article.
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