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On the agenda for the BCC meeting today: Request to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Grant Agreement Number NS056 for the Coastal Dune Lake Septic to Sewer Conversion project In November 2018, BCC authorized staff to apply for a...

...Gov. Rick Scott, shredded Walton County’s customary use ordinance and afforded private owners, many of whom hold deeds to the mean high water line, the right to call out beachgoers for trespassing on the dry sand behind their homes. Chaos ensued as beachgoers were frustrated by fences, signs...

...of the privately-owned beachfront property. Some Gulf-front properties in Florida have a property line that extends to the mean high water line. What is changing? Essentially, some beachfront homeowners are restricting access to the dry sandy areas behind their homes. All wet sand areas...

...of the beach. The dry sand area of the beach is defined as the zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean high water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation, usually the effective limit...

#2139 DanaMarie, remember CU many believers do not even believe the State of Florida legal coastal property boundary definitions #1994 FS"177.28 Legal significance of the mean high-water line." Customary Use and Our 30A Legacy CU believers can not even list the ancient English common law custom...

Actually, not true, in regards to beach front property. Those grains of sand (and loss of) directly impact the location of the Mean High Water Line via accretion, erosion, avulsion, etc. And the MHWL is the southern boundary of most private beach front parcels. Of course man-made "accretion"...

Welcome to the thread Alex! Is this your real name or a moniker? By Dave Rauschkolb | Guest Columnist Those power brokers intent on denying the public’s right to use and enjoy our beach as we have since time immemorial are determined to paint this as a private property rights issue...

Since there have been lots of references to Old English Common Law, I read that when Sir Richard Branson bought his island in the Virgin Islands, he owns the land except for the beach up to the high water line. So some of you surfers might want to go to the BVI and surf on out to Necker Island.

...and Vizcaya legal Plat that is available on the public Clerk of Court site. At the bottom of the plate is labeled “Approximate Mean High Water Line” The MHWL elevation is measure over an 18.6 year average from the NAVD88 sea level datum measured by NOAA. You can look that up on the...

...not, nor has ever been disputed by Walton County. The County fully acknowledges the private property deeds that extend from the Mean High Water Line (MHWL) to the Toe of the Dune. There is absolutely no current court challenge to the ownership of private property. What is being challenged...

I'm not an attorney either but I do take the time to study the facts. Not make up fake laws. mputnal #1955 "There is no law that states that Walton County has NO authority to declare general public recreational to the beach." That's like saying there is no law that says anybody can litigate...

...of the beach”. “The dry sand area of the beach is defined as the zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean high water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation, usually the effect limit of...

...in the lawsuit is defined as “area of the beach is defined as the zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean high water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of the permanent vegetation, usually the effective...

...In the end, what really is the difference between Edgewater and any other gulf front property that has deeded title to the mean high water line and associated private property rights? I do understand it might be a little different if they received beach nourishment. But the county is still...

You probably meant to say, ".... Mean High Water Line", right?

Private Beaches at Martha's Vineyard (interesting read even though it's 12 years old). We certainly don't have the following two "issues" - both sides are now loud and legally armed: "... For almost two-thirds of Martha’s Vineyard’s beaches are legally, if not always in practice, closed to the...

...along the portions of the beach that were restored and maintained using taxpayer money. The ECL line is, essentially, where the Mean High Water Line was located before the beach was restored. In some places, like on Holiday Isle and in Crystal Beach, the water was lapping up at property...

...there would be a requirement for the recording of a permanent 75-foot-wide public access easement running laterally above the mean high water line (MHWL) for pedestrian foot traffic." Hmmm....so we have always had this easement? Meaning that St.Joe recognized CU when they applied for the DRI...

...there would be a requirement for the recording of a permanent 75-foot-wide public access easement running laterally above the mean high water line (MHWL) for pedestrian foot traffic. In 1997, St. Joe also granted to Walton County a 20-foot-wide access easement to the beach from another of...

Your post has been haunting me a bit. And that is one always sees surveys of all kinds as well as “over-analyzed” results of these surveys. But now after seeing the Mason Dixon survey that Dave R keeps posting everywhere, it truly is an eye opening attempt to sway even more of the masses with...

...what the poll results would be if the question was; Do you believe owners of beachfront private property with legal title to the mean high water line have the Constitutional right all private property owners have to private enjoyment of their property? or Do you think it is acceptable to for...

Dave, how do you find time for all this media , family time, binge watch TV, and run multi-million dollar business at the peak of the Summer season? Quite a lot to cover. Let’s talk about words and believably for BFOs out there. Mr. Uhlfelder broke no laws [Daniel did break the law by...

Sounds like a plan.

Mr. Uhlfelder broke no laws, he asked law-enforcement to show him where the mean high tide water line was. You translate that into harassment but nobody believes you except you and a handful of Private Beach front activists. If you’ve got something on Mr. Uhlfelder you would’ve already acted on...

...of the privately-owned beachfront property. Some Gulf-front properties in Florida have a property line that extends to the mean high water line. What is changing? Essentially, a privately-owned beachfront property is considered the "dry sand area" and publicly owned property is the "wet...

Suppose I am giving you my opinion, like everyone else. I have come to a conclusion just because you have a certain belief it is not incumbent upon me to believe that way too. At the same time, expression of my opinion is not my intent to sway you from yours. I have not laid out a legal...

...Order statements (of fact); “Florida Constitution provides that the title to [all 825 miles of foreshore] beaches below the mean high water line is held by the state, by virtue of its sovereignty, in trust for all the people” “HB 631 as enacted by the Florida Legislature does not privatize or...

Should people call Code Enforcement or the Sheriff if Chair Vendors (or anyone else according to the wording) sets up within 15' of the water's edge on County property? Is the line from high tide, or low tide, or from anywhere the water edge is located while the chair is set up? What if someone...

Stone Cold J, great effort but not sure realistic in the current Walton CU social media, political, and legal environment. The Mean High Water Line-in-the-sand has been drawn by the elected Walton Commissioners declared all private property available to the public without due process. Then...

Here you go Auburn Fan or whoever you are. My reasons were not of course to keep the beaches private, I did not think beach nourishment works. I am not a scientist though that's for sure. Would you like for me to supply all the email addresses from the email trail I copied it to? Oh, they...

...Inc. (T-R) and Defendant McMillan and Wright, Inc. (M&W). 2. M&W owned 15,300 sq ft of private commercial beach to the Mean High Water Line (MHWL) with a 1,050 foot for profit pier. M&W had owned the property for more than 65 years! M&W provided such attractions as fishing space...

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Mike Huckabee's epic fight to keep beachgoers off his patch of Florida sand Not long after his failed 2008 presidential bid, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee bought a beachfront plot in the Florida Panhandle and built a three-story, 10,000-square-foot mansion, with six bedrooms...

...Walton tax payer owned beachfront. There is 26 miles of foreshore for public use. Is that not enough for your public use? The Mean High Water Line-in-the-sand has been drawn and I for one am not willing to settle for anything less than recognition and respect of our deeded property and all...

The deed is either to the bottom of the dunes or to the mean high water line. I would avoid Sowal until this issue is resolved.

...what the poll results would be if the question was; Do you believe owners of beachfront private property with legal title to the mean high water line have the Constitutional right all private property owners have to exclusive enjoyment of their property? or Do you think it is acceptable to...

This paragraph is a despicable distortion of the truth.

Jodi, I’m not an expert, but I’ve researched this. I’m only speaking for me here - That MHTL line has been recently surveyed by county. You’ll see those maps soon. Until then, look at the beach under a normal high tide, easily referenced daily. Assume that the average high tide line is seaward...

Excellent letter!

Sharing the beach is what we've always done in South Walton Florida. We are a beach community with the most beautiful beaches anywhere. Beaches belong to everyone. ‘A beach is unlike any other landscape. It is a dynamic, interconnected environment that invites long walks and long views. Its...

"The few commercial entities that might have at one time claimed ownership to the mean high water line have been forced over the years to give up any such claim due to the fact that the 3.7 miles of sand that comprise Navarre Beach have had to be reconstructed." So instead of being able to...

...tourist season approaches. Unlike Walton County, where many jealously guarded beach lots run from the toe of the dune to the mean high water line, on Navarre Beach the vast majority of beach parcels, both residential and commercial, were platted and sold with the intention of leaving a large...

Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) will host the 3rd annual Smile Mile and 5K Race presented by St. Joe Community Foundation. The race will take place at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Watercolor Marina Park in South Walton, Florida. Support CVHN and become a sponsor of our 3rd...

...as not to directly or indirectly illuminate the beach. All properties within the Wildlife Conservation Zone (750 feet from the Mean High Water Line of the Gulf of Mexico) must comply with the Wildlife Lighting Ordinance. In order to assist property owners, homeowners associations and resort...

This is Part Two: But, maybe that was not the vision Hamp was having on that warm summer night, drinking beer, in the moonlight, next to the deserted swimming pool. It could have been different… The year was 1967. The state of Florida was proposing a continuation of highway...

LVT, it is amazing that you are not able to be aware of your bias. In my opinion you are very divisive and are always trying to prove that your political choices are superior to those that might have another choice. Really, it is okay to debate the issues but when you start name calling and...

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Thank you! :wub:

...Program | Florida Department of Environmental Protection The first line of jurisdiction is a "50-foot set-back line," set 50 feet from erosion control lines or from the mean high water line, which ever is more landward. Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine