Enforcement for remove it or lose it?

Beach Fanatic

May 26, '08 · 9:08 AM21,705

For a period last summer, I was happy to see that "remove it or lose it" was being enforced. The beaches were cleaner and looked more inviting.

It's been months since I've seen an item either tagged or removed. Down here by Eastern Lake, we have a lot of folks staking their claim and leaving their stuff set up overnight. This appears to include the beach chair rentals, although to tell the truth, I don't know how early they arrive to set up.

So is "remove it or lose it" reduced to a few signs, or have I just missed the enforcement?

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SWGB

Jun 10, '08 · 12:28 AM#177

or, "the wind must have got it." Our weather is constantly changing out here.

The turtles strike back.

SoWal Expert

Jun 10, '08 · 12:33 AM#178

FYI

I hadn't seen this posted anywhere (could have missed it), and just saw it online myself, but I thought some of you may be interested in TAB C

http://www.co.walton.fl.us/default.asp?id=241

They need to rethink some of that new wording. It sounds as though the items cannot remain on the beach for any length of time between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour after sunrise, though people are able to have vehicles on the beach until 10pm, so they will likely have their chairs, and stuff with them until they depart the beach. Also, does this wording indicate that people will no longer be able to bring chairs to the beach at sunrise, if they wish? The new wording is not specific about the items being unattended.

If the time period for an item to be considered abandoned, is the entire length of time between an hour after sunset until one hour after sunrise, how is Code Enforcement going to monitor this?

As for the fines, who has their name and contact info written on their beach crap, so that the officer knows who to fine? Will they take names when they throw the beach crap in the back of the TDC truck, or, will the Code Enforcement and Sheriff's Deputies be the people who have to remove the stuff? I see nothing about the TDC staff being able to remove the items.

Jdarg, maybe we could set up a grilled cheese and beer station in the parking lot at the South WalCo Annex, because you called this one -- it's going to be a long meeting.