CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The future of upgrades to the Michael J. Ellis beach seawall was front and center over at City Hall on Tuesday.
City leaders met during a special Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) meeting ahead of council Tuesday morning where council members were given the chance to ask questions about the proposed project.
The seawall is slowly eroding, thanks to hurricanes and other weather damage over the years.
Concrete chunks are falling in places exposing the now rusted iron used to build it.
The city wants to revamp the entire 4,200 foot structure using $15 million from the City's Capital Improvement Budget, but the seawall is currently owned by the nearby businesses and not the City.
"The thing is, it's a community destination of which we have the responsibility of protecting the community that's there," councilmember Roland Barrera said during Tuesday's meeting.
So far, only one of the property owners have signed a letter of intent to give the City real estate rights to complete the project.
The next step for the City is to get the rest of the owners on board, so bids for the project can go out.
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