Letters and Opinions
VOTERS BEWARE:
HB445 weakens vital shorefront protections
Page 4, March 11,2019, The Islander
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On February 28 House Bill 445, a
proposal that would weaken Georgia’s
Shore Protection Act, was quickly
adopted by the General Assembly’s
House Natural Resources Committee
without adequate public notice, pro
viding no time for citizens to formu
late and voice opinions.
Considering the public hazards
and unjustified exemptions created
by HB445, suspicions are vigorous as
public opposition rapidly spreads.
Please urge your state General As
sembly members to oppose HB445 and
ask for a public hearing to be held by
the Senate Natural Resources Com
mittee before proceeding.
Ponder these highlights:
• Georgia’s coast suffered millions
of dollars in damage from hurricanes
in 2017, and DNR staff frequently
talks about the growing risks of ris
ing sea-level, yet HB445 requires a
mere 25 feet between high-tide and
Tall ships to visit
Brunswick
St. Marys Tall Ship Alliance along
with the Brunswick Landing Marina
will host two Tall Ships in Brunswick
during April. The Nao Santa Maria
Tall Ship will sail in to Brunswick
on April 8 and remain through April
15. Then two days later the Privateer
Lynx Tall Ship will return to Bruns
wick on April 17 and remain through
April 28.
Info: stmarystallshipalliance@
gmail.com and
oceanfront development.
• Instead of using available shore-
erosion data like other states, HB445
ghostwriters say absolutely nothing
about dangerous erosion along our
coast - applying only the 25-foot mea
surement from various landmarks,
despite mounting oceanfront hazards.
• Most conspicuous and unwar
ranted are the bill’s unprecedented
provisions that exempt from regula
tion highly vulnerable oceanfront lots
on the Sea Island Spit and other ar
eas. It appears that such exemptions
would encourage hazardous develop
ment on Tybee Island’s beachfront as
well.
The fragile strand known as the Sea
Island Spit was nearly destroyed by
hurricanes Irma and Matthew. More
over, Federal law prohibits FEMA-
subsidized flood insurance on the Spit
because it’s so hazardous.
At a time when Georgia should be
strengthening legal safeguards along
the ocean shoreline, HB445 weakens
protections and exempts hazardous
areas from much-needed controls.
~ David Kyler, Center for a Sus
tainable Coast
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