Casino at Sandestin?

I would suggest Freeport area as being a better location than Sandestin. Sandestin traffic is already bad and will only get worse a major attraction such as a large casino would make the traffic even worse. The beach is and always will be the major attraction for South Walton. Freeport is far enough away from the beach that it does not suffer from the daily traffic woes. Freeport is also withen easy reach of people staying in South Walton and close enough to I-10 for people to just hop off the interstate to give it a try. A major casino or two at the Freeport area could also spur the idea of public transport. Run a bus service paid for by the casino to run the beach and back up to DeFuniak. It would work for both workers at the Casino and for visitors. I will vot yes in your poll but I think that Sandestin area is the wrong location.

Its not my project and Sandestin is the location. If it were my project it would be anywhere but Sowal.

Would you support a Casino being located on Sandestin property west of Applebees ?

SoWal is NOT the place for a Casino.. Freeport is a wonderful idea. We need to stop over crowding SoWal and start thinking about spreading the wealth!

SoWal is NOT the place for a Casino.. Freeport is a wonderful idea. We need to stop over crowding SoWal and start thinking about spreading the wealth!

I get you. But Freeport is SoWal.

Bob, you say it's not your project, are you saying a project is already in the works or is the taxpayer association working on something?

I only consider south of the bay to be Sowal. It's an easy geographic divider for me.

IMO, these constant publicity blitzes and major expansion attempts are killing what makes this area special.

Would be nice to have more jobs in the Freeport area, but I am concerned locating a casino there would just price the local workforce out of yet another area, create more issues due to lack of proper planning and infrastructure, and make 331 more of a death trap.

Jobs? Sigh. LEGALIZED VICE. There are more creative, beneficial ways to spur business opportunity and economic growth than expanded legalization of another vice that can utterly ruin lives.

Bob, you say it's not your project, are you saying a project is already in the works or is the taxpayer association working on something?

No it's definitely not my project. A meeting was held at Sandestin and the project was discussed at length. Nothing is firm - it would require legislation in Tallahassee and a local referendum before it could go forward, but plans are definitely underway to try.

I made the WCTA board aware of the plan yesterday, so they have not developed a position.

I probably should have not used the term Sowal but rather South Walton.

Jobs? Sigh. LEGALIZED VICE. There are more creative, beneficial ways to spur business opportunity and economic growth than expanded legalization of another vice that can utterly ruin lives.

Sure....we could invite those oil companies to park their rigs just off our shores and pollute our area like they have in Louisiana....:roll:

Why just go for a casino? Plenty of those around.

Think of what a draw legalized prostitution would be!

I only consider south of the bay to be Sowal. It's an easy geographic divider for me.

So is I-10.

Would you support a Casino being located on Sandestin property west of Applebees ?

Can't they just turn the Emerald Grande into a casino? It looks like some sort of Las Vegas monstrosity.

Oh I can't imagine casinos anywhere near our coast, or bay or anywhere.

I guess most things are possible. The real question here is whether a Casino will change this very unique place. Most of the people I talk to that are here as a tourist come here because we are not "Miami Beach or Las Vegas".

I chose this area as a place to retire because it wasn't "glitzy" Vegas in Florida.

Bad idea!

No

Sandvegas!

So is I-10.

That is a man-made divider, I prefer ones made by Mother Nature.

Yes I support the idea fully.

I agree with the Freeport idea. Much more room for growth.

Maybe the BCC can give them a loan to get it started...