We get it! This is personal for you and you have an issue with Ufelder. Why not try settling it face to face? Only a complete wuss would hide behind a keyboard and post about him all day every day. And It's a really bad look for beachfront owners. You are not doing your people any favors. You represent them as poorly as you think Ufelder represents customary users. Just an observation from a neutral party. I don't own beachfront but I sympathize with owners who have people behave porrly on the beach but there are ways to deal with that besides attacking a couple of the opposition people online. Losing all my respect.
Customary Use and Our 30A Legacy
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Defuniak Herald
August 29, 2019
By DOTTY NIST
"Florida Beaches for All, a newly-formed nonprofit organization, has set the goal of preserving and perpetuating the doctrine of customary use of the beach in Florida and “all of coastal America,” according to the group’s mission statement.
Led by Walton County residents, business people and property owners, the new organization hosted its first public meeting on Aug. 23 at the O’Donnell Eye Institute office in Santa Rosa Beach, with approximately 80 people in attendance.
Florida Beaches for All officers include: Tonia Shatzel, chairwoman, a retired veterinarian who grew up on Florida beaches and currently resides in Santa Rosa Beach; John Reichenbach, vice-chairman and treasurer, a retired commercial banker and Seagrove resident since 2016; Pete Foley, secretary, president of a business consultancy focusing on communication strategy and business writing and a south Walton County property owner for over 20 years.
The Florida Beaches for All leadership team includes: Grayton Beach attorney and south Walton County resident Daniel Uhlfelder; and Santa Rosa Beach resident Rob Wood, an entrepreneur, author, artist and speaker with a variety of experience in the field of business.
Organization board members include: Liz McMaster, a realtor specializing in gulf-front properties and president of the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors; and Dave Rauschkolb, a resident of south Walton County for over 30 years and owner of three restaurants in Seaside.
The formation of the organization comes in the midst of Walton County’s efforts to affirm a right by the public to customary recreational use of the beach. This is in the wake of HB 631, new state legislation that negated the county’s customary use ordinance as of July 1.
The county is following steps set forth in the legislation to reaffirm customary use on the beaches, with those steps to include the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) considering the adoption of a notice of intent and a new customary use ordinance at a 9 a.m. Sept. 8 public hearing at South Walton High School. A court complaint process will also be required.
Introduced at the Aug. 23 meeting by Keith Dean, CEO for the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors, Florida Beaches for All President Tonia Shatzel commented that customary use is not a partisan issue but, “an issue of right or wrong.”
Mr. Uhlfelder broke no laws, he asked law-enforcement to show him where the mean high tide water line was. You translate that into harassment but nobody believes you except you and a handful of Private Beach front activists. If you’ve got something on Mr. Uhlfelder you would’ve already acted on it but you got nothing, nada, zip. Mr. Uhlfelder went to the beach on his own. Can you show me where the mean high tide waterline is on your property? I bet you can’t. If he went back to the same beach he could stand in the wet sand and nobody could do anything about it.
I would have to agree with the recent poster that says you and a few others here are doing a disservice to your fellow beachfront owners with your vindictiveness and personal vendettas. I really don’t know what you hope to accomplish but you’re certainly not “winning hearts and minds.” Those of us who are committed to public beaches for all are not going anywhere and we are in this for the long-haul. If one drops out another one will replace us. You may think we are wasting our time trying to restore our beaches to public use well, I think you’re wasting your time trying to stop us.
And I won’t tumble in the gutter ever with you or any one else. We take the high road. That’s why I don’t respond to a lot of this circular poking and prodding. To those who will pick and dissect every word, I really don’t care. I stand by my words as myself and again, none of you can say that by remaining anonymous on this thread. Everything I’ve written and is published is what I believe to my core and I know with certainty that I represent the viewpoint of a very many people. Throw up whatever you like, I believe our beaches have been shared for centuries regardless of ownership and it distills right down to that point. Those higher than us will decide. I don’t know how many other ways I can say the same thing and I will continue to repeat it because I believe it to be true.
We disagree but there are many beachfront owners who I disagree with but we are still friends. Heck one of my very best friends represents a large number of Beach front owners. We rarely even discuss it.
This is still America where dissenting views on pretty much anything are completely allowed. I disagree with you and others but I don’t hate you and I would never dream of verbally attacking you personally or any other beachfront owner. You have nothing to fear from me that’s for sure because I’m about the nicest most generous person you could ever meet. But, one thing you do have to fear is that we could win. We are certainly not giving up.
As I said in the article published this week in the newspapers the beach is a different kind of private property. I mentioned in an earlier post the possibility of solving this issue. Perhaps stiffer rules within 1000 feet of County beach front accesses governing who can do what and when and to what extent. Perhaps no one’s allowed on the beach at night except for chasing ghost crabs I don’t know. I believe most of the people who are pushing private beaches own near beach accesses. I believe most people who own homes in interior areas really don’t care because they don’t have crowds near their home. That’s the only solution I can think of to stop this madness. The other areas should be open to public use from the dune line to the waterline with no restrictions except for existing laws. Come together, set some rules and enforcement that addressed the “behavior”, end the lawsuit, take down the signs and reset our community. Do I think for a second that all of you would agree to that? I doubt it very seriously.
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Dave Rauschkolb, words determines one’s credibility and believably.
I understand it is futile and no one will change your mind or the mass of others who believe in CU, not just in Walton County but now in the USA.
The question on this thread has been what credible basis do you and the Commissioners believe that warrants spending many millions of Walton tax payers dollars and maybe get nothing but 650+ Defendant beachfront parcel BFO’s 33 attorney legal fees, 34 if you count Daniel Ulhfelder’s Defendant legal representation. The “law of the sand” is not a real law. We understand FBFA intent is to incite the masses to influence change on private beach in the USA on the scale of the 60’s civil rights movement.
We want other BFOs and property right believers to know not to fret too much; that your CU beliefs likely has no legal basis; here are the facts, the law, here is facts why CU antisocial media is wrong about quiet title, FS163.035 (HB631) myths, etc, and that the social media masses’ “might” does not make right, in the courts. For BFOs should stand firm because BFOs have 33 of the most experienced legal minds in Florida working together to defend and intervene for property rights that Commissioners want to take on the basis of an arcane English common law of public customary use of private property in the USA. No one should believe you or me or anyone else but consider the facts and the law. So far you have offered neither.
So about credibility; “Mr. Uhlfelder is our legal counsel; that is all he has ever been regarding his association with Florida Beaches For All.
If it looks like duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck? It’s a duck.
Florida Divisions of Corporations, Home Page, were Florida Beaches for All, Inc is registered as a legal Florida corporate entity.
The FL Sunbiz “Principle Address” where FBFA, Inc legally exists is:
124 EAST COUNTY HIGHWAY 30A
SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL 32459
Daniel Uhfelder law business address is
124 E County Hwy 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 and is the legal residence where Florida Beaches for All, Inc. conducts it’s business.
Others in the media have already established that Daniel Uhlfelder has acted as a representative for FBFA even if Uhlfeld may not be officially a FBFA member as you claim; but Daniel W. Uhlfelder looks like a FBFA representative with the FBFA legal Principle address registered to Uhlfelder’s office address, walks like a FBFA representative in court, and quacks like a FBFA representative in social and local media as a private and professional representative for FBFA. Then Daniel Uhlfelder is an representative and member of FBFA, Inc. and his actions and credibility reflect on FBFA and the CU “cause” with his CU misinformation , just like yours does.
Do you really think your are really fooling anyone with your word ruse? The social media masses? BFOs? That “Mr. Uhlfelder is our legal counsel; that is all he has ever been regarding his association with Florida Beaches For All.” is NOT credible.
#909. Customary Use and Our 30A Legacy . Good diversion about Uhlfelder representation with FBFA but you did not answer the question that also goes to your credibility, and lets leave out the FBFA affiliation; Do you deny attorney Daniel Uhlfelder intentionally trespassed on Vizcaya private property on multiple near-consecutive days then posted it on social media was not planned (staged)?
The Deputies told Uhlfelder he was on private property the first time he trespassed, he “feared" he would be arrested, yet trespassed again, Vizcaya's legal plat and public pedestrian easement to the foreshore has been post on this thread, Walton Beach Director BCC video was heard to say many (including Vizcaya) easements are on PRIVATE property and the Commissioners, TDC, and public have NO rights to occupy Vizcaya private property”.
Here’s another simple credibility question; Is there any 30A businesses in Seaside, other than the Seaside Developer and Seaside HOAs that are “beachfront” owners with a real-property legal interest to intervene in Commissioners’ CU litigation? Use the County’s dry-beach definition – toe of the dune to the MHWL.
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Dave, how do you find time for all this media , family time, binge watch TV, and run multi-million dollar business at the peak of the Summer season? Quite a lot to cover. Let’s talk about words and believably for BFOs out there.
Mr. Uhlfelder broke no laws [Daniel did break the law by trespassing on Vizcaya private property multiple times. Only after a warning and the grace of the Deputies was Uhlfelder not arrested for breaking the law. There is a difference between not breaking the law and not being arrested.], he asked law-enforcement to show him where the mean high tide water line was [no Uhlfelder asked where the Sheriff’s defined wet-sand line, not the Florida legal MHWL property boundary was].
You translate that into harassment [of a private property owner and law enforcement] but nobody believes you except you and a handful of Private Beach front activists [You are calling ANY BFOs ACTIVISTS? Wrong but keep repeating that to yourself and CU antisocial media].
If you’ve got something on Mr. Uhlfelder you would’ve already acted on it but you got nothing, nada, zip [If I was Vizcaya HOA I would have made a civil trespass charge - pretty much an open and shut case with the FB video. Wonder what the statue of limitations are?]. Mr. Uhlfelder went to the beach on his own [No he did not, he had his social media camera man there too and FBFA and other CU social media were only too eager to post].
Can you show me where the mean high tide waterline is on your property [YES and the survey monuments too as can many BFOs thanks to the Sheriff’s 2015 Trespass SOP. Survey updated annually or more]? I bet you can’t [How much? $15,000,000?].
If he [Ulhfelder] went back to the same [Vizcaya private] beach he could stand in the wet sand and nobody could do anything about it [except Uhlfelder was NOT in the wet sand. He was on Private property dry sand, was asked to leave, refused until threaten with arrest, and taunted the Deputies!].
I would have to agree with the recent poster that says you and a few others here are doing a disservice to your fellow beachfront owners with your vindictiveness and personal vendettas [so you don’t agree with the others, just on this thread, who criticize your and others CU name calling? Shall I list the name calling again?].
I really don’t know what you hope to accomplish but you’re certainly not “winning hearts and minds.” [Not trying to; just provide the facts for reasonable people who want to know the credible information to make informed decisions.]
Those of us who are committed to public beaches for all are not going anywhere and we are in this for the long-haul [Ditto for BFOs. The Commissioners are the ones trying to “take” property]. If one drops out another one will replace us [Like Hydra on the Avengers movie - cute].
You may think we are wasting our time trying to restore our beaches to public use well, I think you’re wasting your time trying to stop us [BFOs are the Defendants with all property rights today, Commissioners and Florida Beaches for attorneys have the burden of proof to show private customary use of private property (CU) is superior to US Constitutionally protected property rights. But the Walton tax payer pays millions regardless and if BFOs prevail; you/FBFA and the Commissioners will not be very popular with the tax payers I’m guessing].
And I won’t tumble in the gutter ever with you or any one else. We [are you including your CU posse on this thread?] take the high road [like go pound sand?! #239 Customary Use and Our 30A Legacy]. That’s why I don’t respond to a lot of this circular poking and prodding [it’s circular because BFOs ask hard CU questions and you respond with in-credible rhetoric, questions asked, in-credible rhetoric ...]. To those who will pick and dissect every word, I really don’t care [because words don’t matter?; especially when credibility is needed].
I stand by my words as myself and again, none of you can say that by remaining anonymous on this thread [does a pseudonym name, not anonymous, change the facts or the law? Besides why would any BFO want to subject themselves to the antisocial media vitriol and fake police reports you submitted on James Lince (discussed previously) and the physical harassment like on the Vizcaya and the Goodwins private properties?].
Everything I’ve written and is published is what I believe to my core [but what is your CU believe based on? The law? What facts?] and I know with certainty that I represent the viewpoint of a very many people [might makes Right; right?]. Throw up whatever you like, I believe our beaches [1,193 other beachfront parcels legally not yours unless you can prove it in court first] have been shared for centuries [I thought it was from time immemorial? Hundreds of years is not the legal criteria for CU. I’d like to see you try to enter Topsal State Park without paying the public fee, just tell the ranger you think it’s “shared” property and you don’t have to pay for beach access. Even the US Government and Eglin AFB does not “share” it’s “publicly owned” beaches on Okaloosa Island. I’d like to see “Stand Your Sand” west of Okaloosa Island, Santa Rosa Blvd south of Hurlburt, on Eglin AFB beaches!] regardless of ownership and it distills right down to that point.
Those higher than us will decide. I don’t know how many other ways I can say the same thing and I will continue to repeat it because I believe it to be true [Why? And me and others will continue to point out your baseless beliefs with the facts and law.]
We disagree but there are many beachfront owners who I disagree with but we are still friends. Heck one of my very best friends represents a large number of Beach front owners. We rarely even discuss it [He (DP) better Never discuss CU legal issues with you as a BFO Defendant attorney and you are not his client].
This is still America where dissenting views on pretty much anything are completely allowed [Free speech is a Constitutional right, as a judge rules that it is a beachfront owner right to place a sign on their private property. But why would anyone believe the views if you can’t back the views up with facts?]. I disagree with you and others but I don’t hate you and I would never dream of verbally attacking you personally or any other beachfront owner. You have nothing to fear from me that’s for sure because I’m about the nicest most generous person you could ever meet.
But, one thing you do have to fear is that we could win [BFOs don’t fear your social media campaign (don't like the shaming), FBFA, or the Commissioners. BFOs had 84% of the 2018 Florida legislature support BFO property rights due process. The Commissioners, you, and the Walton tax payers have more to fear because you may get nothing but the current legal property-rights status-quo and a multi-million dollar BFO legal bill]. We are certainly not giving up. [Nor are BFOs. Given the conservative courts all the way to the US Supreme Court. Let’s do it.]
As I said in the article published this week in the newspapers the beach is a different kind of private property [so is Mountain private property, Desert private property, River private property, Farm land private property ... US property laws and US Constitution are the same - just because beachfront is the most desirable private property does not make the property rights any different under the Constitution].
I mentioned in an earlier post the possibility of solving this issue. Perhaps stiffer rules within 1000 feet of County beach front accesses governing who can do what and when and to what extent. Perhaps no one’s allowed on the beach at night except for chasing ghost crabs I don’t know [makes no difference if the laws are not enforced].
I believe most of the people who are pushing private beaches own near beach accesses [wrong again; 650+ BF parcel owners, including Seaside, are pushing to intervene for their property rights to the MHWL - but public beach accesses is where the least respectful public occupation of private property occurs]. I believe most people who own homes in interior areas really don’t care because they don’t have crowds near their home [Wrong again].
That’s the only solution I can think of to stop this madness [only solution because you do not respect legal beachfront private property rights]. The other areas should be open to public use from the dune line to the waterline with no restrictions except for existing laws [Of course it should, you have no real-property skin in the game].
Come together, set some rules and enforcement that addressed the “behavior” [that is ALREADY the Commissioners and TDC duty to do! There has been for decades and is a Walton beach ordinance. Education and enforcement would help - but addressing pubic behavior is already the Commissioners’ duty to do], end the lawsuit, [how about publicly tell people to stop the antisocial media misinformation and BFO shaming and name calling? It's disrespectful and antagonistic] take down the signs [how do you reduce the public supply and beach demand problem? More TDC advertising that benefits mostly 30A beach-view businesses? Then signs may not be needed] and reset our community [Commissioners and CU in-credible misinformation purveyors have already drawn a CU MHW-line in the sand with the first 2017 CU ordinance and current CU litigation]. Do I think for a second that all of you would agree to that? I doubt it very seriously. [Ditto, back at you!]
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Unbelievably spot-on and accurate post / reply from @FloridaBeachBum . Saved me a lot of time so I can continue working on my hole in the water.
However, I will also commend Dave boy on his ability to deflect, a master deflector at that.
1. Dave clearly states that FBFA did not harass anyone. From Dave, “To say that Florida beaches for all has had anything to do with harassing anyone is ridiculous.”
2. It has been established that Daniel Uhlfelder, beyond any doubt, is as much or more representative of FBFA as anyone else affiliated with that organization.
3. Daniel Uhlfelder documents and publishes his own harassment of private citizens as well as the sheriff’s department plain as day for all to see.
4. Without a doubt, it is deduced that FBFA was involved with harassing citizens. Dave does not want FBFA’s reputation to be tarnished, professing to take the high road.
5. Dave THEN states, “Mr. Uhlfelder broke no laws, he asked law-enforcement to show him where the mean high ....”, as if that somehow negates Uhlfelder’s harassment actions (the deflection).
AND the fact is Daniel Uhlfelder actually DID BREAK THE LAW which was so eloquently documented by @FloridaBeachBum’s recent post and documented via Uhlfelder’s cinematic presentation. I thought the exact same thing about before I even read @FloridaBeachBum’s post.
I don’t know who was luckier that Uhlfelder was not arrested for trespassing - Uhlfelder for obvious reasons or BFOs for not having the sherrrriff’s department elevate Uhlfelder to martyr status in the eyes of CU folks. I don’t envy the sherrriff’s duties especially with people like Uhlfelder stirring up this mess even further.
Dave boy still refuses to admit any inconvenient truths. IMHO he elects to take his self perceived CU high road by trying to throw everything emotional at it that will stick, at least in the minds that “want to believe, regardless”.
However, I will also commend Dave boy on his ability to deflect, a master deflector at that.
1. Dave clearly states that FBFA did not harass anyone. From Dave, “To say that Florida beaches for all has had anything to do with harassing anyone is ridiculous.”
2. It has been established that Daniel Uhlfelder, beyond any doubt, is as much or more representative of FBFA as anyone else affiliated with that organization.
3. Daniel Uhlfelder documents and publishes his own harassment of private citizens as well as the sheriff’s department plain as day for all to see.
4. Without a doubt, it is deduced that FBFA was involved with harassing citizens. Dave does not want FBFA’s reputation to be tarnished, professing to take the high road.
5. Dave THEN states, “Mr. Uhlfelder broke no laws, he asked law-enforcement to show him where the mean high ....”, as if that somehow negates Uhlfelder’s harassment actions (the deflection).
AND the fact is Daniel Uhlfelder actually DID BREAK THE LAW which was so eloquently documented by @FloridaBeachBum’s recent post and documented via Uhlfelder’s cinematic presentation. I thought the exact same thing about before I even read @FloridaBeachBum’s post.
I don’t know who was luckier that Uhlfelder was not arrested for trespassing - Uhlfelder for obvious reasons or BFOs for not having the sherrrriff’s department elevate Uhlfelder to martyr status in the eyes of CU folks. I don’t envy the sherrriff’s duties especially with people like Uhlfelder stirring up this mess even further.
Dave boy still refuses to admit any inconvenient truths. IMHO he elects to take his self perceived CU high road by trying to throw everything emotional at it that will stick, at least in the minds that “want to believe, regardless”.