Congress to consider status of S.C. beach property
By The Associated Press Thursday, August 14, 2008CHARLESTON, S.C. - Congress is being asked to allow an undeveloped section of Kiawah Island beachfront to qualify for federal money for roads, flood insurance and renourishment.
U.S. Rep. Henry Brown introduced a bill this summer to remove a section of the island from the protections of the federal Coastal Barrier Resources System.
The Charleston Post and Courier reports Kiawah Development Partners wants to build fewer than 50 homes on 20 acres of a spit of land near Capt. Sam’s Inlet. The other 100 acres will be donated to a nature conservancy.
Some environmentalists object, saying taxpayers should not have to support risky development. The developers say its about being fair, and that new property owners there should be able to qualify for federal flood insurance like other island residents.
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