The county would make money renting kiosks and selling licenses.
Well I understand a complaint will be filed to determine that.How can someone participate in the debate/discussion of an issue and then not vote due to a conflict of interest? In the past a commissioner with a conflict left the room when the topic was brought to the floor.
Maybe 80-90% of people who come talk to you about buying golf carts use beach chair rental services- which would make the very first part of your statement true. But let's make sure we do not in any way confuse your cited numbers as a representative sampling of actual demand or usage of rental chairs on our public beaches.
The data point that 80-90% of users of our public beaches rent beach chairs is simply NOT a true statement. Not even close.
There isn't enough sand to make those numbers plausible even if you are using 150% of the beach at the waters edge. Each beach setup accommodates only 2 people and takes up - what- maybe 6-8 linear feet of sand?
IMHO vendors are lucky to be given half of our public beaches.
How can someone participate in the debate/discussion of an issue and then not vote due to a conflict of interest? In the past a commissioner with a conflict left the room when the topic was brought to the floor.
Problem is enforcement(tuff enforcement) once passed it must be enforced. Last summer one beach enforcement officer told me it was a waste of time to issue citations. Mainly,( get this) because HE would have to spend a day on court if the vendor fought the citation...The numbers i quoted are just an educated guess from my dealings with vacationers on a daily basis, but maybe a study should be done to properly assess the demand before passing ordinances that will limit their availability to the tourists. The Beach Chairs are a luxury which people on vacation expect, take that away and you risk them going somewhere else. A day on the beach can be a lot of work, the beach chair guys make it easy. i agree with the problem of the ghost sets, this problem should be addressed specifically not pass ordinances that could potentially put numerous small businesses out of business. Tourism drives this county, give the tourists what they want.
Problem is enforcement(tuff enforcement) once passed it must be enforced. Last summer one beach enforcement officer told me it was a waste of time to issue citations. Mainly,( get this) because HE would have to spend a day on court if the vendor fought the citation...
Robert Hudson <xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com> |
to: Davis Mark <mdd@co.walton.fl.us> |
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[FONT=arial said:The statute seems pretty clear to me. [/FONT]
I request that you either advise me where there is an exemption or seek a ruling prior to her further participation in the "Beach Vendors" ordinance issue.
112.312(2); or which the officer knows would inure to the special private gain or loss of a relative or business associate of the public officer,