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MR. CARLTON ANSWERED THAT OCEAN CITY DOES HAVE A LOW PROFILE BEACH, <br />POSSIBLY SHALLOWER THAN HERE, AND HE WOULD LIKE TO GET A REPORT FROM THE <br />CORPS BEFORE MAKING ANY STATEMENT. HE STATED THAT THEY -WOULD NOT CLOSE <br />THE DOOR TO ANY BULLDOZING IN THE FUTURE, BUT NOT BY INDIVIDUALS. HE <br />POINTED OUT THAT ANY HOLE YOU DIG MUS" BE FILLED IN BY EROSION SOMEWHERE <br />ELSE, <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF THE STATE IS SATISFIED WITH THE CORPS' REPORT <br />RELATING TO THE SEBASTIAN INLET AREA. <br />MR. CARLTON STATED THEY WERE -EXCEPT THAT THEY WOULD PREFER THE PROJECT <br />TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH JETTY WHICH IS IN BAD SHAPE. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY REQUESTED THAT MR. CARLTON SUPPLY THE BOARD WITH A <br />COPY OF HIS LETTER= ENDORSING THE CORPS' PROJECT, AND CHAIRMAN WODTKE <br />REQUESTED THAT IT BE RECEIVED BY THE MEETING OF APRIL 20TH. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT THE MAJOR OBJECTION VOICED BY LOCAL <br />GROUPS TO THE CORPS' STUDY IS THE COST. HE ASKED IF YOU EXTEND THE DUNE <br />OUT,- HOW MUCH BEACH WILL BE..LEFT? <br />MR. CARLTON STATED THAT THE BEACH IS THE RESULT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS <br />AND THE BEACH FACE WILL REMAIN ,uBSTANTIALLY THF SAME. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE IS REAL OPPOSITION <br />TO CONSTRUCTION OF ANY GROINS TO CONTAIN THE SAND PUMPING. <br />MR. CARLTON STATED THAT THE CORPS DOES NOT FAVOR GROINS AND ONLY USE <br />THEM IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS AND AREAS AS THEY TEND TO CREATE A DOMINO AFFECT. <br />HE REITERATED THAT NO GROIN WOULD BE BUILT UNLESS THE COUNTY GAVE THE GO— <br />AHEAD AND PAID FOR IT, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT-ASKED IF MR, CARLTON's LETTER COULD ADDRESS THE <br />GROIN SITUATION•AND REQUEST THE CORPS TO LOOK CLOSELY AT IT WITH THE <br />POSSIBILITY OF ELIMINATING ANY GROIN AS HE FELT A MAJORITY OF OUR CITIZENS <br />WOULD BE A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE IF THIS WERE INCLUDED IN BOTH MR. CARLTON's <br />LETTER AND ANY RESOLUTION THE BOARD MIGHT MAKE. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY SUGGESTED THAT A RESOLUTION'ALSO STATE THAT WE WOULD <br />.LIKE THE CORPS TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT HAVE <br />BEEN OFFERED, <br />PETE- NOEL, REPORTER, INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DID <br />ENDORSE THE CONCEPT THAT WE PUSH THE PROJECT ALONG, BUT REQUESTED THAT THEY <br />HAVE A VOICE BEFORE ANY GROINS ARE INSTALLED AND ASKED THE CORPS TO CON— <br />TINUE STUDYING OTHER ALTERNATIVES, <br />7 <br />APR 661977` <br />