There is a difference between PUBLIC property and PRIVATE property, my friend. Stop trolling for a fight. Or start you're own thread. This one is celebration mode!!
New big blue signs in SoWal
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There is a difference between PUBLIC property and PRIVATE property, my friend. Stop trolling for a fight. Or start you're own thread. This one is celebration mode!!
Maybe you can identify specific properties you think should come down? If so, please start a new thread
Congrats on truly making a difference by standing for what you believe.
Thanks to the TDC for hearing us loud and clear. Thank you for your decision to take down the signs on Scenic 30-A and feeder roads. The community designation signs are to be removed right away. The directional (wayfinding) signs that are the tall thin ones will be removed at the end of the season.
The bottom line is we achieved our goal total removal of all the signs. Thank you all at Sowal and thank everyone who put their time, energy and scenic spirit into this effort. This truly shows what is possible when everyone works together.
The TDC board should be held in high regard for their actions today and their willingness to work with all groups to create a coordinated sign plan for our scenic corridor.
Dave Rauschkolb
The bottom line is we achieved our goal total removal of all the signs. Thank you all at Sowal and thank everyone who put their time, energy and scenic spirit into this effort. This truly shows what is possible when everyone works together.
The TDC board should be held in high regard for their actions today and their willingness to work with all groups to create a coordinated sign plan for our scenic corridor.
Dave Rauschkolb
Thanks to the TDC for hearing us loud and clear. Thank you for your decision to take down the signs on Scenic 30-A and feeder roads. The community designation signs are to be removed right away. The directional (wayfinding) signs that are the tall thin ones will be removed at the end of the season.
The bottom line is we achieved our goal total removal of all the signs. Thank you all at Sowal and thank everyone who put their time, energy and scenic spirit into this effort. This truly shows what is possible when everyone works together.
The TDC board should be held in high regard for their actions today and their willingness to work with all groups to create a coordinated sign plan for our scenic corridor.
Dave Rauschkolb
Congratulations! I thank all of you for your dedication and hard work! I was cheering you on from afar!
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Excellent observation.
Guys, I want to caution we only need to be celebrating at about 70%. Because it was Mary Brown of Beach Rentals of South Walton's resolution that passed, and only calls for taking down the 8 or 9 "Welcome to" community signs, not the other 30 or so wayfinding signs that were included in the motion Ken Gifford
clap: Great Public Servant) made to take down all the signs on 30-A, our work is far from over. We have to maintain our current level of interest. I want to caution people to remember that she also asked that the signs be lowered and "improved" in the meantime. Why spend the money on that if we do indeed intend for this to be a temporary measure? Leaving them up for the season turned into leaving them up until new signs were placed. After the crowd dispersed, Mary Brown had a pointed exchange with Dave Rauschkolb trying to put him on the spot to speak for the community about paying for the signs. There is no money budgeted for the signs, though Ken Gifford did attempt to address that later in the meeting. My point is, folks, that the first batch of signs took seven years. I will write a longer meeting report later this evening and include the things that happened after the crowd left. I'm not trying to rain on the parade, but we do need to be cautiously optimistic, celebrate, and get right back to work tomorrow. If public interest wanes, the signs will be with us for a long time to come. It's not over -- but we did win an important victory today!
Wow! How incredibly cool is that!!!!! 
I'm doing the happy dance in my chair!!!!!
Thanks to everyone's very hard work, mindfulness & cohesiveness in pulling this one off!!!!
Do the Scenic Pride Initiative approved signs get to replace or are there other plans!
You guys rock! I was sending my energy that way, while chasing the little ones. I am proud to be a part of such a great community!
I'm doing the happy dance in my chair!!!!!Thanks to everyone's very hard work, mindfulness & cohesiveness in pulling this one off!!!!
Do the Scenic Pride Initiative approved signs get to replace or are there other plans!
You guys rock! I was sending my energy that way, while chasing the little ones. I am proud to be a part of such a great community!
Excellent observation.
Guys, I want to caution we only need to be celebrating at about 70%. Because it was Mary Brown of Beach Rentals of South Walton's resolution that passed, and only calls for taking down the 8 or 9 "Welcome to" community signs, not the other 30 or so wayfinding signs that were included in the motion Ken Gifford
I'm not trying to rain on the parade, but we do need to be cautiously optimistic, celebrate, and get right back to work tomorrow. If public interest wanes, the signs will be with us for a long time to come. It's not over -- but we did win an important victory today!
You answered my questions! Thanks, Punzy, so much for everything!
Just know that there are those of us that can't make physically to meetings, but are willing to write letters, make phone calls & volunteer in a zillion other ways.
I'd be remiss if I didn't give a breakdown of the votes.
The first resolution to take down all the signs on 30-A, put forward by Ken Gifford and seconded by Maurice Gilbert, was defeated 4-3.
Ken Gifford, Maurice Gilbert, and Mike Stange voted yea.
Mary Brown, Mary Jo Tommas, Tim Norris, and John Gillis all opposed.
Scott Brannon (yet again) and Don McQuade did not show up for the meeting.
Mary Brown's resolution to take down the community signs, but leave up the wayfinding signs and spend more money and resources to lower them until new signage was in place passed 4-3.
Mary Brown, Mary Jo Tommas, Tim Norris, and John Gillis voted yea.
Ken Gifford, Maurice Gilbert, and Mike Stange voted nea.
The difference was one vote. TDC boards, by Florida law, only have one seat alloted to represent the community -- the one seat designated for a BCC member. Our community representative, Commissioner Scott Brannon, has missed both TDC meetings and the workshop. He represents the east end of 30A, and his vote could have made all the difference.
Scott Brannon
brascott@co.walton.fl.us
The first resolution to take down all the signs on 30-A, put forward by Ken Gifford and seconded by Maurice Gilbert, was defeated 4-3.
Ken Gifford, Maurice Gilbert, and Mike Stange voted yea.
Mary Brown, Mary Jo Tommas, Tim Norris, and John Gillis all opposed.
Scott Brannon (yet again) and Don McQuade did not show up for the meeting.
Mary Brown's resolution to take down the community signs, but leave up the wayfinding signs and spend more money and resources to lower them until new signage was in place passed 4-3.
Mary Brown, Mary Jo Tommas, Tim Norris, and John Gillis voted yea.
Ken Gifford, Maurice Gilbert, and Mike Stange voted nea.
The difference was one vote. TDC boards, by Florida law, only have one seat alloted to represent the community -- the one seat designated for a BCC member. Our community representative, Commissioner Scott Brannon, has missed both TDC meetings and the workshop. He represents the east end of 30A, and his vote could have made all the difference.
Scott Brannon
brascott@co.walton.fl.us
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