Feds to Fix Tybee Island Erosion

The federal government is slated to spend more than $6.3 million dollars to fix erosion on Tybee Island beaches.

The damage was caused primarily by the dredging.in the nearly Savannah River shipping channel that leads into the city's harbor.

The Savannah harbor is one of the largest in the country, and few argue that the Army Corps of Engineers should suddenly stop clearing the channel that guides container ships to port. But critics say the domino-effect spending, which is ultimately directed by Congress, shows the dangers of trying to battle forces of nature.

The money to restore Tybee's beaches was in a massive spending bill that Congress sent to President Bush last week.

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(The Associated Press)