New Inlet

**soappedaler** · 11-23-2007, 04:42 PM

I mentioned this in another thread but Florida state law no longer allows jetties to be built on outlets or rivers. For once the government has learned from past mistakes.
Besides you could say goodby the the beach west of the Westen Lake outlet. Which would result in no longer having a beach to drive on or launch a boat in Walton County. But Grayton Beach State PArk would acreate sediment and have a much wider beach.
Look at the jetties in Destin and Panama City, longshore drift causes a build up of sediment on the east side while the westen side is sediment starved thus erodeing over time. Every so often the Corp of Engineers has to dredge the channels since they also fill with sediment. Wouldn't that be nice during tourist season.
Something I find very tiresome is people expecting the environment to be altered or changes for there convience or monetary gain.
SrSO4

**Smiling JOe** · 11-23-2007, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by emeraldcoastdav

That is a good point but why are the beaches at our two adjoining inlets so pristine.

Maybe because the Rivers have many miles of Bay through which to filter, but if you cut through at the east end of the Choctawhatchee Bay, you would be very close to the mouths of five rivers.

**Smiling JOe** · 11-23-2007, 05:41 PM

Con - more businesses created with no additional employees to work the jobs. As your price of real estate supposedly increases, even fewer service industry employees will be able to afford to live here. Even doctors and lawyers, well, maybe not lawyers, will have to get a second career to work while they should be sleeping.

**jodiFL** · 11-24-2007, 01:00 AM

I am just popping in to share my utter disbelief that someone could even think or suggest that this be done. Can I be totally honest here? emeraldcoastdav...the pros are ZIP, ZERO,NADA,NONE etc.etc.etc..cons..there is a character limit on these boards so I couldnt even begin to list them. I honestly hope you havent spent alot of money in moving to this area with the hopes of something like this occurring because I can tell you right now...it wont in my lifetime. I (and many,many others) would stake ourselves to the beach before it happened. If you want deepwater, fast access to the gulf I suggest you pack it up and move to Destin or Panama City..or better yet Gulf Shores or Cedar Key. But this area is just NOT COMPATIBLE with what you are suggesting. If you want good surf, I suggest somewhere on an actual OCEAN that has actual WAVES.

(I am constantly amazed by the people that move here and try to turn this place into whatever hole,subdivision,city,urban hell they are from.)

**TreeFrog** · 11-24-2007, 06:35 AM

At first I thought this was some kind of April Fool in November.

Now I think ECD is either having a good laugh provoking us all, or astonishingly, that he's serious.

**Smiling JOe** · 11-24-2007, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by TreeFrog

At first I thought this was some kind of April Fool in November.

Now I think ECD is either having a good laugh provoking us all, or astonishingly, that he's serious.

I think he is still riding a wave of being high from his last surfing trip. I don't ride the waves on a surf board, but I ride them on a kayak, and I know it feels like nothing else. It feels so good that you never want the wave to end, but it does.

If you want waves, building a wave pool surfing theme park would be less expensive and you could have waves, even on flat days.

**Bobby J** · 11-24-2007, 03:08 PM

I thought he was just having funn. Whats wrong with a little debate. Not like the county would ever do anything.... BTW, we do get good waves here. When it is up most folks are tucked away inside and never really get to see it. I have surfed all over the world and have caught some of the best surf of my life right here. We can not even get the county to consider a skate park. Why would they put a jetty in a rare coastal lake?

**GoodWitch58** · 11-24-2007, 03:33 PM

Bobby, a skate park is a good idea; let's get a group together to lobby for that...but a jetty on a coastal dune lake, next to state park...surely he was just yanking our chains.....

**Bobby J** · 11-24-2007, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by goodwitch58

Bobby, a skate park is a good idea; let's get a group together to lobby for that...but a jetty on a coastal dune lake, next to state park...surely he was just yanking our chains.....

Agreed. I am going to start a new thread on it.

**Bobby J** · 11-24-2007, 04:00 PM

See Skate Park thread under sport section.

**swantree** · 11-24-2007, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Bobby J

We all know it is a crazy idea and bad for the lake but one can sure dream... I am still in favor of building up the second sand bar like a reef. This would be great for surfing, fishing and help deflect wave energy off the beach! Of course, I am a little tainted and bias!

i'm with you Bobby. I have read some great studies on this in places like England that have had huge success and brought many tourist dollars as well.
http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/art...mp.cfm?id=1980

just not on the lake!

**BlueMtnBeachVagrant** · 11-25-2007, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by goodwitch58

Bobby, a skate park is a good idea; let's get a group together to lobby for that...but a jetty on a coastal dune lake, next to state park...surely he was just yanking our chains.....

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He must have yanked your chain pretty darn hard for you to want me to go live somewhere else.

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