Dennis - damage reports & requests - merged to this thread

Re: Dennis - damage reports

Gulf-front in Gulf Trace is screwed. I know one man who owns 7 Gulf-front homes, and I would say he just lost an easy $10M +. Interior homes look fine in Gulf Trace.

Smilin' Jose! Thanks for the update. I just got wind of this site this morning and reading the updates is much more informational than watching the Weather Channel or CNN. Your efforts and insights are very much appreciated.

We've been coming down from Memphis to Gulf Trace area for the past 20+ years and were set to be down there this week and next. How's the electricity, septic tanks, & phone situations in the Gulf Trace area? Is there anyway in the complex to be able to get down to the beach without having to wade through Alligator Lake?

Kurt wrote: "Smiling Joe says to all the people that asked him to check on their places you are OK. He is still without power."

Rita, I just received your message to check on your house. I have not been into your hood today, but seing how others faired near you, I feel 100% sure that your house is fine.

More than likely we will just pass on the "civic duty thingy" by doing something helpful for someone else who needs it.

... and I will glady accept only this kind of return. Thanks for passing it on. That is what I believe life is supposed to be filled with... connections and experiences.

Re: Hey Mom!!,

The rooster is going to the Beach!, The storm is over so open up the roads and let in the RENTERS, ye! ha!

OH Rooster Mac :bow: That is probably the longest note youve ever written!

and I DITTO everyword!
Karrie have a good time, no boats for me....just my toes in the sand and coffee with mybest friend-mysister and laughs with my nieces and snuggles with my husband and another week of Family tradition/memories to take until the next time.

Hey ya know our family grows and changes much like the sea/beach...and after hurricanes we just pull together get the debris outta the way stepping forward.
Renter with a smile!
Yall will have to let us know if any locals have a favorite coffee shop...we know about the Java shop in Grayton... :cool:

Has anyone been able to verify the reports about the BMB erosion near the pb access?
Quint

Blue Mtn Beach public access lookin west.
The shower is only 15' to the right and the drop is 25' straight down.

Any information about Bella Vita Condos on Blue Mountain Beach?

We are located at 458 Blue Mountain rd. I'm hearing we only have about 5 feet of sand left before the "cliff" is to the house. Our brand new deck is suspended in the air on one side. I could use any suggestions as to what to do from here (be nice!). I don't know where to start. Do we have sand brought in - can we even do that? Are retaining walls allowed? Are they worth the cost vs the risk of losing it in another storm. Do we just sit back and wait until hurricane season is over? I am overwhlemed! Any help would be appreciated.

I heard the big white pavillion at Seaside took a tumble....fact or fiction?

fiction.

Smiling Joe, can I just say we are so glad you're back!! :laughing1 :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :cool:

SJ.......WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT YOU!!!!!!!! thanks for all your info and pictures :wub: just got back from seagrove last week, we were so lucky, had beautiful weather and much fun :cool:

Anyone know the lake east of Borago - the smaller one with the homes on the lake - there is the one on the edge and I love to look at this guys pier to see how far it is from the waterlevel - to look at it now, there is NO pier - completely covered with water.

Somewhere I have a photo, which I will post, of the top of the tiki torch which is on that submerged deck. I think it is in my other camera.

We are located at 458 Blue Mountain rd. I'm hearing we only have about 5 feet of sand left before the "cliff" is to the house. Our brand new deck is suspended in the air on one side. I could use any suggestions as to what to do from here (be nice!). I don't know where to start. Do we have sand brought in - can we even do that? Are retaining walls allowed? Are they worth the cost vs the risk of losing it in another storm. Do we just sit back and wait until hurricane season is over? I am overwhlemed! Any help would be appreciated.

There is a white sand ordinance in place that will determine what sand you can bring in. Ordinarily you would have to go through DEP for walls, but there may be some exceptions made in the upcoming weeks.

The county is meeting with the Governor and the state. The first priority is the houses that are undermined. A dredge may be brought in to bring sand onshore to shore up the ones that can be saved.

My parents said the Grayton beaches looked bad but houses looked great!!

Apparently, someone forgot to tell these guys that Grayton Beach looks bad.

SJ.......WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT YOU!!!!!!!! thanks for all your info and pictures

Smilin' Joe - I wish we knew you, but we too thank you over and over for all your earnest info. I just wish it hadn't broken our hearts - we were due to be beach front at Gulf Trace on 7/22... Doesn't look likely, does it?

We'll still come and help in any way we can - if we have a place to stay!

... how is the area in front of One Seagrove Place?

Hate to ask but does anyone know if the Lagniappe house on highway 30 a is o.k. It is right before the little bridge almost at the beginning of oyster lake. It is Gulf front. After Ivan it only lost its stairway going down to the beach. We are suppose to be arriving this Thrusday, July 16th.

One of these? That area is looking rough. Check with your rental company.

FYI - Old Florida Cottages are fine. My rental house lost some siding, but that was the only thing I saw in the neighborhood. As with everywhere else, the public beach access is gone. I went down to Ed Waline Park (at Gulf Place), and quite a few beach front homes are in bad shape in that area. Also, Rosemary Beach lost all it's walkovers, but I was told they are creating a temporary one asap (to get to the beach would require a 15-20 foot leap off a cliff).

From what I saw today, the erosion is extremely severe all along 30-a.:(

Here's hoping that "tropical depression five" only comes close enough to wash some of the sand back on the beach...

Anyone know how long it might take to get the beach walkovers rebuilt?

Thanks for everything!

We are booked to rent one of the private gulf front houses in Gulf Trace this winter. We love the place, and are worried that it may be undermined and unavailable this year. Have all of the houses there had structural damage, or just a few?

I did not go onto the beach in Gulf Trace, but here are a couple of photos from the road.

This may or may not be of interest to anyone, but am posting just in case.

Our house is in Inlet Beach, on Walton Rose Lane near the intersection with S. Wall. Our next door neighbor just returned home and reported that one of the beachfront houses on Pompano, an older one east of the intersection with S. Wall, is totally destroyed and lying on the beach, and that the road is completely washed out where it was already closed at the curve on Pompano. (Our house was spared damage, but it is on the second street back from the beach.) Power and phone lines are ok at her house and at mine. The closest place to access the beach from our house is at the end of Walton Lakeshore.