New Development with Hotel Next to Alys Beach

[second wind]

A good crowd attended the Tuesday April 14 meeting. Romair did not want not take group questions however the other members of the planning team did and where as forthcoming as they could be . Most are concerned about traffic issues with a median and parking on 30A . Hard for residents at Sand Cliff to get out now. Beach Access is up in the air but planning team working on it. It's progress and high end. It could be a lot worse but not what most want in their back yard.

 

[second wind]

Also St Joe denied the principals new road access to Watersound Parkway. The road is privately owned by JOE ...

 

[second wind]

shows 71 single family residential lots all to be built by Romair and to be sold by his realtor. Commercial ; 60 Room Hotel, a Venue approx 5,000 sq ft, retail 47,000sq ft, office space 50,000+ and a 9,000sq ft restaurant.

 

[steel1man]

This makes Hampton Inn looked like a winner from traffic and crowd stand point...

 

[tsutcli]

So all traffic into and out of this project will have to use 30a? If so, it won't be long before we see stop
signs and then traffic lights on 30a a la Rosemary. You're right, this is going to make it exponentially worse for the folks in Sandcliffs and for that intersection in general. Don't traffic concurrency and common sense ever count for anything. How much will these developers have to pay to the County to ignore the traffic issue($159,000 for Hampton Inn project).

 

[Ohio Girl]

71 units, a hotel and commercial building sure seems like a lot of construction on 26 acres. We love Seacrest because it's relatively quiet and has maintained some of that old Florida charm. I'm afraid of what it will look like a few years from now.

 

[second wind]

All of the public and private beach access in this area is being looked at as a potential beach source for this development and by others. Now is the time to share with your neighbors your own thoughts and feelings AND double check your HOA Covenants , Conditions and Restrictions and Bylaws. Share your thoughts and feelings with your County Commissioner too. does anyone know who that would be for this area? Could beach chair set ups be placed at the mean high water line on these beaches and be considered legal ? Aren't all our beaches really public?

 

[steel1man]

All of the public and private beach access in this area is being looked at as a potential beach source for this development and by others. Now is the time to share with your neighbors your own thoughts and feelings AND double check your HOA Covenants , Conditions and Restrictions and Bylaws. Share your thoughts and feelings with your County Commissioner too. does anyone know who that would be for this area? Could beach chair set ups be placed at the mean high water line on these beaches and be considered legal ? Aren't all our beaches really public?

Beach Vendors only get 50% of any Public Beach Access. Must get Written approval ( and prove if asked) to set up in front of beach homes.

 

[second wind]

Increased traffic with additional water run off are real possibilities. And a loss of rental income a given

 

[Ohio Girl]

OK, I have a dumb question. We own a house in Magnolia Cottages. We have deeded beach access. What does that really mean? I know us owners are responsible for the walkway and stairs down to the beach but is there anything else to deeded access?