Seawall installation - behind Seagrove Villas

Looking at your photo, if they place sand seaward of the seawall at a 2:1 slope, the sand will be in the Gulf, and there will be no beach.:shock:

SJ that totally makes sense. The sand will do what it will do, and it will naturally slope at that 30 degree angle. So in order to keep the wall covered the the new "dune" will go WAY out there. Seriously, that's ridiculous. It's as if they are trying to reclaim the land but the coastline has changed so it is imposssible. Can this be stopped and the wall moved back? Please tell me it can. :pissed:

Who you can contact regarding your concerns about seawalls:
CONTACT NUMBERS *

DEP: ***************Tony McNeal- Permitting officer *************850-921-7745
USF&W: ***********Janet Mizzi-Deputy Field Supervisor ******850-769-0552 *ext. 247
FF&WCC: *********Kipp Frohlich ***************************************850-922-4330


County Commissioners contact information:

District 1: Commissioner Scott Brannon *
19367 U.S. Hwy 331S
Freeport, FL 32439
Tel: (850) 835-4860
Fax: (850) 835-4836
E-mail:* brascott@co.walton.fl.us

District 2: Commissioner Kenneth Pridgen *
17400 State Highway 83 North
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Phone: (850) 834-6328
Fax: (850) 834-6385
Email: prikenneth@co.walton.fl.us

*3. Commissioner Larry Jones
Donna Walsinkham, District 3*Executive Assistant
1483 County Highway 1087
DeFuniak Springs, FL. 32435
Phone: (850) 892-8474
Fax: (850)892-8475
e-mail: jonlarry@co.walton.fl.us

4. Commissioner Ro Cuchens
Commissioner Cuchens can be reached at (850) 835-4834.
His office is located at 417 Highway 20 East in Freeport.
Email: cucro@co.walton.fl.us

5. Commissioner Cindy Meadows
90 Spires Lane, Unit 7-A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL. 32459
Phone: (850) 622-3059
Fax: (850) 622-3067
e-mail:* meacindy@co.walton.fl.us

It almost seems as if no one is in charge to make sure nothing inappropriate is built on the beach. Those in the positions of authority and local government need to have what is best for the beach and the environment as their number one priority,

I'm on the east end of 30a, in Scott Brannon's district. I've written and called him on several occasions with opinions or to ask questions, and without exception, I've never received a response of any kind from him. Doesn't make you feel terribly "empowered." :confused:

County Commissioner Cindy Meadows has acted on my concerns.

County Commissioner Cindy Meadows has acted on my concerns.

:popcorn:

I'm on the east end of 30a, in Scott Brannon's district. I've written and called him on several occasions with opinions or to ask questions, and without exception, I've never received a response of any kind from him. Doesn't make you feel terribly "empowered." :confused:

:( That just plain stinks!

Do you think this seawall meets the requirement as being placed ?as close to the structure as practical??.

Yesterday I walked by and there was a ?stop order? from the county requiring removal of the red sand.

Check out the pilings to the west of this seawall that I presume are to be used to construct another monster seawall about 30 feet out on the beach.

I also checked out the seawalls at Blue Mountain beach public access-they really intrude onto the beach.

If you have concerns about this you can contact County Commissioner Cindy Meadows at: "Cindy Meadows" <meacindy@co.walton.fl.us>

Here's a question. If the owners technically own to the high water mark only, what if the high water mark changes over time and goes beyond the seawall. Will they have to take down the seawall since they no longer "own" that property or do they get grandfathered in? I don't know if high water marks change, but if so, then it makes sense to plan ahead for this happening.

I'm on the east end of 30a, in Scott Brannon's district. I've written and called him on several occasions with opinions or to ask questions, and without exception, I've never received a response of any kind from him. Doesn't make you feel terribly "empowered." :confused:

Hi katie blue:

Are any seawalls/geotubes going up in our area of the beach (Seacrest area)? I know some new dunes were created by owners, but are there artificial structures under these dunes. I'll be there Nov. 10 - 15 to see for myself... Hope to see you around.

hi n dry -- is this what you meant? I snapped this pic on Sunday at Seagrove. Those pilings are bizarro.

This is right in front of where we have stayed for five years, what in the world??????

This photo was taken of the exact spot where we set up every day for our vacation. I thought it would have started to look better since June, but I think it looks worse. Is the walk over from the Beacons condos gone?

Kath, looks like the san juan public walk is gone too!!!!! this is our spot

Those pilings are for the public access ramp, not a seawall.

Are any seawalls/geotubes going up in our area of the beach (Seacrest area)? I know some new dunes were created by owners, but are there artificial structures under these dunes.

Well, as you might have seen, there's that house just to the east of us that has a huge (old) concrete foundation and staircase in front of the dune line that was uncovered by Ivan and Dennis. He just throws sand on it, rather than removing it. He's the one who always has a big new dune one week after the storms. When I was there last month, he was indeed building a new seawall too. not sure if it's permanent, but as I said earlier, I can't believe that any of these homeowners are going to spend add'l funds to have them removed once built. A local told me he's "bulletproof" because he's tied in with the county somehow. I'll take some pix next week when I'm down there.

We won't be scattered, we will alway's stay together somewhere![/QUOTE]


You said it Kathy!!!
We have been vacationing together for 25 years and not even a hurricane can split us all up!!!! I don't know where exactly we will stay but you can count on the Keowns to be in Seagrove next summer !!! :clap_1: