Beach Erosion Threatens SC Condominium
guest blog by Deborah Goonan
Stories like this one never cease to amaze me. Some people will do just about anything for an ocean view. An illegal sea wall and some sand bags are the only thing stopping the Ocean Club condominium from washing out into the Atlantic on the coast of South Carolina.
The million dollar unasked question is why was a construction permit issued on this site nearly 30 years ago? The resort sits at the mouth of the Dewees inlet, where waves batter the fragile coastline. Adjacent to the condo building of 150 units, part of the beachside golf course had to be closed, slowly eroding into the ocean.
