People should think before they speak
First of all I hear a lot of ignorance. This proposed ordinance is unconstitutional and a huge mess that they will not even be able to enforce. Wasted money. I dont even know why were paying Jim Bagby with the TDC around 180k a year. What a joke.
Unless the county and commissioners want a lawsuit on their hands they need to consult with a second attorney. Ive already spoke with mine. Im sure nobody wants to file against the county/TDC whomever but it will happen if this beach in over-regulated and in an unconstitutional way.
Yes ghost chairs bother me. If beach attendants did say they can do whatever they want that is an issue for me. However the comments about people getting free rent is absurd. The money circulates. Has anyone taken an economics class. The tourists come here because they have the money. They have the money to spend on beach chair service, and they have the money to spend on large fancy houses. When they spend money on beach chairs, bonfires, kayaks, bikes and so forth it creates jobs. The owners and their staff now have the money to buy groceries at Publix, and Walmart. They now have the money to put their kids in daycare. They have the money for car insurance, cable, gas, electric, buying clothes for their family at the outlets, etc. Likewise people who work at Publix, the gas station, the utility company, the daycare now have JOBS!!!!! This is the area we live in. Its tourism based and driven. We need tourism to survive.