Beach Buggys:
It is obvious you support C. Jones, even though it is even more obvious that she violated policy in the most recent meeting. I am sure it was just an oversight and the fact that her son is a vendor will not have anything to do with the outcome of any of this debate...
You stated that people "expect" beach chairs which are a "luxury". I have to disagree. I find that most people don't want to spend the high dollar amount for uncomfortable wooden chairs and an umbrella. Now maybe at a higher end resort (Ally's Beach, Watercolor, etc.) but those are all PRIVATE facilities. We are talking about a PUBLIC beach. There's a big difference.
Additionally, your suggestion of a "study" is interesting. Who is going to pay for the "study" and what is the quantifiable question that will be answered by such an undertaking? If the beach vendors want to contract with someone to do a study ($$$), that would be great. Just look at how successful the County's "Traffic Study" has been...
Where I think you have a good point is that of the Ghost Chairs. Isn't this an issue that the vendors can all solve themselves? Yes it is and they have been given a chance to do this, yet they have not been able to solve the problem and it has escalated to the County (damn Socialists...) getting involved.
Let us all not forget what happened to the golf cart / LSV industry last year or the year before...
A few bad apples ruined the business for all. Some of the rental companies didn't play by the rules and had the same arrogant attitude that has befallen the beach vendors. The result was communities banning golf carts all together with some then contracting with the most professional vendor exclusively, pushing out more of the smaller companies.
I'd suggest beach chair vendors start to change their attitudes and come up with proactive ways to preserve their business before it goes the way of the golf carts...
It is obvious you support C. Jones, even though it is even more obvious that she violated policy in the most recent meeting. I am sure it was just an oversight and the fact that her son is a vendor will not have anything to do with the outcome of any of this debate...
You stated that people "expect" beach chairs which are a "luxury". I have to disagree. I find that most people don't want to spend the high dollar amount for uncomfortable wooden chairs and an umbrella. Now maybe at a higher end resort (Ally's Beach, Watercolor, etc.) but those are all PRIVATE facilities. We are talking about a PUBLIC beach. There's a big difference.
Additionally, your suggestion of a "study" is interesting. Who is going to pay for the "study" and what is the quantifiable question that will be answered by such an undertaking? If the beach vendors want to contract with someone to do a study ($$$), that would be great. Just look at how successful the County's "Traffic Study" has been...
Where I think you have a good point is that of the Ghost Chairs. Isn't this an issue that the vendors can all solve themselves? Yes it is and they have been given a chance to do this, yet they have not been able to solve the problem and it has escalated to the County (damn Socialists...) getting involved.
Let us all not forget what happened to the golf cart / LSV industry last year or the year before...
A few bad apples ruined the business for all. Some of the rental companies didn't play by the rules and had the same arrogant attitude that has befallen the beach vendors. The result was communities banning golf carts all together with some then contracting with the most professional vendor exclusively, pushing out more of the smaller companies.
I'd suggest beach chair vendors start to change their attitudes and come up with proactive ways to preserve their business before it goes the way of the golf carts...