I love that this engineer is bragging about his contacts as a way of circumventing the DEP. How much longer are we (the citizens of Florida) going to let guys like this determine our insurance rates?? We all know that every time one of "engineered dunes" fails, that all of our rates go up.
good point jodifl---our high insurance rates essentially subsidize beachfront houses.
Which is why I can only laugh when the anti-renourishment crowd starts yelling socialism.