BELLEAIR BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) -- There were tense moments at Wednesday night's public meeting in Belleair Beach.

This was as Pinellas County leaders continued asking residents to sign temporary easements for the impending beach nourishment project.

Ed Qualls lives in Redington Shores and got one of the letters himself.

"I love renourishing the beach, I don't have problems with the equipment on my beach. Heck, what they're asking for, FEMA did all through storm recovery. I had the biggest machines in the world on my property, I didn't care," he said. "I was happy to see stuff back."

"I'm good with everyone loving the beach and renourishing it," Qualls continued.

But he took issue with the wording in the paperwork the county is asking him to sign.

"They said it's a temporary easement but

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