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Appeals court rules on Walton County beachfront properties from Gulf Shore Manor plat April 10, 2024 Quinton News A DEPICTION of the area of the 1925 Gulf Shore Manor plat containing properties which had been the subject of a 1978 declaration by the Walton County Board of County...

"Dune Allen Property Owners Trying New Way To Steal Beach" So what's the old way?

My thoughts on SOP 2.1.1? After over 15 years of my debating private property rights here on SoWal, I predicted it would come down to this, that the county would lose the customary use case - and not just because of my obvious bias as a beachfront owner. Most people, including our beloved...

I'm sincerely surprised that you consider a link to an official Walton County website as "Link spam". Regarding "text" or "summary", below is the document that one would have found by clicking the link OR clicking the attachment. Regarding "thoughts", like other PSAs on this forum, I believe...

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE 2.1.1 as generated by the sheriff's department: https://www.waltonso.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SOP-2-1-1-Trespassing-On-Gulf-Front-Beaches.pdf

Do you honestly believe the county would give away public beach "for tax deed of 100 a year", whatever that means? If so, that thinking is EXACTLY how Florida Beaches for All ( Dave Rauschkolb and Grim Reaper, a.k.a. Daniel Uhlfelder) managed to LIE to and convince many of their followers that...

And therein lies the essence and true motivation behind all your negative posts against beach front owners... "wealth" envy. Sad, really. Never mind that my share of beach front property cost $115,000.

I think you give Huckabee way too much credit. Hang in there, this country will be socialist before you know it.

Hey Matt, I normally resist engaging directly with your posts for obvious reasons. But you can't help yourself when the only way you can rationalize the state of affairs is due to "greedy people" and inferring that I must be greedy as a result of my owning property which happens to be beach...

You got me! You could start by not demonizing private property owners for protecting their constitutional rights against the county with out of control commissioners who were easily led down the primrose path by some influential but misguided constituents. Tourism will survive. I believe the...

That's about the only thing that i (and thousands of others) can absolutely agree with you. The rest of your post is just repetitive gibberish that's filled with false assumptions and is about 10 to 15 years too late to the debate.

Since you posted the news article titled "Court finds that Walton County has proved customary use on 95 beach parcels", I'll respond to your comment above as I assume you believe the county proved customary use on 95 properties even though those 95 parcels did not intervene. My contention is...

This, from the WALTON COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER website: Your rights and protections include: The right to acquire, possess, and protect your property. The right to use and enjoy your property. The right to exclude others from your property. The right to dispose of your property. The right to...

I have randomly ended up sitting a few seats from you at the bar at the Hurricane Oyster Bar & Grill. Does that count? But I do admit that I like hiding behind my mugs of beer when in public.

Thank you for clarifying that. The title of the article, "Court finds that Walton County has proved customary use on 95 beach parcels", baffled me. It does not make any sense especially when one understands that... "95 parcels (out of 1,194) did not intervene or have legal representation to...

Thanks, James, for posting all the articles. I'm a little surprised that there has not been any more comments posted regarding all this. Maybe it's a dead horse for many, but it hasn't been dead that long. Here's hoping that we can all get along after the recent customary use "settlement"...

Yes, I'm back. And no, it's not ridiculous. Gosh, I just had a flashback that my favorite restaurateur loved to also use that word here on SoWal. So after years and years of debate regarding Old Blue Mountain Beach and who actually has rights to it, the fact remains that the county never had...

I guess you’ll be providing these free of charge.

To go along with your wishes that nobody gets the virus is shared by everyone, including me. Now to the point, you COMPLETELY ignored my reference to the fact that the private beaches were practically empty before the BCC decided to trample on private property rights. It absolutely was not...

Bob, hope you're enjoying retirement. I'm sure its nice to know you have a check coming in regardless of the complete shutdown of the economy in our area. But I digress. I think you completely missed my point regarding the actual beach density BEFORE the BCC took the EXTRA step of excluding...

Back to the subject at hand, Sheriff Adkinson at the very end of today's Q&A session regarding the closure of the beaches and the short term rental ban, stated the following: "I don't see them holding it past May 1st." I'm pretty sure the sheriff initially recommended the closure of private...

From FB earlier today... Dave Rauschkolb: “Yes,. The problem is this lawsuit is coming from on high. They have to win it and they will because the deck is stacked. It will be swift and definitive. Just my prediction. No dragging out this lawsuit for months. Political power has been behind...

Sure seems that selective enforcement is a hot issue these days. Personally, I think the BCC will have their hands sternly slapped on Monday. They are not the only ones who have gone too far in my opinion... DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19...

@30A Skunkape , thanks for the link. So internally, I’ve wrestled with the idea whether the county should have the authority to shut down private beaches such as Seaside and Rosemary (very dense use of the beach). Fortunately these associations stepped up and did the right thing by...

@FactorFiction, I am convinced that there are several "silent" people on this forum who FULLY UNDERSTAND what's really at stake. When the county's own lawyer, a PRO-CUSTOMARY USE ADVOCATE, basically advises the BCC that taking this action will certainly result in a law suit (closing of specific...

Rumor is good lawyers don't come cheap.

Remember, @SUP View, there are not prerequisites for posting on this forum. And it sometimes really shows. Good post, BTW. Seems like us BPOs are dropping like files on this forum. Oh well, we’ll still have our DAY(s) in court much to the FEAR of FBFA and their supporters. And I still...

Above = Anarchists If the Constitution doesn’t suit you, just simply ignore it. Exactly what our BCC is doing right at this moment....supporting HB6063 so they can reinstate CU and seize private property rights WITHOUT DUE PROCESS. DUE PROCESS is not an opinion, it is SUPREME LAW guaranteed...

Below is a letter written by Mike Huckabee to the Tallahassee Democrat: Re: Private beaches for the wealthy, paid by the taxpayers This recent column was a bigger fantasy than Adam Schiff's saying he had evidence of Russia collusion! It stated that, "Wealthy beachfront property owners...

Nothing to be scared of big bob1. Personally, I don’t fear traffic, lack of parking and other facilities. I just tend to avoid the situation. But you obviously missed the bigger picture regarding that WE ARE ALL PROTECTED BY DUE PROCESS, even those of us who don’t own restaurants, develop...

Lookout Freeport! Seriously, does one think all this “repeal” propaganda is going to take traction? I can hear it now from a state representative, “Yes, I voted to prohibit Walton County’s (and any other governmental body in Florida) overreach of private property rights confiscation with no...

Well I guess there’s no Tshirt for me. Noticed you’ve got your graphics designer working overtime with all the heartsy-fartsy CU propaganda. Glad you seemed to take my advice to fire Uhlfelder. Or did he step down on his own?...find that hard to believe with all his emotional and legal...

It's been a few days and I still don't see what property determines Dave Rauschkolb as a "beachfront property owner". Can someone PLEASE enlighten me? Or is his claim as such because he owns a "slice^ of Watersound where convenient general public access is non-existent? It is a secure gated...

1. Sorry, beaches were already private before bill was passed so there was no privatization. But you, without a doubt, know this already. 2. Educated opinion: Bill will NOT get repealed. But you also know this already. From Bill filed to repeal controversial HB 631 ....... Jayer Williamson, a...

One more time, Dave: My front yard and back yard in Atlanta is unbuildable because of governmental imposed regulations. I'm 100% confident I'm paying taxes on that property. No different here on the beach as much as you and others would like to wish.

You are getting very very desperate.

Please, don’t forget hypocrite.

Sometimes the truth is just plain inconvenient.

More cracks in the CU dam precipitating this comment?? BTW, have to agree with Reggie: beaches were NEVER public except if one believes the illegally first passed customary use ordinance (no judicial process) made them so. At least Dave now admits they are currently private. How do you...

MALARKEY!

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"...

Especially for just simply owning private property like most of us do.

Honestly, posts and pictures (f..abee) like that of course hurt CU credibility along with FBFA’s lies and video theatrics. Glad it wasn’t deleted. Just proves every barrel has a “bottom”. Sorry that Mike Huckabee is constantly being attacked. He is a sincere, nice guy. I don’t agree with...

@FloridaBeachBum, that was deservedly vicious. I, for one, appreciate the time it took for you to piece together and shine a very BRIGHT light on that matter.

Just call it “Pre-discovery” since Dave (FBFA) is suing me and 1100+ other private property parcels (and associated owners) for having title to and defending private property. Added: Some people think I have a personal issue with David Rauschkolb. Well DUH! He’s suing me! Some people may...

Time to slice and dice a post from Dave Raushkolb posted Nov 13, 2019 on Facebook: House Bill 631 was written by some of the very attorneys and law firms representing beach front owners. It was meant to be cumbersome for any county in Florida to go to the trouble of ensuring their beaches...

@DanaMarie , your first post reads like a symphony, not a misplayed note anywhere. It was like a breath of fresh crisp spring air. Thank you.

Hmmm.....it’s what EVERY private property owner (or renter thereof) is GUARANTEED under the United States Constitution, rich or poor. You think that you have the right to use our property without permission because you believe you are morally superior. Tell me if I missed something that...

Hope you don’t live in FL. A sink hole, tornado or cat 5 may be coming your way. Not sure what bible verse would apply there - same one?

Wow! Seems like old times. My very first post on SoWal in 2006 (first of several on the seawall subject): Seawalls