The town of Pawleys Island is moving forward with plans to obtain easements from three beachfront property owners for a federal beach renourishment project. Town Council recently approved a contract to get the three lots on Springs Avenue appraised.
The appraisals are required if the town goes to court to condemn the easements that the Army Corps of Engineers says are required for a project to place offshore sand on the island’s south end to replace sand that was lost to Hurricane Ian in 2022.
The property owners successfully challenged a condemnation in court in 2020. The easements, which were provided by 110 other property owners, were not required for a renourishment project completed earlier that year because it was funded by the town and the state…