Honestly got a little choked up. [B]What?s Ahead for the Former Miracle Strip Property?[/B] 08/10/09 - 02:29 PM [IMG]http://northwestfloridaonline.com/media/images/site_graphics/feed_logo.gif[/IMG] [URL="http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/feeds/mbb_problemsolver/"]RSS Feed[/URL] [B]Jerry Brown[/B] - [URL="http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/authors/auth_bio/jerry_brown/"]bio[/URL] [EMAIL="jbrown@wmbb.com"]jbrown@wmbb.com[/EMAIL] [URL="http://www.northwestfloridaonline.com/panhandleparade/images/gallery/firstframes/PS_Miracle_Strip.jpg"] [IMG]http://www.northwestfloridaonline.com/panhandleparade/images/gallery/firstframes/PS_Miracle_Strip_medium.jpg[/IMG] [/URL] [B]Panama City Beach, Fla: [/B] A long-time, well-known beach amusement park is now just a memory. But, the site on which the former attraction is located looks terrible and is only getting worse. Is there anything being done about it? Answers in this on your side Problem Solver report. The Miracle Strip Park in Panama City Beach closed just a few years ago to make way for a new project. But, that project did not happen. So now, the property is a huge eyesore. However, there is a plan to deal with the property. To walk now on the site of the old Miracle Strip, it is hard to believe that this park in its heyday was one of the great reasons to visit Panama City Beach. The miracle strip opened in 1963 and provided a great time for anyone who ever dropped by for a visit. It was small at first, but then grew over the years, offering rides, shows, music and much more. The site is located on Alf Coleman Road near the intersection of Front Beach Road. Beach Code Enforcement Officer Mark Williamson used to visit the park before it closed. He says, ? it was a wonderful place?everybody had fond memories from this?it was the place to go.? But the Miracle Strip closed in 2004. The property was purchased by new owners. According to Williamson, ?It was a big condo project that was supposed to be out here and that failed. It was right at the end of the Miracle Strip.? In the last four and a half years, the property has been the subject of numerous code violations. But time is running out for the eyesore and changes are coming. ?It is terrible and now that the graffiti has sprung up, this is not what we want out here. We are going to do everything we can to get this taken out.? Williamson says the time frame for action by property owners on the site is 120 days. He also says, ?It has already been rezoned so the park can?t come back. So there is only one way and that?s to take the whole thing out.? The plan at this point is to remove the remaining structures and level the site. Mark Williamson tells me code enforcement is also working on resolving other eyesore issues on the beach. We will have their stories in the weeks to come. [url=http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/whats_ahead_for_the_former_miracle_strip_property/mbb7718209/]wmbb.com - What’s Ahead for the Former Miracle Strip Property?[/url]
