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Dave R and Teresa why do you not post recent articles from knowledgeable Tallahassee media? Walton County Customary-Use Leaders Playing a Dangerous Game Read the 122 Comments too. Walton County Customary-Use Leaders Playing a Dangerous Game By Nancy Smith September 8, 2018 - 6:00am Nowhere in...

When did customary use first discussed on the Emerald Coast? Beach use is a supply and demand problem - and won't be resolved with customary use. 75% of Walton beaches are private property - supply. Started when Walton commissioners (and county administrator) did nothing to manage the...

...sponsorship of a bill "involving the customary use abuse by Walton Co." "I'm one of those beachfront owners whose title goes to mean high water line," he wrote. "Walton Co. taxes me on that property and I pay handsomely for it! I actually don't mind people who simply want to enjoy the beach...

Another incidence that shows the quiet amazing beauty and quaint under-devlopment and low population we have enjoyed for decades come back to bite us. Walton County spent years and millions planning beach re-nourishment and got stymied because they were too late. Look to the homeowners who...

Bay County, like many coastal towns, has different circumstances than Walton County. Appears they had leadership where we did not. The Herald Jun2018... But the law, set to go into effect Sunday, won't affect Bay County at all, and it did not change the rule of customary use, Majka said. "If...

Tampa Bay Times 9/9/18 Hundreds pack meeting on beach access in Florida Panhandle The issue of 'customary use' becomes part of the political dialogue in the 2018 election. SANTA ROSA BEACH — Hundreds of people crowded into a high school auditorium Saturday for an emotional meeting in the...

By Jason Blakeney | Daily News Executive Editor Posted at 9:00 AM Updated at 9:24 AM With most local elections behind us and the summer tourist season winding down, you might think it’s time for a little local relaxation at beaches along the Emerald Coast. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case...

Excellent information about customary use, what's happening at the beach now and what you can do to help. Florida Beaches For All is a new local group providing education and much needed coordination of tasks and volunteers on the ground to get affidavits signed and submitted to Walton County...

This applies to private and public beaches, right? After looking at your pictures, I'd say there are quite a few violations. Sec. 22-55. - Prohibition of obstructions and restrictions of signs on the beach. modified (a) It shall be unlawful for any...

I second!! Editorial: Bury confusing beach access law in sand The Gainesville Sun Editorial: Bury confusing beach access law in sand - Opinion - Gainesville Sun - Gainesville, FL "Gov. Rick Scott managed to threaten the foundation of Florida’s economy by signing into law House Bill 631...

Editorial: Bury confusing beach access law in sand The Gainesville Sun http://www.gainesville.com/opinion/20180731/editorial-bury-confusing-beach-access-law-in-sand "Gov. Rick Scott managed to threaten the foundation of Florida’s economy by signing into law House Bill 631, limiting beach...

The wet sand extends way beyond the red line so to me that means they should have access to all of that area.

... Bound by rule of law As the courts and attorneys continue to work out the details of customary use, law enforcement has to figure out how to effectively enforce the new rules—something Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson said is no easy task. “What we’re trying to do is make the best out...

Sad commentary that you would wish a hurricane on anyone. Whatever happened to the Golden Rule?

When I first moved here in 1990 my favorite beach place was at the county entrance at stall worth lake.at that time the only complaint was the Choctaw field mouse. They where mad about having to pay for research on them. I personally think that the high water line is where the beach starts. We...

Your head is buried in the sand. I've seen decades of storms. Seen how erosion is minimal in undeveloped areas in SoWal like to the west of state parks. Read about coastal geography and how seawalls and such hasten erosion, I've walked many miles of beaches far to the east and west of SoWal. We...

Like I said..if I was laying claim to property without the benefit of a survey they would probably just laugh at me. Why, if the property is so valuable to beachfront property owners, would they not be willing to pay for a survey that proves it is theirs? You want the county and its taxpayers to...

...is free to pay for a MHWL survey to prove their and the State's landward MHWL public property boundary like they did on 2013. Mean High Water Line - think about it for a minute. On a clam day when has the highest tide elevation been near to the toe of the dune? Much less an average hide...

I agree with most of what you said Gumby but... I posted an Editorial here the other day which you can read here, Interesting Editorial in today's paper that raises questions for me about the actual taxes paid. Of particular interest to me was this comment: If its worthless, its senseless to...

Great article! Thanks for posting.

Beaches in Walton County are worthless Before you get upset with us about today’s headline, let us explain. “Worthless” isn’t to discount their beauty, how much people want to use them or how much people pay to live near them. “Worthless” is about the actual monetary value of the beach when...

Has anyone noticed on that deed he just posted that the bottom property line says "approximate Mean High Water Line" and has a date of 1991 ...read that again ...1991.... That means they DO NOT have a current survey and DO NOT know where the MHWL is... They cannot prove that anyone is...

Story on WMBB Walton County, Fla. - In a statement that contradicts Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Thursday that his office will prosecute people who trespass on private beaches in Walton County. The controversial issue has been an ongoing source of...

...of the mean high-water line is public, not private, property. Additionally, not all Gulf-front private property extends to the mean high water line. The area of sand between the private property line and the Gulf of Mexico is public beach in these instances. Completely accurate maps...

I am going to post this info one more time since I cant find the last time I did..mainly to save it for other peoples information... 177.28 Legal significance of the mean high-water line.— (1) Mean high-water line along the shores of land immediately bordering on navigable waters is recognized...

...force to enforce the laws on private property as well. About 19 miles of Walton's 26 miles is private beach parcels with a Mean High Water Line (MHWL) south boundary. The MHWL is .75 foot Elevation from the US NAVD88 datum plane. That's the law. Beachfront owners did not create the Gulf...

...of the privately-owned beachfront property. Some Gulf-front properties in Florida have a property line that extends to the mean high water line. The mean high water line is calculated using the mean high water line tidal plane with the beach. What is changing? Beginning July 1st, when...

The 2018 Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic runs June 20-24 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Gulf water temperatures are rising and so is the adrenaline level for the 16th annual Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic. One of the most popular stops on the competitive Gulf of Mexico big-game...

We have enjoyed a mild’s spring dealing with mosquitoes this has been by the preventive maintenance of South Walton Mosquito Control District treating areas with larvicide to prevent the birth of new mosquitoes. Apparently, with the recent rainfall, a lot of this work will be undone due to the...

Pretty sure that homeowners have no say over anything within the mean high tide water line. I bet they have that wrong...

More emotional opinion and video fake news. Geez, does anyone try to read and understand the facts. Sorry for the long post but there is so much FICTION to dispel. 1. The bill does NOT prohibit local governments from claiming custom as a Plaintiff on private property. Local governments can't...

Sun Sentinel editorial highlights what's at stake for many beach towns in Florida... Glad this is getting the attention it deserves in news outlets Rep. Katie Edwards puts public beach access at risk | Editorial Now she wants to prohibit local governments from protecting your access to the...

...Riviera was discovered and demand for Walton beaches increased? How did Walton economy survive when 50 feet of beachfront to the mean high water line in the 1980s was $150,000? Where were the Commissioners managing this demand and economic growth since 2000? How many years has C. Jones...

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...to lands under navigable waters, within the boundaries of the state, which have not been alienated, including beaches below mean high water lines, is held by the state, by virtue of its sovereignty, in trust for all the people. Sale of such lands may be authorized by law, but only when in the...

I fail to understand why people continue to make a point about this this fact. "Below" means seaward of. In Walton the difference between the mean low water and mean high water tide elevation is small. NOAA measures the tides and have a station in Panama City Beach. Here's much of September...

If we are talking constitutions, the Florida Constitution provides that the area below the mean high water line on the beaches is held in trust by the state "for all the people."

"What they had in mind" is such a great statement. It summarizes everything wrong. :bow: Exactly the point. Its a mess regardless what side anyone is on and it will not get better, only worse. Tourons use some network of communication to advise others of how to "get away" with things. This...

Hasn't the County established that the beaches are public to the mean high tide? Tents to the water line is not (I suspect) what they had in mind.

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Seaward of the mean high water line isn't at issue, since the Florida Constitution states, "Sovereignty lands.—The title to lands under navigable waters, within the boundaries of the state, which have not been alienated, including beaches below mean high water lines, is held by the state, by...

...The ordinance defines the dry sand area of the beach 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 of...

...dry sand area of the beach was defined in the ordinance 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...

Dave R, please site one reference in Tona-Rama that mentions Constitutional 5th Amendment “taking”. I couldn’t find it. My reference in this and most cases I refer to “taking of recognized private property rights” is not a reference to a formal judicial “taking”. That is a specific process...

Dave R, please site one reference in Tona-Rama that mentions Constitutional 5th Amendment “taking”. I couldn’t find one. My reference in this and most cases I refer to “taking of recognized private property rights” is not a reference to a formal judicial “taking”. That is a specific process...

...a permanent public access easement allowing public pedestrian access laterally along the beach that is 75 feet landward of the mean high water line. July 24, 2016 Dear Commissioners, Sheriff Adkinson and Mr. Tusa, I would like to offer this suggestion for your consideration to help...

...common law land grants, the line between the public trust land and any privately owned littoral land is the mean high tide or mean high water line, typically calculated as the land reached by water at the average of all the twice daily high tides that occur over an 18.6 year lunar...

Guest Column NWFL Daily News Saturday Aug 27, 2016 (Nice Letter) One beach, indivisible: This is the lifestyle you chose on Gulf I was fortunate to spend the better part of my childhood growing up on a deep bayou-front property in central Fort Walton Beach. My father, a local attorney...