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North Carolina Coastal Communities Fret over Lost Sand, Low Replacement Funds.
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Star-News (Wilmington, NC)
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April 16, 2004
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 Star-News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Gareth McGrath
Apr. 16--HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. -- Money is as rare as sand these days for many North Carolina coastal communities worried about their eroding beaches. But, as members of the Brunswick Beaches Consortium heard Thursday, options for saving their No. 1 selling point have been severely limited by the N.C. General Assembly.
That isn't sitting well with some coastal officials, who are facing a loss of their federal beach renourishment funding under President Bush's latest budget proposal.
With the state facing its own money troubles, that could leave the onus for funding the periodic sand booster shots on local taxpayers -- something many ...
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