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UNFINISHED – A stop work order halted construction on this low structure, which is either a “garden wall” or “flood wall,” depending on who you talk to. Homeowners who suffered tidal flooding in March pooled their money to have this built on the seaward side of their Snee-Oosh Beach properties. – Photo by Don Coyote
It was a homeowner’s nightmare — water creeping underneath the front door, furniture, books and electronics soaked as water levels slowly rise. Carefully tended gardens were washed away in a wave.
In March residents along Snee-Oosh Beach suffered thousands of dollars in damages as an unexpected tidal surge washed across Chilberg Road near Hope Island and swamped their homes.
In advance of “King Tide” season coming again in a few months, five neighbors on McGlinn road pooled their money to build a low garden wall across their back yards along Chilberg Road, hoping to help protect their ho...
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