Hampton Inn Seagrove Beach on Chateau Hotel Property

[Lake View Too]

I really don't have a problem being a member of the "Drawbridge Republic", if the concept is to stop developers who have profit and greed paramount in their proposals. The whole thing should be judged by whether the projects are sized to emphasize quality rather than quantity. We have developments all around us that have done it right. Seaside, Alys, Rosemary, as well as Watercolor and Watersound are all done with taste and consideration for the environment. A 90 unit structure with Hampton Inn plastered over it hardly fits the criteria of quality over quantity.

 

[poppy]

You're comparing entire mixed use developments to a single use building so it's not a fair comparison, but I understand your overall argument. I just don't see how a permit can be denied just because locals don't approve of national chains. There is such a mixed variety of architecture presently in place along 30A it would seem to be a tough sell to have it blocked. My drawbridge mentality comment wasn't intended to be an insult, it was just an observation.

 

[meggiemom]

What's wrong with having a Hampton Inn or other hotel in Seagrove Beach?

 

[ricky bobby]

If M.C. Davis has a stake in the project, I can't see it stopped. He doesn't invest money to stop development that generates profits for himself. That ought to be a no brainer even for socialist geniuses. And he does give lots of money to Walton County's elected officials.

 

[lenzoe]

What's wrong with having a Hampton Inn or other hotel in Seagrove Beach?

For one, the density. There is already insufficient parking with the current condos and houses in the area. At what I'm guessing will be 4 person occcupancy for 90 rooms, and between 90 to 180 more cars on 30A, where will 360 more people park, access the beach, go to the bathroom, etc? Development may be inevitable, but if you look at the Summer's Edge neighborhood it is already too dense as it is with standalone houses. A 90 room hotel will really exacerbate the problem.

People have been complaining about the crowds for quite a while. Why not build out the infrastructure first and solve problems like access roads, parking, public accesses, etc -- rather than simply making the exisitng situation worse and worse.

Wasn't 30A supposed to be a scenic highway? What's scenic about a chain motel? The TDC is supposed to be concerned with building a 30A brand that distinguishes us from other beach areas. If you start building chain motels and chain fast food and chain everything else, you might as well just change the slogan to "South Walton: We're just like PCB, only with worse traffic."

 

[Lake View Too]

Two words : Panama City Beach.



That's my flippant answer...

 

[GingB]

Meeting was cancelled. What happened?

I went to the went to the annex and the meeting was cancelled. Does anyone know why and when it will take place?

The Chateau is a proposed 90 room hotel going before the county on December 11 at 5pm. the location is Seagrove Beach, near the First Baptist Church on 30A. I can't imagine the impact to this area, parking, beach access??? What are your thoughts?

Edit - details added ... proposed 4-story, 90-room Hampton Inn

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[Lake View Too]

My, more in depth, answer: compatibility. Is this not a written and legal word that appears somewhere in the "codes"?

 

[justhavinfun]

It's simply amazing what happens when over 4000 people sign a petition in a short period of time!

 

[Lake View Too]

The "Drawbridge Doctrine" isn't a negative thing. I think we have a vested interest, if not a moral duty, to question all developers that come across the bridge, whether this or that particular project is what we would want to have "in our backyard". Isn't 30-A everyone's "backyard"?( And, I'm talking about the Greater Southeast, here.) Isn't this the place "we all" (residents and vacationers) want to go to, to get away from it? My definition of "it", what vacationers want to get away from, is big buildings, packed with too many people, and too much traffic generated from these people.


Time for a silly metaphor:

Most of us accept "undocumented aliens", if they work for a living, stay out of crime, and keep it clean. But, dammit, we sure do wish they spoke "English"!

Most of us accept developers... but, dammit, we sure do wish they spoke "Seagrove"!