The division engineer concurred in the conclusions and recommendations 

 of the district engineer. 



The Beach Erosion Board concurred in the opinion of the reporting 

 officers that the prospective benefits warrant the expenditure for suitable 

 protective and improvement measures, and the Board recognized the feasibility 

 of providing the protective beach, within the limitations imposed by the 

 general plan, either by direct placement along the entire frontage in one 

 operation, or by placement of material initially in the southern section 

 and subsequently at strategic locations, to be distributed by natural 

 processes. 



In accordance with existing statutory requirements the Board stated 

 its opinion- that: 



a. It is advisable for the United States to adopt a project 

 authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting and improving 

 the shore of Virginia Beach, Virginia; 



b. The public interest involved in the proposed improvement is sub- 

 stantial. It is associated with prevention of damages to public property 

 and recreational benefits to the general publicj and 



c. The share of the expense which should be borne by the United 

 States is the portion of the cost applicable to protecting the Federally 

 owned frontage plus one-third of the first cost of measures for the 

 restoration and protection of the other publicly owned portions of the 

 shore of Virginia Beach, The estimated amount of this share is $377>000 

 for the fill and #298,000 additional for deferred groin construction. 



The Board recommended that a project be adopted by the United States 

 authorizing Federal participation, subject to certain conditions, by the 

 contribution of Federal funds in an amount -equal to the portion of the 

 cost applicable to protecting the Federally owned frontage plus one-third 

 of the first cost of the measures for the restoration and protection of 

 the other publicly owned portions of the shore of Virginia Beach, Virginia, 

 under a plan for the entire shore within the city limits comprising artificia] 

 placement of suitable sand fill in amount of approximately 1,100,000 

 cubic yards oh the ocean shore to widen the beach berm to a minimum width 

 of approximately 100 feet at elevation 7 feet above mean low water and con- 

 struction of a system of approximately 21 groins as deferred construction 

 when experience indicates the need thereof. 



The Chief of Engineers concurred with the recommendations of the 

 Beach Erosion Board, 



OHIO SHORE LIME OF LAKE ERIE - SMDUSKY BAY 



The area studied comprises the easterly 2 mUes of Townsend Township 

 located in Sandusky County on the south shore of the westerly part of 

 Sandusky Bay, It is located about 10 miles west of the city of Sandusky, 



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