Kisela: The sand is piled up on the beach, 30-50,000 cubic yards from the recent dredging. “At this point we do not have authorization from the private landowners to transport any of that material off their land.” Still working on that. Anticipate being able to get it off state land by the end of the week. Would like to enter into a contract for transporting sand in the hope it will pass. DEP/FEMA money from past hurricanes could fund it. Cost: $2.50/cubic yard of sand to place it into berms.
Barker: Didn’t DEP get permission to put the sand there? But not to take it?
Kisela: Corps doesn’t need permission, it has an easement to put the land there. We got permission from the owner two years ago for another project, but this time we haven’t gotten permission yet. We’re still hoping. (We means the city, I hope that’s clear).
Wood: “Are they the same homeowners we’re trying to help by building up the beach?”
Kisela: This is primarily Destin Pointe, Jetty East and Holiday Isle (the homeowners association of the latter, I assume).
The motion passes unanimously.
Kisela adds that the city’s DEP permit only allows berms, not beach rebuilding.

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