What is the one thing you would like to see...

Camp Creek Kid: I totally agree with you. I wish we didn't have to start from scratch in everything. Maybe it's not everything, but at times it feels like it.
There are so many wonderful ideas on this thread. It would be great if anything comes of it.
Parks continue to be in demand in South Walton. I agree with your statement about the size of a park here. It doesn't have to be a huge undertaking the size of Frank Brown. With all the award winning landscape architects we have designing the numerous developments here, it seems like someone could design a park compatible with our natural beauty. There are so many lots for sale in this area, it seems that a great piece of land could be bought /donated for this purpose. I think a contest could even be done community wide to co-design it with that award winning landscape architect! You could even ask the elementary, middle and high school students what they would like to see there. Let them take ownership. PARKS FOR SOWAL!

1. a Dave's Dogs

2. Seaside without the new monstrosity of a building and the cute little houses back.

Amen!!!!! UGLY!!!!:bang:

I would like to see a beach without a 'skyline'...
and...SEE..Smell a skunk...~sigh~


GO GATORS!
(saw one of those in Pandora's parking lot a few years back)

I would LOVE to have a good traditional jazz station, not like Seabreeze (no offense, just my preference). More artists like Charlie Parker, Coltrane, Mingus, Monk and Miles.

Also, a more expansive library. These are the two things I miss most about the city.

Smiling JOe,
Seen one or been one?
I ain't never seen one..but.....;-)

While I have never been a nekked girl, I have seen one or two on the beach. :wub:

Ah, I see. I did not know that. But it's not even deep enough for small sailboats and Sea-Doos?

sea-doos? less is better.

:idea: ! How could I have forgotten about this idea? Oh yeah, because I don't play tennis....duh.

Years and years ago I worked at Tops'l Beach and Racquet Club, in the reservations department for the vacation rentals. Nearly every other week we booked a tennis tournament of some sort. Every week large groups of people came to play tennis.

Problem? It almost always rained. Or it was dangerously too hot. Or uncomfortably cold. Hello? If weather is always a problem, why do people keep playing out in it?

Remember I don't play tennis, but wouldn't an INDOOR TENNIS Facility make sense? I don't know of any in the area anywhere, and THAT would bring YEAR ROUND BIZNESS, which is something we so desparetly need in the shoulder season?

Just a thought.

A Whole Foods.

I vote for an Earth Fare over Whole Foods. A chain but still sticks to its original vision of environment and health. The produce at Whole Foods isn't so great, either.

Also, I vote for 1 or 2 nice public playgrounds for children. It's the 1 thing, besides Earth Fare, that I miss from living in Georgia.

I would like to see a local Help-You-Sell franchise that also sells fresh, ripe heirloom tomatoes. It would be the customer's decision as to the end use of the tomatoes.

I agree on the public playground thing. It is really sad to me, with all the property taxes we pay, there is not a swing set within 30 min. of SoWal for me to take me 2 yr. old to.:idontno:

I agree on the public playground thing. It is really sad to me, with all the property taxes we pay, there is not a swing set within 30 min. of SoWal for me to take me 2 yr. old to.:idontno:

Maybe that is because the tax revenue follows the County Commissioners, only one of which lives in SoWal. :idontno:

and where does most of the tax revenue come from.........:bang:

I agree on the public playground thing. It is really sad to me, with all the property taxes we pay, there is not a swing set within 30 min. of SoWal for me to take me 2 yr. old to.:idontno:

Actually, there are . . . you just gotta know where to look . . . Seaside, Rosemary, Watercolor all have playgrounds. BUT it isn't cool to take your kids to a playground and feel uncomfortable because you don't "belong" there. However, I seriously doubt anyone is going to question your being at one of those places.

The issue is that we really need public parks because most of us live in urban density neighborhoods without yards, or we have neighborhoods convenants forbidding play structures. Perhaps the lack of a playground is simply due to the fact that there hasn't been an outcry for one--perhaps we can do something about this!

I do know about those, we are members of Seaside so that we can use all of the amenities, I just feel like there should be more of a neighborhood park situation where other moms and kids can go and get to know your neighbors. We live in a mostly rental area, and there are not many kids around, and neighborhood convenents do keep us from having many "kid" friendly yard "art". I'd love a place where Little Beach could meet other kids and learn to "Play" together.