CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi City Council has approved a FEMA grant application that could bring major shoreline improvements to South Bay Park along Oso Bay.
During Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting, council members approved the City’s application for funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. The proposed project is designed to address ongoing erosion and flooding issues that have impacted the waterfront park for years.
South Bay Park spans about five acres and includes basketball and baseball facilities, a shaded playground, picnic areas, a pavilion and a walking trail. However, city officials say the shoreline protection system installed in the mid-1990s has deteriorated significantly…