Beer Can Island dredging and renourishment planned

LONGBOAT KEY – Manatee County and the Town of Longboat Key are partnering on a beach renourishment project that includes the construction of five permeable rock groins. The town also has a planned emergency dredging project on Greer Island, also known as Beer Can Island, at the northern tip of the key.

These projects were presented and discussed at the Tuesday, Dec. 15, Manatee County Commission meeting, with representatives from the Town of Longboat Key on hand. There was also discussion about a separate FEMA-funded and county-managed beach renourishment project planned for Coquina Beach, in Bradenton Beach, at the south end of Anna Maria Island.