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so <br />4D <br />0 <br />in the County. Therefore, the County has a vested interest in the preservation of <br />this valuable natural resource. <br />Continued erosion has limited the availability of quality beaches and has <br />contributed to the increased cost of protecting the shoreline. Additionally, an <br />unprecedented number of seawalls have been constructed over the past three <br />(3) years, further degrading the quality of the shoreline. "Earlier attempts to <br />artificially protect upland structures included rock revetments, seawalls, and sand <br />filled tubes. <br />Without adequate large-scale shore protection mechanisms in place, the number <br />of seawalls is expected to increase. Prudent management decisions along the <br />remaining undeveloped beachfront can help in beach preservation. However, <br />most oceanfront property has already been developed and these valuable <br />structures cannot readily be moved landward to provide for new beachfront. <br />A Comprehensive beach management plan is an economically preferable <br />approach to restoring the County's beaches. The following economic analysis <br />and cost allocation provides two alternatives for financing such a pian. <br />1.1 PURPOSE <br />Thi.r ate:_ <br />purpose of chis di,diysis is to examine the overall economic viability of beach <br />restoration along five (5) planning sectors of the County's shoreline and to <br />determine the benefits attributed to those individual beneficiary groups who are <br />expected to realize these benefits over the design life of the identified projacts. <br />This report compiles new economic data and information, analyzes project - <br />related benefits to identified beneficiaries and evaluates alternative funding <br />984M&PH82REPORT/ORAFTMOI 9WME <br />3 <br />