Smathers Beach in line for tons of new sand

Florida Keys News - Key West Citizen

Monday, January 7, 2013

Smathers Beach in line for tons of new sand

Sand comes and goes with tides and storms

BY GWEN FILOSA Citizen Staff
gfilosa@keysnews.com

In 2011, Key West plunked down 17,500 tons of sand on Smathers Beach.

But due to continued erosion, it wasn't enough to complete the entire half-mile stretch that runs along South Rooselvelt Boulevard, city staff has said in a request to spend $375,000 on 5,345 tons of sand before April.

Smathers needs a new coat of sand on its east end, according t...

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The ROPE fencing:

Submitted on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 8:56am by none

Ask them to REPLACE all of the roping along the walkways while they're at it. It's disgusting. Fallen down, torn up....shabby. No wonder the beaches aren't a "strong suit". No one is taking care of them. New trash receptacles would be nice as well.