This comment is from T. Anderson Facebook page...(It's a portion of what he said on June 15, 2016 and has not been taken out of context)
The BCC did the right thing last night in passing Commissioner Jones' amendment to the Beach Activities Ordinance, to remove ropes, chains and other obstructions from the beach.
The next step in cleaning up our beaches must be: immediately passing a customary use policy to protect public beach use rights, strengthening our beach rules to ensure appropriate behavior, and provide more funding for enforcement.
When pressed to give his thoughts on
the vendor issue as
@Dave Rauschkolb stated...there was radio silence!! It should also be noted, there are NO private beaches in Walton County. Someone else asked Mr. Anderson the same question and stated they received a well written response that never answered the question!
I also just love (I'm being a smart ass) how he croons over what he perceives as Commissioner Jones' amendment which would not have happened at all without Cindy Meadows and Sara Comander.
On June 14, 2016 Tony Anderson chatted...
Tonight, the BCC will discuss an amendment to county ordinances, sponsored by Commissioner Jones, to prevent obstructions on the beach, including signs, chains, fencing, and ropes.
More crooing about C. Jones but NOTHING about
the vendor issue.
On June 13, 2016
Someone speaking for Mr. Anderson wrote...
The last few years have seen an unprecedented number of signs, ropes, and chains blocking our beaches – all designed to prevent Walton County residents and visitors from enjoying our natural resources.
But said nothing about the number of
vendor chairs that also prevent residents and visitors from enjoying OUR beaches.
It was also the closest whoever is handling that site came to the issue of customary use commenting...
Tony will take a stand in favor of customary use, which protects the public's right to use and enjoy our beaches. Tony knows that we must strengthen our beach rules, but he also believes that it should never be a crime to take a peaceful walk on a beach in Walton County. We're better than this.
That comment was amended on June 15, 2016 by the comment from Mr. Anderson himself that
"The next step in cleaning up our beaches must be: immediately passing a customary use policy to protect public beach use rights"