ocr: "There's no question that we'rei in a fight- or-flee: situation," says Ken Smith, founder of Coastal Advocate, a lobbying firm for coastal homeowners and businesses. "But I think the benefits of keeping barrier beaches in their place far outweigh the costs. When people go to these beaches, they want hotels. They want restaurants and boardwalks. Most of all they want beaches. I the attraction on a barrier island is beach, and beach protects the: ameni- ties that enhance that attraction, what the hecki is wrong with spending money to keep thel beach?" "What is wrong is that owners of beach- fron ...
