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4 Jeeves on Beach Erosion Control, Page 3 Captain Moore concludes his letter by saying " I am for the workable system that will be the least burden on the taxpayers "(Close Quote) Reiterating what I previously indicated: The "jacks" system will work successfully in our area not only to help prevent beach erosion but also to help build or extend our beaches. Moreover, the jacks will be a lasting solution. The fact•is, that next to doing nothing at all, concrete jacks system is by far the least costly. You have probably heard the expression: "You can't stop Mother Nature!" I agree. But with the "jacks" system you do not .tm. to stop wave action. Rather, its purpose and fuction is to breakup the waves, thus dissipating and reducing their force. "Jacks" actually will help Mother Nature to build our beaches.. nourish them, if you will, with sand brought in from the ocean by wave action over and through the "jacks". What's more, the "jacks" provide a haven for sea worms, barnacles, • and other creatures of the ocean to attach themselves and further assist Mother Nature in building a lasting reef (which, incidentally makes for good fishing, too). Now let's look at what happened in the October blow of 1974. As much as 10 to 25 feet of beach was eroded in some areas, washed out to sea. Concrete walls were broken up, and foundations of two buildings were undermined. Damage within a half mile of Sexton Plaza area ran to almost $114,000. (See attached Addendum A for details). The forces at work in heavy Northeasters are partly oceano- graphical and partly manmade. In January this year, James L. Garland, Chief of the Engineering Division of the Corps of Engineers described in a letter to County. Commissioners, the results of investigations completed in 1974 by the Corps on "Indian River County Beach Erosion Control." He said P AUG 2 01975 ROUX