VENICE — The potential multi-million-dollar price tag has erased any sentiment among City Council members to try to reopen Humphris Park before the South Jetty is rebuilt.
The cost could run as high as $4.65 million, according to a staff estimate, depending on how long it would take to get a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit and the amount of work it would require of the city.
Just meeting its standards for “beach-compatible fill” would be much more expensive than buying regular sand, City Engineer Jon Kramer said…