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Beach renourishment for the Town of Palm Beach comes in almost twice higher than expected. As Judge Judy would say, this sounds like a "whole bunch of who shot John" as far as excuses from the staff regarding the surprise. They will attempt some interim projects in the mean time. Click title for link to article.

There were two bids, which were opened Thursday, Town Manager Peter Elwell told the Shore Protection Board on Monday. They were $27.3 million from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, which is based in Oak Brook, Ill., and $23 million from Manson Construction, based in Seattle.
The town had budgeted $11.6 million, and expected the offers might be in the range of $12 million to $15 million, Elwell said.
“It was extremely disappointing,” he said. “It was higher than anything we have ever seen.

A Palm Beach resident calls the town's practice of beach renourishment "Botox beach" in this opinion piece in the Shiny Sheet.