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Private beach signs and crap on our beaches

Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
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So many ugly signs on our beaches these days and they are multiplying along with vendors with chair setups. Post em if you got em. Just saw this photo on Facebook posted by a local unhappy with this homeowner who lives somewhere else yet asks for local discount at the bar while claiming private beach.

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Beach Lover
#2
Been vacationing along 30A (mostly Seagrove, Seaside & Grayton) since the early '80's. So many wonderful memories of our children playing in Western Lake outfall. NO MORE! Stopped vacationing there about 4 years ago. The area has been ruined. So sad!
steel1man avatar
Beach Fanatic
#3
Been vacationing along 30A (mostly Seagrove, Seaside & Grayton) since the early '80's. So many wonderful memories of our children playing in Western Lake outfall. NO MORE! Stopped vacationing there about 4 years ago. The area has been ruined. So sad!
And it's spreading. You listening BCC? Probably NOT, " let's do a study"that's their answer. #electionscoming2016
seabythegrove avatar
Beach Fanatic
#4
Dreamer:
Could you be more specific? Where do you vacation now? How can you get your message out to all 30A vacationers?
Thank you for doing your part!
shakennotstirred avatar
Beach Fanatic
#5
In my opinion these signs are as ugly as the trash that gets left behind. When I see one of these signs, I want to drape my towel over it & set up my chair on the private side of the beach sign.
steel1man avatar
Beach Fanatic
#6
Funny last week the sheriff deputy was driving the beach and he stopped pulled up a private beach sign and threw it up on their high property. Saying " these aren't allowed ". Sadly it's back and she is planting sea oats from her bank down on the dry sand today
Beach Comber
#7
Looks like it will be an interesting summer season. These signs have been recently planted in Seagrove, east of the Santa Clara Regional access and next to Pelayo access. Have to give them credit for at least trying to be educational :) Maybe the county can provide visitors & residents information on their rights in the event the WCSO is called??

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Ohio Girl avatar
Beach Lover
#8
Everyone should set up their chairs and umbrellas on the wet sand of these private beaches. Saw more signs on the beach in Seacrest during our past visit.
steel1man avatar
Beach Fanatic
#9
Everyone should set up their chairs and umbrellas on the wet sand of these private beaches. Saw more signs on the beach in Seacrest during our past visit.

:Hint: All you have to do is ask them to show you their 2016 Survey of their southern property line..if they have 2016 and your inside the line then move outside the line..If no survey tell them prove their southern line and you will abide..tell the same to WCSO if ( doubtful )!they should show.
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#10
Looks like it will be an interesting summer season. These signs have been recently planted in Seagrove east of the Santa Clara Regional access and next to Pelayo access. Have to give them credit for at least trying to be educational :) Maybe the county can provide visitors & residents information on their rights in the event the WCSO is called??

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Interesting.
Porkchop avatar
Beach Comber
#111
WARNING: SNAKES IN DUNES
This is one of at least a dozen I counted. Some were actually posted within arm's reach of another. Altogether, I think The Retreat has at least 20 signs in a span of beach no more than about 800' wide. I did notice that their sandwich boards had been dragged off the beach proper, back up to the vegetation line by someone (hopefully the WCSO beach patrol).

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Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#12
Wow. Private property/snake signs IN the dunes?
Beach Comber
#13
I hope the snakes have been properly informed by the Retreat that they are trespassing on private property.
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Skunky
#14
Looks like it will be an interesting summer season. These signs have been recently planted in Seagrove, east of the Santa Clara Regional access and next to Pelayo access. Have to give them credit for at least trying to be educational :) Maybe the county can provide visitors & residents information on their rights in the event the WCSO is called??

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Sign not to scale:floor:
Bob avatar
SoWal Insider
#15
so sad to see this in SoWal
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#161
All signs need to go. Except a few necessary ones. And so happy to see this new sign at the entrance to Grayton Beach. Local flavor by artist Andy Saczynski.

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Beach Fanatic
#17
Keep Grayton Beach weird, funky, and different...please.
Thank you Andy.
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#181
New signs every day...

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Here4Good avatar
Beach Fanatic
#19
Is that legal? The only trucks are law enforcement and beach garbage collection.
Mike Jones avatar
Beach Fanatic
#20
Is that legal? The only trucks are law enforcement and beach garbage collection.
Haha - fools are trying to keep TDC and Sheriff off the beach.
Will B avatar
Moderator
#21
morons
steel1man avatar
Beach Fanatic
#22
Haha - fools are trying to keep TDC and Sheriff off the beach.
I've seen sheriff patrols stop pull private beach signs up and throw them on athe dune. I've also seen them just drive by whistling "happy days are here again"
shakennotstirred avatar
Beach Fanatic
#23
Crazy! I don't understand what the problem is regarding some truck tracks in the sand.
Teresa avatar
SoWal GuideAuthor
#241
This was posted on social media...
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jodiFL avatar
Beach Fanatic
#25
I love the tracks going right past it on the right (landward side) of the sign!
jodiFL avatar
Beach Fanatic
#26
This was posted on social media...
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I agree that that company should be banned from EVER doing a setup like that so near a nest that is clearly marked.

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