After successfully pushing the Trump Administration, U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock yesterday announced that they are delivering $12 million in Federal funding to renourish Tybee Island’s beaches and protect the shoreline.
“Beach nourishment at Tybee Island has been a successful partnership between the City of Tybee Island and the Corps for nearly five decades,” Sen. Ossoff said.
“This funding will not only help restore the beaches and continue to be an economic boost for the region, but will also protect Georgia businesses, families, and the local economy from damaging storm surge and erosion,” Senator Reverend Warnock added.
In 2022, Ossoff, alongside Senator Reverend Warnock, passed into lawThis is an external link his Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act as part of the Water Resources and Development Act reauthorization, which extended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ authority to partner with Tybee Island on beach renourishment and storm risk management projects for 12 years.