The Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a public meeting June 24 to discuss a proposed shoreline-stabilization project on federal lands along Snows Cut.
The Army Corps’ Wilmington District is preparing an environmental assessment of the anticipated effects associated with the planned project to stabilize areas of the erosion-battered shoreline.
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Snows Cut is a man-made canal the Corps completed in the early 1930s as part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Severe erosion prompted New Hanover County to permanently close Snows Cut Park in 2021.
The hybrid meeting, which means it is being offered in-person and virtually, will part of the Corps’ scoping period for the project in which the public is requested to submit comments identifying substantial resources in the area, stakeholders who should be engaged in the project, and concerns associated with the proposed project area.
The assessment will cover all federal lands not previously stabilized, with the focus on more immediate construction in four areas west of Snows Cut Bridge.
The Corps said it is investigating multiple alternatives for shoreline stabilization and protection from erosion, as well as the no-action alternative.
The meeting Monday will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in-person at the Carolina Beach State Park visitor center, 1010 State Park Road, and virtually by either attending online or by calling 844-800-7212 and dialing access code 199 645 0583.
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Comments will be received through July 8 to Justin Bashaw at justin.p.bashaw@usace.army.mil.
