MISSION

The goal of the Port, Inlet & Beaches Department is to broaden and strengthen the economic base of our community by improving and maintaining our active waterfront areas. By providing adequate infrastructure and development processes for mixed-use port development, the PIB Department will provide our region with new opportunities for economic growth. The protection of the county’s 21 miles of Atlantic shoreline, through state and federal partnerships, will further reinforce our regions strong commitment to tourism and will help protect, improve, and preserve the environment and our community’s way of life.  

FUNCTION

Our function is to ensure that the Coastal Management & Port is developed and operated to achieve operational excellence, including safe and efficient use of the County’s infrastructure and resources, while exercising fiscal responsibility, with the goals of self-sufficiency and sustainable growth, for the benefit and in consideration of the community, stakeholders and the environment.