Oceanside to advance contentious beach groin plan with .5 million contract
A controversial plan to keep sand on Oceanside beaches by building rock groins or an artificial reef returns to the City Council on Wednesday for t...
A controversial plan to keep sand on Oceanside beaches by building rock groins or an artificial reef returns to the City Council on Wednesday for the approval of more planning expected to cost $2.6 million.'Anything we do to introduce more sand and help out our down-coast neighbors is a win,' Oceanside Councilmember Ryan Keim said Thursday. 'Beaches are regional issues ... we want to get everybody on board with it.'An Oceanside study in 2020 determined that a consistent source of high-quality sand coupled with the construction of retention structures such as rock groins or an artificial reef were needed to preserve the city's eroding beaches.