Goodbye 2020: Taking a look back at this year s headlines in the Coastal Bend
As this year comes to an end, we wanted to take a few moments to look back and revisit some of the events we covered over the past 12 months in the Coastal Bend. Author: Julissa Garza Updated: 5:53 PM CST January 1, 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas
Editor s note: Hurricane Beta, not Hurricane Delta, hit the Coastal Bend this year.
2020 started off remembering a hero in the Coastal Bend; Corpus Christi police officer Alan McCollum’s life was tragically taken following a traffic stop on Highway 358. McCollum and another officer were struck by a drunk driver.
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Nueces County Commissioners vote to demolish and rebuild Bob Hall Pier
The estimated cost to design and build a new pier is about 13 million dollars if not more. Author: Bill Churchwell Updated: 10:17 PM CST December 18, 2020
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas County commissioners voted Friday to demolish and rebuild the pier and concession stand. The structure has been off-limits to the public after it was heavily damaged in Hurricane Hanna.
The outcome came today in a specially held commissioners court meeting in which the court heard from several people who believe a brand-new pier is the right choice.
Repair or rebuild were the options in front of county commissioners who ultimately decided on construction of a new Bob Hall Pier.
Bob Hall Pier to be rebuilt
Bob Hall Pier to be rebuilt
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Hurricane Hanna left the historic Bob Hall Pier in shambles, and ever since, the debate on what to do with it has been a hot topic.
At Fridayâs Nueces County Commissioners Court meeting, commissioners voted to demolish the pier and have it rebuilt, along with Mikel May s restaurant, for a price tag of over $13 million.
Jacobs Engineering, the group that will be designing and constructing the new pier, laid out its reasoning behind a total rebuild, saying the pier would last at least 100 years if it was completely rebuilt.