It'd be nice to hear what sober expectations were for the $500k dune. I'd guess the experts knew that one modest storm would remove it.

> Republican state senator Bruce Tarr was working to secure $1.5m in state funding to replenish the sand.

...so if $500k of sand was washed away in 3 days, how long will $1.5m worth of sand last?

> Tarr, noting that a more permanent seawall was not an option because hard structures like these are not allowed on Massachusetts beaches, said: “We’re managing a natural resource that protects a lot of interests.”

Interesting. Is Tarr a pro-regulation / pro-environmental-protection Republican?

And what would be the prospects for a hard structure, anyway? My impression is that hard reality for many parts of the U.S. Atlantic coastline is "With unlimited money, you can somewhat delay the inevitable".