I prefer the more literal interpretation. ;-)
New big blue signs in SoWal
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I prefer the more literal interpretation. ;-)
In Today's Paper - (Boy, I hope they call me for their next sign order since they spend a little over $5,300 per sign on these!!!)
SOUTH WALTON COUNTY
TDC recommends removal of signs
The Walton County Commission is expected to make a final decision April 22
By ANDY MEINEN andym@nwfdailynews.com
SANTA ROSA BEACH ? The blue signs along Walton County Road 30A appear to be goners.
The Walton County Tourist Development
Council voted 5-2 Wednesday to remove the community and directional signs that have caused such an outcry from residents.
The Walton County Commission still must approve the recommendation April 22. If commissioners go along, the community signs will be pulled up soon after, said TDC Interim Executive Director Sonny Mares. Many of the directional signs on CR 30A and its feeder roads will be left up until residents and the TDC can agree on replacements.
More than 50 people attended Wednesday?s TDC meeting. They applauded loudly when the recommendation was made to remove the metal signs.
Claire Bannerman, who has worked with the Scenic Pride Initiative to have the signs removed, said she was happy with the outcome. She and other residents will now work with the TDC to find new signage that will fit with the ?natural look? of the road and ?build community pride.?
TDC Chairman John Gillis said the signs? removal is the best thing for the county.
?We do represent the community,? he said. ?We are not a contentious group that tries to act outside the wishes of those who do business here. We are trying to promote that.?
Gillis said he and other TDC members believed they were acting in the community?s best interest when they approved the signs. He added that there ?must have been some kind of gap in what we perceived and voted on and what we felt the community had accepted.
?I think we can find signage that is agreeable, that represents the scenic nature of the corridor,? he said.
The TDC spent $260,000 to install 49 gateway, directional and community signs. Many of them were installed along CR 30A in January. But the signs met with an almost instant backlash and the TDC halted the installation until it could figure out what to do.
TDC Councilwoman Mary Jo Tommas asked how the council would absorb the cost of the signs. Gillis said they could be salvaged.
?We can use some additional signs on (U.S.) Highway 98? and U.S. Highway 331, Gillis said. ?We can retool them. I think there will be a need for those signs. I don?t think it will be a total loss.?
Gillis also floated the idea of communities along CR 30A helping to defer the cost of the signs.
Dave Rauschkolb, a member of Scenic Pride Initiative, said the TDC did the right thing. He said the community now must decide what kind of signs will replace the big blue ones.
?I look forward to working quickly and to find something we all can be proud of,? he said.
Daily News Staff Writer Andy Meinen can be reached at 654-6905.
SOUTH WALTON COUNTY
TDC recommends removal of signs
The Walton County Commission is expected to make a final decision April 22
By ANDY MEINEN andym@nwfdailynews.com
SANTA ROSA BEACH ? The blue signs along Walton County Road 30A appear to be goners.
The Walton County Tourist Development
Council voted 5-2 Wednesday to remove the community and directional signs that have caused such an outcry from residents.
The Walton County Commission still must approve the recommendation April 22. If commissioners go along, the community signs will be pulled up soon after, said TDC Interim Executive Director Sonny Mares. Many of the directional signs on CR 30A and its feeder roads will be left up until residents and the TDC can agree on replacements.
More than 50 people attended Wednesday?s TDC meeting. They applauded loudly when the recommendation was made to remove the metal signs.
Claire Bannerman, who has worked with the Scenic Pride Initiative to have the signs removed, said she was happy with the outcome. She and other residents will now work with the TDC to find new signage that will fit with the ?natural look? of the road and ?build community pride.?
TDC Chairman John Gillis said the signs? removal is the best thing for the county.
?We do represent the community,? he said. ?We are not a contentious group that tries to act outside the wishes of those who do business here. We are trying to promote that.?
Gillis said he and other TDC members believed they were acting in the community?s best interest when they approved the signs. He added that there ?must have been some kind of gap in what we perceived and voted on and what we felt the community had accepted.
?I think we can find signage that is agreeable, that represents the scenic nature of the corridor,? he said.
The TDC spent $260,000 to install 49 gateway, directional and community signs. Many of them were installed along CR 30A in January. But the signs met with an almost instant backlash and the TDC halted the installation until it could figure out what to do.
TDC Councilwoman Mary Jo Tommas asked how the council would absorb the cost of the signs. Gillis said they could be salvaged.
?We can use some additional signs on (U.S.) Highway 98? and U.S. Highway 331, Gillis said. ?We can retool them. I think there will be a need for those signs. I don?t think it will be a total loss.?
Gillis also floated the idea of communities along CR 30A helping to defer the cost of the signs.
Dave Rauschkolb, a member of Scenic Pride Initiative, said the TDC did the right thing. He said the community now must decide what kind of signs will replace the big blue ones.
?I look forward to working quickly and to find something we all can be proud of,? he said.
Daily News Staff Writer Andy Meinen can be reached at 654-6905.
Quote: Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
Try this one:
You have been out maneuvered by the TDC Board.
1. Signs stay up
2. They get a coat of paint
3. Fountain grass planted at the base.
You loose because you do not realize you are in a war and are trying to mediate your way out of the fight.
I predict less than 50 people will show - alot of hollering, screeming and no real plan of action from the group
:funn:
Thanks John R for so eloquently pointing that out.
Try this one:
You have been out maneuvered by the TDC Board.
1. Signs stay up
2. They get a coat of paint
3. Fountain grass planted at the base.
You loose because you do not realize you are in a war and are trying to mediate your way out of the fight.
I predict less than 50 people will show - alot of hollering, screeming and no real plan of action from the group
:funn: Thanks John R for so eloquently pointing that out.
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I am still planning on celebrating at a keg party on Sunday! 
I am still planning on celebrating at a keg party on Sunday!
A perfect setting for celebration indeed!
Do you believe that once someone takes a position on something that should remain their position no matter what additional information becomes known?
of course not. some change their positions as more data is presented to them, some change purely for gain. if the shoe fits...
Great job to everyone who took this fight seriously and fought it with pride, dignity and restraint. You guys know where to find us if you need help with design and Mr. Chickpea and I wll be more than happy to aid.
And it was great seeing so many people there yesterday!!
And it was great seeing so many people there yesterday!!