If you’ve driven between Midway and Interstate 95 lately, you might have noticed something alarming happening right down by the water.
A well-known creekside park in coastal Liberty County known as Cay Creek is actively losing a massive battle against nature.
The damage is happening far faster than anyone expected, and local officials are finally sounding the alarm about what it means for our community.
According to Phil Odom, chairman of Liberty County’s Consolidated Planning Commission, a shocking amount of the shoreline has already completely collapsed into the water.
During a recent site visit, Odom revealed that the park has lost six to eight feet of solid ground directly to the high tide.
That is a massive loss of local property in a very short amount of time, leaving many residents wondering just how much worse it will get before it is fixed.
Now, instead of pouring traditional concrete walls to try and stop the sinking, the county is trying something completely different to save our disappearing coastline.
Liberty County is partnering with marine experts to build what they are calling “living shorelines.”
This unique approach skips the concrete chunks and instead involves replanting native marsh grasses over stabilizing mesh to hold the soil together naturally.
The ambitious project hopes to mimic nature to stop the severe erosion and protect our coastal salt marshes before they wash away forever.
But with water levels continuing to rise across Southeast Georgia, some fear this natural fix might not be enough to save this beloved piece of Liberty County.
Have you visited this Midway park recently, and have you noticed the ground literally shrinking beneath your feet?
Let us know what you think about the county’s new natural plan to save our shores in the comments on FB!
Yolonda Harris
News Now Georgia
