{"id":208,"date":"2018-11-28T04:21:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T04:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topsailvaca.com\/?p=208"},"modified":"2019-02-27T18:41:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T18:41:41","slug":"sand-dunes-restored-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topsailvaca.com\/sand-dunes-restored-florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Sand Dunes Being Restored to Surf City NC Post Hurricane Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-212\" src=\"https:\/\/topsailvaca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181127_160742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1059\" height=\"1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsailvaca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181127_160742.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/topsailvaca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181127_160742-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/topsailvaca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181127_160742-768x792.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topsailvaca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181127_160742-993x1024.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1059px) 100vw, 1059px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On November 27, 2018, I was standing on the beach reeling in some Whiting and Spots and I heard a gigantic dump truck go by. Yes, it was sand finally being delivered to North Shore Drive in Surf City. The Topsail Island dunes are finally being restored.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6KRwXykQhmI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I think they&#8217;ve been putting sand down south of here for a while.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure at a recent CAMA meeting the Town of Surf City said that oceanfront homes can&#8217;t build stairs again until the dunes have been repaired.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully the beaches get sand also. There&#8217;s FEET of sand missing from the beach. Currently, at high tide, even in 6MPH winds, waves are rolling up underneath people&#8217;s houses. Apparently, FEMA has yet to even assign Surf City a point of contact, so at this point nobody knows when the sand will be put back onto the beach.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a LOT of debris in the Atlantic, and that&#8217;s not expected to die down anytime soon. I didn&#8217;t find it too difficult to fish but I did reel in some branches. Pieces of decks, docks and stairs are still washing up on shore, along with trash and other junk. Today, a 15&#8243; tire washed up at high tide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 27, 2018, I was standing on the beach reeling in some Whiting and Spots and I heard a gigantic dump truck go by. Yes, it was sand finally being delivered to North Shore Drive in Surf City. The Topsail Island dunes are finally being restored. 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