I know many don't see the Beach Breeze/Defuniak Herald so I thought I would post this article from July 12th that I found interesting. It looks like we will have more fireworks in addition to handcuffs on the beach. By the way, note that this will affect private individuals and vendors so let the funn begin..
Items left on beach to be removed
By DOTTY NIST
"Remove it or lose it," is now the rule in the evening on Walton County beaches.
To alleviate what has been identified as "a severe problem," Walton County has initiated a coordinated approach to have beaches clear of clutter in the evenings. The clutter of chairs, awnings, umbrellas, and other items on the beach has long been a complaint of South Walton Turtle Watch volunteers.
Federally-protected native sea turtles come onto the beach during their spring and fall nesting season, and their reproduction can be hampered by obstacles left on the beach in the evening. Human beachgoers can also run into or trip over these obstacles as they walk on the beach at night.
On June 28, Pat Blackshear, county planning and development services director, announced a cooperative effort between the county, the tourism council, and the sheriff's office to address the problem.
Blackshear explained that items left on the beach would be tagged and then removed after 24 hours if not taken off the beach by their owners. The policy applies both to private individuals and beach vendors, who are being notified by mail.
Walton County Sheriff's Office and Walton County Code Enforcement personnel will share patrol and tagging duties. South Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC) personnel will pick up tagged items once the 24-hour period has elapsed, and owners will forfeit items that are picked up.
TDC Executive Director Kriss Titus commented that, while Walton County's beaches have been honored by the Clean Beaches Council, she believes that the TDC has not been getting the message out about the importance of an uncluttered beach.
She said the TDC plans a "remove it or lose it" marketing campaign and will post information on its web page urging visitors to comply.
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Beach Fanatic
bb started it.You must be on a different part of BMB than me, Miss Kitty. We have had the same blue tent and an old beach chair near our walkover for all of this week. No pick-up here!
Back on topic...it is amazing how beautiful the beach is at BMB this morning.I am conTENT!
Beach FanaticAuthor
Mr. BeachSiO2 my wife need's some science stuff. A multi-level sand sieve if ya can find one. I have a list on the for sale thread but I thought I could get your attention here. If ya have her cell number give her a call if she doesn't call you first. Thank you for shopping at walmart!
I saw your other post, but tell her I don't have one either... Sorry and good luck.
Since Walmart doesn't work, maybe try Target..
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Meow
You must be on a different part of BMB than me, Miss Kitty. We have had the same blue tent and an old beach chair near our walkover for all of this week. No pick-up here!
...Andy A., this is all I've got until I get more webcams set up for my viewing and spewing pleasure...http://ajs01.dyndns.org/top.htm?OMG...we have a friend!
Go look at the subtitle on this page!!!! Beach FanaticAuthor
OMG...we have a friend!
I wonder if it's BMBV
:roll:
Beach Fanatic
This is a great map. Just what I wanted/needed. Thanks.
http://www.protectwaltoncountybeaches.com/BSWAccessMap062007.pdf
Great to have the whole name. Thanks so much for this info. Now to correct my stuff....
This web page has addresses of all the accesses and coordinates!
http://www.protectwaltoncountybeaches.com/accesses.asp
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Meow
I wonder if it's BMBV
It better not be his freakin' red tent that is still up!!!!!
Beach Fanatic
oooooooooh! Watch out- I hear thunder!!
Meow
oooooooooh! Watch out- I hear thunder!!
Hurry...go now!!! We (you) can paint it a different color!
Beach Fanatic
Just one color?????
Meow
Just one color?????
:funn: ...YOU? ONE COLOR? NOWAY AND NEVER!!!
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Skunky
I need a name for a beach access. I take Lakewood south from Scenic 30A, turn left for one block on something, turn right for one block to the beach. The road there is named Beachfront Tr. So what would be the best or "official" way to refer to it? I've been saying "Lakewood/Beachfront Tr.". I'm open to better ideas, tips, info. Maybe there is a county list of beach accesses?
Here's a picture of it:
TIA
SSSSHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Meow
Red tent still standing. There appears to be an upside down tent to the west of it. Anyone have a tag? Is there a tent hotline?
SoWal Expert
Hey look, I see one of those signs which tells people to remove their crap from the beach and to fill in holes.
needs to get out more
that picture offers so much. like the stuff at the approach; do you think the owner(s) was saying to themselves "well, good for us, we're not leaving our stuff on the beach", paying no attention as to how the approach to the beach looks, like the entrance to a flea market. amazing. blue wave beach...
Beach Fanatic
Miss Kitty, if you look in the far right corner of your webcam still, you can see the tent I'm talking about. It was still there this morning and there is only Bella Vita between you and us (I wish it wasn't there and it was as it use to be.) Damn Dr. Daves anyway.
OMG...we have a friend!
Meow
RED TENT is DOWN!
...I am going to go take a nap now.
...I am going to go take a nap now. SoWal Expert
RED TENT is DOWN!Well, it is Friday. Did you expect them to stay longer than the standard week?
Beach Fanatic
Ok Kitty, don't want to be a pessimist, but tomorrow is another day.
What has sprouted in the past can sprout again. Just look at the weeds in your garden.
OMG, I hope this ordinace sticks!!!!
What has sprouted in the past can sprout again. Just look at the weeds in your garden.
OMG, I hope this ordinace sticks!!!!
Meow
Well, it is Friday. Did you expect them to stay longer than the standard week?
Ok Kitty, don't want to be a pessimist, but tomorrow is another day.
What has sprouted in the past can sprout again. Just look at the weeds in your garden.
OMG, I hope this ordinace sticks!!!!
:roll: ..give me a f627in' break. Let me celebrate a little vcitory.
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Beach FanaticAuthor
:roll: ..give me a f627in' break. Let me celebrate a little victory.
Exactly
SoWal Expert
:roll: ..give me a f627in' break. Let me celebrate a little vcitory.victory would be for the TDC to sweep the tent off the beach. This time, the red tent owners won. sorry. better luck next time.
Meow
victory would be for the TDC to sweep the tent off the beach. This time, the red tent owners won. sorry. better luck next time.
Can't keep this Kitty down. I have sent an email to TDC and will report back if and when I hear from them. One question I asked is if they would accept volunteers to tag items left on the beach. If so, I expect to see local hands go up.
beats on hood
Can't keep this Kitty down. I have sent an email to TDC and will report back if and when I hear from them. One question I asked is if they would accept volunteers to tag items left on the beach. If so, I expect to see local hands go up.Gull, you're on a mission! You need to get a KittyCam installed to monitor the beach in your 'hood. Then when you're there, you could whomp up on the violators.
Meow
Gull, you're on a mission! You need to get a KittyCam installed to monitor the beach in your 'hood. Then when you're there, you could whomp up on the violators.
...from your mouth to God's (and WC's ears)...(I know there is a joke there :roll: ). Although they pick up the chairs and umbrellas everyday in my beach hood, I pick up at least 50 rubber bands from the umbrellas, daily when I am there. Not to mention the straws, plastic toys and trash. I must not give away too much of my mission when I arrive, or y'all will be having to feed Molly and get me out of the pokey. Beach Fanatic
I made a video about the first week of tagging in zone 7. The bigger ones are on my website. The smaller one is on youtube. Here are the URLS:
youtube
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6oVfpuSBw"]YouTube - Remove it or Lose it on the beach[/ame]
or wholeo.net
http://tinyurl.com/2ee8xw
which is a shortcut for the long line:
http://wholeo.net/Trips/Travel/Florida/southWalton/removeOrLose/removeOrLose.htm
I'm not sure if youtube detects Flash version or not, but for my movies you need the latest versions of either Adobe Flash or Apple QuickTime. Both are free plugins. Also, if they download looking and sounding jerky, sometimes when they play a second time, they are smooth.
I hope you like this attempt to introduce what is going on. It's not a documentary of each and every item caught or missed. I'm thinking about how that could be done. In any case, I have lots more footage from each of four days walks and possibly that might be of value as a historical record.
youtube
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6oVfpuSBw"]YouTube - Remove it or Lose it on the beach[/ame]
or wholeo.net
http://tinyurl.com/2ee8xw
which is a shortcut for the long line:
http://wholeo.net/Trips/Travel/Florida/southWalton/removeOrLose/removeOrLose.htm
I'm not sure if youtube detects Flash version or not, but for my movies you need the latest versions of either Adobe Flash or Apple QuickTime. Both are free plugins. Also, if they download looking and sounding jerky, sometimes when they play a second time, they are smooth.
I hope you like this attempt to introduce what is going on. It's not a documentary of each and every item caught or missed. I'm thinking about how that could be done. In any case, I have lots more footage from each of four days walks and possibly that might be of value as a historical record.
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