I know right now the number one priority on the island is getting homes repaired and getting residents back on the island.

But what state do you think the beaches will be in by that time? including the private beaches?

My family has rented a beach house for spring break and it is going to take a lot for us to back out. but we do have very young kids coming so they were trying to get an idea of what the situation would be like.

thanks in advance

is the house u rented even still there? Beach will be there, but it and galveston will not look like anything u remember. The progress made there and on the peninsula in 4 wks time is astounding and i`m sure it will be open for spring break.

yes we know the house is still standing, because they are renting it out to adjusters and other people aiding in the clean up.

They are supposed to spend around $4 million rebuilding the beach in front of the seawall from 10th to 61st street in time for spring break. Haven't read/heard anything about the beaches west of 61st.

What beach/neighborhood is it located in? Certain neighborhoods that had the geotube on the beach now have no beach at all because the water is breaking up on the geotube. And all beaches that I have seen on the west end now have houses on the beach.

The beaches on Seawall are suppose to be repaired by spring break but I doubt they do anything about the west end by then.

There are no "private beaches".
You will be able to have fun in Galveston by spring break.

Of course, you could have fun almost anywhere on spring break.

By private I mean the ones in front of private houses not the main beaches that everyone uses, especially day trippers.

The house is on the west end of the island. Terramar? might be the development.

thank you all for the info

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They are supposed to spend around $4 million rebuilding the beach in front of the seawall from 10th to 61st street in time for spring break. Haven't read/heard anything about the beaches west of 61st.

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Do you have a link for this? Not saying I don't believe you but I am curious. I could be wrong, but $4 million to repair almost 4 miles of beach by spring break seems pretty cheap.


wh08p, I'm guessing you already know this but just to be clear, even the beaches directly behind private homes are open to the public.

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I saw it on one of the local TV news reports a couple of nights ago.

The Daily News talked about the beach renewal project the other day but I can't seem to get their website to work, so here's what the Chron had to say about it:

Galveston projects $7.5M to restore beaches
By HARVEY RICE
Houston Chronicle
Oct. 10, 2008

Galveston is planning to restore beaches ravaged by Hurricane Ike with more than 400,000 cubic yards of sand at a cost of about $7.5 million, city Park Board officials said Friday.

The board is adding $1.5 million to $6 million that the Texas General Land Office offered last week as part of a project to protect the timber underpinnings of the 17-foot seawall that blunted Ike's fury, Park Board Executive Director Lou Muller said.

Land Office Commissioner Jerry Patterson said the seawall could collapse if a storm surge washed away the underpinnings.

The project would renourish beaches from 10th Street to 61st Street along a section of Seawall Boulevard that fronts most of Galveston's hotels.

The sand will be dredged from near Boddeker Drive on the eastern end of the island near the Houston Ship Channel, placed in a dredge material area at Apffel Park and trucked to the sea wall, officials said.

The city and state hope to complete the project by March 31, before spring break and the peak of the tourist season, and the beginning of nesting season for the endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtles.

"We feel this emergency nourishment project is most important at this time to restore the vitality of the beaches before the spring season," board Chairwoman Jeri Kinnear said

Not included in the project are East Beach and the popular Stewart Beach, both east of the hotel strip. Unlike beaches in front of the sea wall, East Beach and Stewart Beach gained sand during the storm, board spokeswoman RoShelle Gaskins said.

The beaches in front of the sea wall were renourished in 1994. The project placed 710,000 cubic yards of sand on the beaches at a cost of $6 million.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6051690.html

You should go to Galveston over Spring Break and help rebuild.

Thanks for the info.


alltime, I've already been down there to help rebuild.

rebuilding is a little bit much for a 2 and 4 year old, but thanks for the suggestion.

but thank you everyone for the info. its been really helpful. my parents still haven't made a decision, I am all for going down there, but I understand their hesitation especially with the grandkids.

Can you call the people that own the house and see what the condition of that beach is? Some of the beaches are in great shape whereas others are in poor condition.

We went surfing this past weekend along Seawall and didn't run into any debris in the water at all. It was so clean that my friend let his 20 month old daughter play in the water.

I would say you should keep your plans to come down. People here are working so hard to get things back to normal that I truly feel the island is going to be in good shape by next spring.

I wonder what Kappa Beach Party will look like in 2009? Maybe the riff-raff will avoid the Island and choose to destroy another town.

Kappa Beach Party has pretty much fizzled out the last couple of years. If I remember correctly, last year the city didn't even block off any of the streets.

So, you enjoy telling the world you are a moron?

Agswin, STFU.

Should people in higher risk areas pay higher insurance? Yes they should. Should they be forced to move elsewhere? No.

So I guess no one should be allowed to build 15 to 30 miles inland anywhere along any coastal areas. I hate to tell you but there are a lot more areas prone to natural devastation (and not just hurricanes) than just Galveston. The world will lose a lot of real estate if we go by what you are suggesting. Hell, Japan with all of their typhoons, earthquakes and volcanoes would cease to exist as a country by your rules. Maybe we should start a list with all the major cities that should be done away with because of possible natural disaster. I'll start:

St Louis - Flooding and major earthquakes
Los Angelos - Major earthquakes and drought
San Francisco - ditto
Seattle - Volcanic eruption (Mt Reiner sp?)





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I think you mean Mt St helen. but that is beyond the point. There are greater risks of dying on Big city freeways than in a hurricane.



And BTW it turns out there is quite a bit of damage to the house my family has a deposit on but the owner promises it should be ready by christmas (guess its rented out to another family then) . We will only lose $60 if we cancle atleast 60days out so for now we are still coming! but thanks for all the help. I hope all is going well down there.

AgsWin08 is just jealous that he doesn't live within walking distance from the beach. It's okay AgsWin08, I would be jealous too.

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I think you mean Mt St helen. but that is beyond the point.

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Nope, I mean Mt Rainier.


http://www.mount.rainier.national-park.com/info.htm#vol

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