Grayton Beach auto traffic all jammed up: meetings & proposals

[Yzarctoo]

tomorrows paper points out parking problems in grayton. most places of business must provide ample parking for their customers, why not the red bar ? while another thread tells of how grayton was saved by the actions of locals in the past that is wonderful. remember how nice grayton was before the red bar opened ? sorry oli

Sometimes a business is so sucessful and grows so rapidly that they out grow their location and their parking requirements. I do believe that may be the case with the Red Bar.

 

[jodiFL]

I am pretty sure that not EVERY car parked in that area is at the Red Bar. Now we have Shorty's and the Zoo (when has Grayton NOT been a zoo?) not to mention the approximately 4 parking places for vehicles going to the most popular beach in Walton county.

 

[kkddbb]

im in grayton several times a day, everyday. if im not home im in grayton. no doubt there are parking isssues, but has anyone been to seaside lately? what does anyone propose to fix the problem other than blame a successful biz. perhaps imminent domain? or bulldoz the dunes? the only solution is to make that road a one way street-period. and for the sherriff dept to monitor the situation the best they can.

i cant believe someone would blame oli or henry or any other biz owner there. i guess someone has to be blamed when one cant come up with a solution of there own.

this is what happens when a community grows. and this is what happens when city folk and their big mouth opinions move here trying to find happiness.

keep grayton exactly the way it is......

 

[jodiFL]

I also remember Grayton before Red Bar, the parking / traffic issues were still there because of a couple of other popular restaurants (Paradise and The Corner) but were not overly compounded by the monster houses that will sleep 25+ people. How many vehicles does it take to fit that many people into a house? Alot more than will fit in the driveways of those houses.

 

[Yzarctoo]

Old Section of Grayton

i cant believe someone would blame oli or henry or any other biz owner there. i guess someone has to be blamed when one cant come up with a solution of there own.

Some of the folks that live in the old Grayton area that are descendents from some of the original Grayton Beach settlers ...will now have only one way out from Garfield and Banefil ...Lydia...a narrow, a very narrow two lane road if they make Hotz one way. These folks will also be sharing this narrow road with the "NIGHT TRAFFIC" doing their round and round drive around looking for a place to park. This possible solution to help the parking down on Hotz will be causing those home owners and renters to be locked in with only one way out. (Not even bringing up the other dirt "path" outlet.) You know a small community can only give up so much, ...and that is why we met with the County to seek out a solution ....a solution that is fair to everyone. It took the blocked fire engine to make the county realize that there was a problem.

 

[jodiFL]

It took the blocked fire engine to make the county realize that there was a problem.

Thats the sad part. The businesses were there long before the county ok'ed those monster houses being built. Maybe if someone from the building dept / county lived there or even did a drive by they might have foreseen that those type of rental properties would create a problem.

 

[SHELLY]

...wow, it's a good thing that we don't have a major airport whose main focus is to fly folks from all over the world into our.......forget it.

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[JeanLafitte]

A lavish hotel and parking lot erected at the Grayton gravel pit, perhaps with the assistance of a County commisioness. Parking for all, profit for few. Coup d'?tat!

 

[scooterbug44]

By chance do you live in Grayton? Do you live near Hotz? Ever try to find a parking spot so you can park and walk down on the beach to see the beautiful sunsets? Ever try to get to your property only to find strange cars parked either in your yard or blocking your driveway? Ever have a bar owner(s) seriously suggest that the county or the state should provide extra parking for their overflow of cars?

No, I don't live in Grayton, but I also have problems w/ people parking in my yard, blocking my driveway, etc.

And since 95% of the time the reason I am parking in Grayton it is to go to the beach, I don't have a problem w/ someone saying that the state should provide more parking for the most popular beach in the area.

 

[rheffron]

Isn't there a vacant lot next to Red Bar? Perhaps that could be leased for temporary parking.