City officials and residents discussed redevelopment, flooding concerns and ongoing North Beach projects during a TIRZ meeting.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Residents and community leaders in North Beach are calling for an updated development plan as several major projects continue moving forward in the area.
The discussion happened during Tuesday’s Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 4 meeting, where city officials reviewed financial reports, ongoing North Beach projects, the current development plan and the proposed FY 2026-2027 TIRZ budget.
North Beach Community Association Secretary Carrie Meyer said the current development plan, created in 2018, no longer reflects many of the improvements already completed.
Meyer said city projects, including street improvements and a planned bird-watching park on the north end of the beach, are already underway. Still, residents want city leaders to create a new priority list for future development.
“We need a priority list,” Meyer said. “Our neighborhood organization wants to work with the city and stakeholders together to come up with what’s next for North Beach.”
She said projects involving Beach Avenue, Gulf Spray Avenue, and the Eco Park are expected to continue over the next year.
Meyer also said the future removal of the old Harbor Bridge could open more land for redevelopment opportunities. She said the Texas State Aquarium and USS Lexington are among the groups interested in future growth along North Beach.
One of the biggest concerns discussed during the meeting was flooding. Meyer said some low-lying areas flood often because they sit only a few feet above sea level.
She said raising roads and properties above flood-prone areas, and building a rock breakwater similar to the downtown marina, could help protect North Beach in the future.
“The fact that our major streets were flooding, that’s why people had a bad impression,” Meyer said.