Customary Use of SoWal Beaches: Contact Governor Scott
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I keep hearing/reading about all these signs and fences? I've seen very few of those. Where were all of these signs and fences people keep talking about? A few is not a lot. If you are talking about signs at resort type places or condos, maybe it's because they don't have a lot of room left for people who aren't paying to stay there and the ones who are paying may be paying dearly for those beach spaces. Frankly, if someone doesn't want me on their property, I'd rather move than be confrontational about it. For every one person that wants NOBODY on their property, there seem to be a lot who are fine with respectful people on theirs.
We need a county commission that is mature enough not to just react and honest enough to follow the letter of the law.
"customary use is going down." The lack of understanding still amazes me. The BCC can still claim the narrow common law doctrine of custom on the 20 miles of Walton private property. The BCC just has to prove it in court as the Plaintiff like the BCC should have done on the first place. How much has the BCC wasted on Theriaque's $425/hr legal advice to date?
"...secret deal..."? Innuendo and conspiracy theories? Sound paranoid. Gun toting beachfront owners? Fences every five feet?
How about we are a nation of laws, facts and evidence, the Constitution, of which private property rights are key, due process, where the Plaintiff (BCC) have the burden of proof not the private property owner.
Elements to prove custom do not include Walton's economics, a popularity vote, and Tona Rama did NOT apply to the whole state of Florida but to 225 sq ft of sand on Daytona Beach.
Walton BCC failed at due process with declaring customary rights for everyone in the United States but the property owner on the 20 miles of the private beachfront properties in Walton County and the State legislature and Governor (hopefully) had step in to ensure Walton and other counties don't do it again. Walton BCC Chapman, Comader, C. Jones, Anderson, I'm reserving judgment on Nipper, past BCC Meadows, Imfeld, and Larry Jones were and are inept managing Walton tax payer's hundreds of million$ of hard earned money annually and County growth that are the reasons we are in this mess. Where the BCC policy is "... so sue me ..." because it's not their money. Make BCC members individually contribute 10% each of any litigation costs and damages the BCC does not prevail in and you would get a whole different vote on private property rights.
Why is the 32,000+ feet of public beaches and 5,000+ acres in Greyton, Topsail, and Deer Lake parks with bathrooms, parking and camping (although no dogs, driving on the beaches, or alcohol) not good enough for the BCC and you?
Maybe this is another thread but why is Imfeld still employed by Walton County (after he voted for customary use and lost his BCC seat)? Good ol boy network?
What is the budget of the Walton County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA)?
What has the WCEDA accomplished since Imfeld was hired? Or before, for that matter?
What is the Walton tax payer's real dollar WCEDA return on investment? Not some made up stat.
Why does Imfeld have Latin(?) on the WCEDA web site? Not sure many American companies do business in Walton County not in English.
Walton County EDA - Organizational Resources
What is the budget of the Walton County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA)?
What has the WCEDA accomplished since Imfeld was hired? Or before, for that matter?
What is the Walton tax payer's real dollar WCEDA return on investment? Not some made up stat.
Why does Imfeld have Latin(?) on the WCEDA web site? Not sure many American companies do business in Walton County not in English.
Walton County EDA - Organizational Resources
FloridaBeachBum
I appreciate the info and respect your point of view, but I believe I have said that I will accept a courts ruling.
Have you ever asked any of them? Interesting to me that so many think they KNOW what beachfront owners do or do not think, but I sure don't see many people trying to actually TALK to the beachfront owners to find out what they really think. This apparently even holds true for our "leaders". Try asking, maybe getting to know some of them, instead of assuming the worst all the time.
I neither confirm or deny any property owner secret deal with the Governor. That should really spin up the conspiracies.
I'd guess the Governor meeting in secret with anyone would be a Sunshine law violation.
I'd guess many property owners lobbied the legislator and Governor in the Sunshine with facts about the declaration of custom on private property by local governments. Unlike the misinformation Tony Anderson, C. Jones, and Walton $425/hr attorney Theriaque did in person. You (and me) and tax payers pay Walton's lobbyist too. In addition Dave R's Surf Rider provided misinformation during the legislative session too.