Every day I make the turn off of 98 heading east onto the west end of 30-A and I am always amazed at how many signs are posted in the first 2 blocks. This intersection is the Gateway to 30-A and there seems to be know one concerned of what a eye sore all of the signs are. There must be 5 No Parking signs, a couple of Share the Road with Bikes signs and a bunch of other postings. The new Scenic Higway sign is lost in all of the clutter. The signs are also in very poor shape. A couple are about to fall over and a couple of others look like they are about to rust through. Who can we contact to get this fixed?? Maybe the folks at TopSail State can help? We really need to make this part of 30-A shine! It would nice to get the landscaping up to par with the rest of our Scenic Hwy.
Boy, I am glad I got this off my chest! Now we need to see some improvements!!!
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SWGB
The county works department and the Florida DOT. Good luck. 
Beach Fanatic
i noticed the same thing, and you're definitely correct about the new scenic highway sign being lost in the mess. i would think the scenic highway group would be all over this.
Beach Fanatic
I agree there is too much signage on 30A.
For a scenic corridor it's almost a joke.
I've even noticed commercial businesses placing tractor equipment and trucks for sale in the front of their offices.
Then there's the unfinished developments that have left their debris behind for us to look at as we drive down 30A.
Hopefully the county will tighten up before spring and get some of this mess removed or cleaned up before the vacationers come back.
There's got to be something done!
For a scenic corridor it's almost a joke.
I've even noticed commercial businesses placing tractor equipment and trucks for sale in the front of their offices.
Then there's the unfinished developments that have left their debris behind for us to look at as we drive down 30A.
Hopefully the county will tighten up before spring and get some of this mess removed or cleaned up before the vacationers come back.
There's got to be something done!
SoWal Expert
Regarding the quantity of signs, you ain't seen nothing yet. Many more are on the way.
Beach ComberAuthor
Less is more
We need yo make sure we can maintain the ones we have now before we add more!!!
We need yo make sure we can maintain the ones we have now before we add more!!!
SWGB
We need yo make sure we can maintain the ones we have now before we add more!!!
The current ones are provided and maintained by the County and State of Florida. The new ones will be provided and maintained by the TDC. Unfortunately the new ones will be maintained much better, only making the existing signs look worse by comparison.
I'm pretty sure that a complaint letter to our local state representative about the state maintained signs would get a fairly quick response since we are now a Scenic highway.
Beach ComberAuthor
18!!
I counted 18 signs in a couple of hundred feet!
I counted 18 signs in a couple of hundred feet! 
SoWal Expert
It seriously looks like a sign manufacturer who puts a sample of every possible product in their yard! They can't be required as 395 has a fraction of the signage when you turn off 98.
Why exactly do we need 4 "no parking" signs in a stretch w/ no businesses or homes?
Couldn't some of the signs share a pole? (or disappear FTLOG)
Why exactly do we need 4 "no parking" signs in a stretch w/ no businesses or homes?
Couldn't some of the signs share a pole? (or disappear FTLOG)
SWGB
No parking signs are actually pretty common outside of state park entrances. Especially when they allow camping. Unfortunately those that drive land yachts don't realize they can still get into the park after hours. So they spend the night on the side of the road which can be incredibly dangerous.
SoWal Insider
About signs... those big ugly blue signs (that I thought I had mentally erased ) are now creeping back into my consciousness, especially the one on 395 coming into Seagrove. I thought they were going to phase them out. They are starting to bug me again...
Beach Comber
big blue signs...
I thought the same, they're just as ugly near Red Fish... I suppose it was too difficult to find another area in the country with the same community names, in the same relative direction from each other, so Walton County had to store them, then, someone noticed them in the corner of the shed--probably a new guy--and convinced the rest of the crew that the signs were really cool, and they should show some initiative and put them up! Of course, this is just a theory.
I thought the same, they're just as ugly near Red Fish... I suppose it was too difficult to find another area in the country with the same community names, in the same relative direction from each other, so Walton County had to store them, then, someone noticed them in the corner of the shed--probably a new guy--and convinced the rest of the crew that the signs were really cool, and they should show some initiative and put them up! Of course, this is just a theory.
Beach Lover
The Blue signs are being redone this was in the paper last month. They are possible going to replace the community signs on 98.
Also the ugly signs that need replaced are everywhere not just 30A but i would hope the county would not focus on making ugly signs look new in the buget crunch we are in at this time. I think i could find better jobs for the publix works crews.
Also the ugly signs that need replaced are everywhere not just 30A but i would hope the county would not focus on making ugly signs look new in the buget crunch we are in at this time. I think i could find better jobs for the publix works crews.
SoWal Expert
Replace what community signs on 98? Welcome to Destin?
I suggested that all of those damn signs they will be erecting along the multi-use path be replaced with stenciled paint on the actual path, like you see in most places. Cheap, easy to maintain, don't create hazards for people having to weave around illegal golf carts, and don't block the scenery BUT no, they want to "brand" the Beaches of South Walton.
gayboi, don't think that just because the TDC is erecting the new signs, that they will maintain them. They stated that they blue sign posts were powder-coated rather than painted, so that they wouldn't have to maintain them.
On the new Scenic 283, when turning off of 98, heading south, there is a sign noting the fine for littering, followed by another no littering sign only a few yards away, and just beyond that is the new Scenic Hwy sign. Seems like we don't need the two littering signs since we have the new Scenic signs.
Yesterday morning, I noticed the prisoner crew erecting a new DOT sign for bikes, on the multi-use path on hwy 283, just north of 30A. I thought this was a low budget year. I think we could save everyone some money by not erecting so many signs. I see why we need some for safety, but damn. Next thing you know, we'll have signs posted telling us that it is illegal to do illegal things. Oh, wait, I've already seen those in the area. Do we really need to stretch it out and have a minimum of one sign per law on the books? I cannot wait to read about the percentage of buttocks which much be covered while in public.
I suggested that all of those damn signs they will be erecting along the multi-use path be replaced with stenciled paint on the actual path, like you see in most places. Cheap, easy to maintain, don't create hazards for people having to weave around illegal golf carts, and don't block the scenery BUT no, they want to "brand" the Beaches of South Walton.
gayboi, don't think that just because the TDC is erecting the new signs, that they will maintain them. They stated that they blue sign posts were powder-coated rather than painted, so that they wouldn't have to maintain them.
On the new Scenic 283, when turning off of 98, heading south, there is a sign noting the fine for littering, followed by another no littering sign only a few yards away, and just beyond that is the new Scenic Hwy sign. Seems like we don't need the two littering signs since we have the new Scenic signs.
Yesterday morning, I noticed the prisoner crew erecting a new DOT sign for bikes, on the multi-use path on hwy 283, just north of 30A. I thought this was a low budget year. I think we could save everyone some money by not erecting so many signs. I see why we need some for safety, but damn. Next thing you know, we'll have signs posted telling us that it is illegal to do illegal things. Oh, wait, I've already seen those in the area. Do we really need to stretch it out and have a minimum of one sign per law on the books? I cannot wait to read about the percentage of buttocks which much be covered while in public.
Beach Lover
minimalism....
You're a minimalist Joe.....there's an "ism" for all these aesthetic wonders.....isn't the booty template just another example of chumming up the water with minutia?
Replace what community signs on 98? Welcome to Destin?
I suggested that all of those damn signs they will be erecting along the multi-use path be replaced with stenciled paint on the actual path, like you see in most places. Cheap, easy to maintain, don't create hazards for people having to weave around illegal golf carts, and don't block the scenery BUT no, they want to "brand" the Beaches of South Walton.
gayboi, don't think that just because the TDC is erecting the new signs, that they will maintain them. They stated that they blue sign posts were powder-coated rather than painted, so that they wouldn't have to maintain them.
On the new Scenic 283, when turning off of 98, heading south, there is a sign noting the fine for littering, followed by another no littering sign only a few yards away, and just beyond that is the new Scenic Hwy sign. Seems like we don't need the two littering signs since we have the new Scenic signs.
Yesterday morning, I noticed the prisoner crew erecting a new DOT sign for bikes, on the multi-use path on hwy 283, just north of 30A. I thought this was a low budget year. I think we could save everyone some money by not erecting so many signs. I see why we need some for safety, but damn. Next thing you know, we'll have signs posted telling us that it is illegal to do illegal things. Oh, wait, I've already seen those in the area. Do we really need to stretch it out and have a minimum of one sign per law on the books? I cannot wait to read about the percentage of buttocks which much be covered while in public.
You're a minimalist Joe.....there's an "ism" for all these aesthetic wonders.....isn't the booty template just another example of chumming up the water with minutia?
Meow
Blocking Out The Scenery, Breaking My Mind
Sign Sign everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign
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SoWal Expert
Mr. DD has that sailor sign in his spa room.
margarita brocolia
Blocking Out The Scenery, Breaking My Mind
Sign Sign everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign
...Love the signs MK! At the risk of "tangenticising" a serious thrad, I think I'll start a new SIGN thread. But I do want to add one more here for Miss Kitty...
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