ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCBD) - The Isle of Palms city council is set to make major improvements to the beachfront after a large part of it eroded from the recent tidal event.

After hearing a report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) about the state of the beach, they're moving forward with a solution.

They approved two large projects to address erosion, which has become a problem during higher than normal tides.

"We're looking at all options right now," councilman Scott Pierce said. "I think we're trying to get on some additional help from the engineering side of things, so we can really start using more modern technology and get these techniques and technologies in place so that we don't put sand on the beach just to have it wash away."

USACE recommended the city bring in 660 additional sandbags and carry out a shoal management procedure to transfer a large volume of sand to repair the damaged areas, while reconfiguring the sandbar to reduce the chance of further erosion along Beachwood East.

"We all use the beach in one way or another, and we just really need to preserve it," IOP resident David Kuntz said. "I would encourage everybody to look long-term at that beach renourishment. Let's see if we can get that underway sooner rather than later and not burn up all the money on other mandates in the interim."

It's a plan that city council agreed is a good approach to mitigate erosion in the future.

"We're trying to get in proactive mode. It's unfortunate that all those bags didn't get deployed like they were intended to be. We're taking a look at that tonight, and we're also looking at authorizing additional emergency measures so we can prepare for the November and December king tides."

City council says the project will cost around $525,000. $300,000 for the additional sandbags, and $225,000 for the sand transfer.