If you have recently been asked to leave the beach by a property owner or law inforcement please contact me. reed66@earthlink.net I would like to hear your story and I may have some information that can help if you would like to get involved. There is a real battle heating up about beach ownership in Florida and there are several lawsuits about to be decided both at the county level and at the State. People need to get involved now. The first thing you can do is e-mail the locall chamber or visitors bureau and let them know you are concerned about spending time and money going to the beaches here if they are not going to be user friendly. You can also e-mail your state lawmakers there are e-mail links to them at www.myflorida.com. Also you can incourage your friends and relatives to do the same. Law enforcement in both Okaloosa and Walton counties have been very inconsistent about how much of the beach is public even though in Okaloosa county they mantain that 20 feet inshore of the wet sand is public. There is a group called the SOB's (Save Our Beaches) that have a law suit at the sate level right now that will decide the fate of Floridas beaches. This is the group of Destin residents that tryed to stop the beach renorishment program. So the clock is running here and people need to get involved. We all know how far from resonable the Florida Supreme court has been in the past.
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Beach Fanatic
You missed my point. I'm not complaining about the project or the need for it. After the beach in Miramar along Old 98 was renourished, at least one condo across the street placed private beach signs on the renourished beach. Both the county and the DEP told me they couldn't do anything about it. Surely you don't think the federal government should spend all that money solely for the benefit of gulf front owners? Why would I want my tax dollars to be spent restoring a beach that I would not be able to use?
Brad can keep his opinion to himself if he likes. But I am entitled to express my own opinion that doing so is disingenuous. And you are free to disagree.
I do disagree. I have never seen Brad be disingenuous about anything. Also, it is obvious you do not follow my posts regarding beach usage and signage on those beaches. To be as succinct as possible. ANYONE should be able to use Florida beaches in an appropriate manner. ALL signage should be prohibited except "Dunes are not made for walking" and they should be at walkover or above it.
Beach Fanatic
You missed my point. I'm not complaining about the project or the need for it. After the beach in Miramar along Old 98 was renourished, at least one condo across the street placed private beach signs on the renourished beach. Both the county and the DEP told me they couldn't do anything about it. Surely you don't think the federal government should spend all that money solely for the benefit of gulf front owners? Why would I want my tax dollars to be spent restoring a beach that I would not be able to use?
Brad can keep his opinion to himself if he likes. But I am entitled to express my own opinion that doing so is disingenuous. And you are free to disagree.
Btw, no federal dollars were used on the Western Walton County project. They will be used on future nourishment projects and the easement requirements will be different regarding accessibility.
Beach Fanatic
Was the west end done solely with tdc funds then, or were there state funds also?
Beach Fanatic
About 75% TDC and 25% state.
Beach Fanatic
About 75% TDC and 25% state.
Thanks.
Beach Fanatic
Somewhere in this thread was a question about easements. You may want to get a copy of the Santa Rosa Plantation easement map that was plated back in the 1920's. had a copy at one point but gave it to Anita. From what I remember easements were granted on the section lines north- south and east west and also north-south half section lines. I know in Dune Allen the easements go to the beach, Dune I had the county move the section line beach easement from their western boundary to the eastern boundary years ago. I'm pretty sure these easements are 33 feet wide but then they may be 66. Ask the clerk of court office for the Santa Rosa plantation Easement map from the 1920's and documentation. The map is on 17 inch paper. Sometimes one of the clerks knows about it.
Beach Lover
Don't forget about the holes that people dig on the beach and then leave. These are more detrimental as some are big enough to bury a human let alone a nesting sea turtle.
SWGB
http://orsearch.clerkofcourts.co.wa...spx?Request=navResult&IID=20921704&RecordID=0
I hope this link works, if not the Santa Rosa Plantation can be found on the clerks website under official records.
I hope this link works, if not the Santa Rosa Plantation can be found on the clerks website under official records.
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