PADRE ISLAND, Texas — On Sunday morning, firefighters with Nueces County ESD #2 and Nueces County Parks and engineers surveyed Hurricane Hanna's damage to Bob Hall Pier.
Earlier in the week Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales assesed the damage as well as Governor Greg Abott and city leaders.
Canales saying it could take 5 to $10 million to repair it.
The good news is that since the Coastal Bend is a federal disaster declaration, hurricane damage costs would be split between the federal government at 75% and Nueces County at 25%.
The judge mentioned that if the pier had to be rebuilt, they would want to build it stronger. The idea is that the 1983 structure would be replaced with a fortified pier that would be better able to withstand storm surge.
