Court: Wider beach still public

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 7:10 p.m. June 18, 2010
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When a beach is widened, the newly created beachfront is public property, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a decision that denies claims for compensation filed by six Florida homeowners. The case is Stop the Beach Renourishment Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

 

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