LIGHTHOUSE POINT — Mounting sand deposits at the mouth of the Hillsboro Inlet continue to severely limit their boats’ operations, say Pompano charter captains speaking to the Hillsboro Inlet District board on Monday night.
At the same time, the sheer volume of sand, and the wait for days with safe weather and wave conditions to operate the District’s dredge, make clearing the “shoaled in” part of the ocean channel a waiting exercise for all concerned.
Denise Bryan, chair of the Hillsboro Inlet District, noted in the meeting that its dredging crew already pumped 83,500 cubic yards of sand in the first four months of the year, a fast pace compared to all of 2025 when 150,525 cubic yards were dredged…