About an hour and a half before a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly rebuilt Bob Hall Pier, Nueces County Commissioner Brent Chesney looked at a small group of anglers waiting to fish.
“For me, it’s a very emotional day,” Chesney said as more anglers started to arrive and wait in anticipation. “It says a lot about how many people are already lined up and we haven’t even started yet. It wasn’t easy, but I never gave up on this project.”
After being demolished by Hurricane Hanna in 2020, Bob Hall Pier on North Padre Island opened to the public on Feb. 24…