MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — The pilings that support the iconic Madeira Beach Snack Shack appear to be in “good shape” after being flooded with seawater by Hurricane Helene 16 months ago, according to Community Development Director Marci Forbes.
“The substructure as a whole is in much better shape than we had anticipated,” she said. “Some of the piles did exhibit some superficial pitting and wear and tear but… they’re not losing their capacity to withstand.”
The city paid $30,700 in December to remove sand that had washed beneath the building by Hurricane Helene that had been preventing a proper inspection. Forbes said she was finally able to crawl beneath the Snack Shack and inspect 14 of the 45 pilings last week. The director believes those pilings she looked at are a good representation of the rest…