TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (AP) - Topsail Beach and Bald Head Island will get $8 million in funding to replenish tourism-generating beaches damaged by Hurricane Irene.
Topsail Beach will get $6.3 million, with the rest going to Bald Head Island.
Three-quarters of the money will come from the federal government, with the state providing the remaining 25 percent.
McIntyre says communities along the shore suffered millions of dollars' worth of damage when Irene charged up the East Coast last August.
The goal of the funding is to restore the beaches to their pre-storm condition.
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Information from: The StarNews,
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1/22/2012 5:06:14 AM (GMT -5:00)
The StarNews of Wilmington reports (http://bit.ly/ydrxTF ) that U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency funding on Friday.
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