May 21, 2022
Dear Members,
We hope this email finds you well and you are enjoying the
beautiful weather on Bald Head Island. As you are aware from the
Village announcement yesterday afternoon, and our earlier
notifications, the Shoals Club beach has had some erosion issues the
last few years. In an effort to keep the Club
beach area safe for our members and guests, and to prevent further
erosion, we have repaired the old beach fence, and completed a sand
push. The sand push did not prove to be effective against Mother
Nature’s recent storms, and we are seeing that some erosion is
continuing.
We have developed a plan with the Village, Conservancy,
Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Management (CAMA)
and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and have
retained all proper permits to lay sandbags along the shoreline of the
Shoals Club property. These sandbags have proven to be successful in
locations along the east coast, and as close as west beach on Bald Head
Island terminal groin and in front of the Bald Head Island Club, which
are now covered by the dunes. While these sandbags are being installed,
the Shoals Club team, and Island Contracting will work closely with the
Conservancy to ensure that there will be no interruption in sea turtle
nesting season. We would like to thank everyone involved for their due
diligence in helping to keep our members safe and protect the beach at
the Shoals Club.
A 500-foot section of shoreline will be inaccessible
during construction so getting from south beach to east beach or vice
versa will not be possible for the duration of the project. This
project started yesterday and is expected to take one and a half
months. For your safety, please give clearance to work areas. The Club
and the Village will provide updates throughout the project. Once the
sandbags are in place, we will reduce the height of the beach fence to
be more in line with the sandbags to be more aesthetically pleasing
from both sides of the fence.
Going forward, we are forming a project team including the
Clubs, Conservancy, engineers, and professional organizations to
develop a long-term plan, while coordinating with the Village for the
beach at the Shoals Club.
We thank our members and Bald Head Island community for
their support of the Shoals Club through this process.
David Sawyer, CEO
The Clubs on Bald Head Island
Brian P. Mullins, General Manager
The Shoals Club
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