(AP) - State regulators say a Kure Beach condominium complex cannot keep the sandbags it has used to protect from erosion for more than two decades.
The Coastal Resources Commission rejected the sandbag request Thursday. The same panel had previously set a May 2008 deadline to remove the sandbags that protect homes, hotels and roads along North Carolina's coast.
Sandbags were allowed on ocean beaches as temporary erosion controls, but many have become permanent fixtures. The bags in front of the Riggings Condominiums have been there since 1985.
State regulators pulled the sandbag permit from the Riggings two years ago after owners rejected a federal buyout. Owners of the 48-unit complex have said the deal didn't give owners market-value for the property.
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