"It is important to continue our efforts to ensure we don't lose additional sand," said Miami-Dade Chairman Bruno A. Barreiro. "I'd like to see a resolution to this problem as we can't continue to spend money re-nourishing our beaches."

In February, a Coastal Assessment of the Central Miami Beach Erosion Control Breakwaters informational meeting was held at the Miami Beach Police Department.   During the meeting the County's Department of Environmental Resource Management announced the selection of the Florida Institute of Technology to conduct a study concerning the beach erosion control structures.  In April the team will be presenting their first draft to DERM for comment and then it will be presented to the community via a public meeting. 

	L-R - Chairman Bruno A. Barreiro, David Feder, general manager and president of Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, check eroded beach areas around the Fontainebleau Hotel.
	Chairman Bruno A. Barreiro, during a television interview, explains the condition of our beaches