Kure Beach Awarded State Grant To Remove Beach Safety Hazard

The Town of Kure Beach recently received a grant from the State of North Carolina in the amount of $50,000 requiring an equal match from the Town to fund removal of the old Dow Chemical ocean-intake. The beachfront area in the 400 Block of N. Fort Fisher Blvd is riddled with old jagged metal creating a hazard for the public.

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