Dennis - damage reports & requests - merged to this thread

[Beach Dude]

Does any one have any information on the condition of Seaside and when the beaches will be accessable?

 

[ostatekitty]

from the seasidefl.com website:

Town Update Wed July 13, 2005

Released on 7/13/2005

Contact: SEASIDE
Email: info@seasidefl.com
Phone: 800.277.8696

Town Update Wed July 13, 2005

The town looks good and nearly all services are fully-operational. Seaside?s homes are in good shape for visitors and we are inviting and accepting guests back to town. The beach will reopen on Thursday, July 14. Because all of our beach pavilions lost their stairs and are closed, the only beach access for guests and homeowners will be at the Seaside Pavilion located behind Roly Poly. This area is also known as George?s Gorge.

We are currently confirming existing reservations and accepting new ones. Please call our toll-free number, 800.277.8696, if you would like to speak to one of our vacation activity planners. Due to high volume of calls it may be necessary to leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Most of our shops and restaurants have reopened and resumed normal business.

We appreciate your patience during this recovery. This will be the final website update. Thank you.

 

[Camp Creek Kid]

Just curious . . . Does anyone know if a famous singer, who may be in France right now, had damamge to her home?

 

[toni2]

We are supposed to be heading back down to santa rosa bch this weekend ..The Beaches there are pretty much gone after ivan and arlene so we are usually at Grayton behind the red bar...last visit after arlene there was a lot of debri, we had to clean up before we could lay down....what is it like now after dennis...what should we ecpect from Emily?

 

[Westy1970]

Looking for information about Grayton Beach and Lil Sandy II

I'm very happy to have stumbled across this site. Great service, wonderful information. It appears to me that Joe and others have provided a lot of imformation here and I feel it's likely that my questions have been answered elsewhere, but, I haven't found them. Hopefully, they'll be easy enough...

I'm scheduled to stay in Grayton Beach starting on Saturday - specifically in the big house on the water called Lil Sandy II. It's the first time we've ever rented this property before.

My questions are about the impact of Dennis on Grayton Beach and specifically the area where Lil Sandy II is. Has anyone see any damage to this house? Any damage to the pool? I'm also interested in the beach access from that area. I've seen pictures on this thread that show such an erosion that that the stairs down from the dunes don't reach the beach anymore... On another topic, are most of the restaurants back up and running? I understand that the beaches are red-flagged right now. Any rumors about when they'll be cleared for swimming?

We've made the decision to come on down, but I'm hoping to set everyone's expectations appropriately... Especially the 12 kids that are coming with us!

Thanks again for the info and looking forward to getting down there!

 

[Rita]

Crabby Patti - We're in Fannin Farms (Cooper/Sublett area) Glad you're going after all! PM me when you get back as to the progress there. Our neighbors are going early August but we won't go until fall.

 

[beachma]

Just curious . . . Does anyone know if a famous singer, who may be in France right now, had damamge to her home?

Ran across this in the Northwest Florida Daily News this AM....you can fill in the blank...there was a "name" but I deleted it . You can access the story on their website...


Lee and Margie Perry?s home near Blue Mountain Beach has almost no sand underneath the foundation for support.
Although their home is sound for now, they need to get sand up under it to reinforce the foundation before another storm hits, Lee Perry said.
?We just need to get some sand in there before anything else happens,? he said.
Neighboring the Perrys? home is singer_________ beach house, which sustained similar damage to the couple?s home.
Other homes farther to the west were decimated by the storm. Several have already been condemned.
Pickel briefed the County Commission on the situation Tuesday, and the county is taking action to get debris cleanup under way.
Sheriff ?s deputy James Pitman was one of the first to see just how hard the beaches got hit.
?There was no time to recover after (Tropical Storm) Arlene,? he said. ?It just left them completely exposed.?


Daily News/DEBI HAUSSERMANN
Along the beaches of Gulf Trace in South Walton County, septic tanks unearthed by erosion during Hurricane Dennis lie open and strewn across the beach. Lawmen warned swimmers to avoid that area of the gulf because of the possible presence of raw sewage.

 

[cassie]

Sorry for the long quote:


Sailin', there are many people who live here who are involved in real estate development. You are not the only ones. Our community is dependent on tourism, real estate, development, and all of the support services that make tourism possible. Every family in South Walton and probably most families in the entire county depend on visitors coming here. Not to mention the thousands of property owners who live elsewhere and rent out their beach homes for others to enjoy.

Everyone agrees that the beaches are devastated and that it will take a lot to bring them back. But we love South Walton--it is our home, where our children go to school, where we work, shop, and LIVE. Of course visitors need to know the truth as to the state of the beaches, but your posts are so negative. I think the posters here have been very open and honest. If anyone has any questions, there are plenty of photos.

The beach is only a part of South Walton. Those who love South Walton know that there is a great sense of community--it is a small town. The people here are wonderful. We have great restaurants, shopping, golf, tennis, an 18 mile bike path, cultural arts, movies under the stars, open air craft markets, concerts at Seaside. We understand that many will be disappointed with the beach and its condition breaks our hearts. We also want everyone to know that South Walton is a great place to BE ALIVE and, in spite of our recent trials, we would still rather be here than anywhere else.

Sorry for the long quote also, but thanks Camp Creek Kid, Kurt and Smiling Joe for setting Sailin' straight on a couple things. I find that kind of negativity unproductive and disheartening at these times. Many people have invested time/money/and their hearts into the area and will continue to do so with great locals like ya'll. :clap_1:

 

[Kurt]

We are supposed to be heading back down to santa rosa bch this weekend ..The Beaches there are pretty much gone after ivan and arlene so we are usually at Grayton behind the red bar...last visit after arlene there was a lot of debri, we had to clean up before we could lay down....what is it like now after dennis...what should we ecpect from Emily?

Keep an eye on Emily she's looking to bother some Mexicans.

Grayton is cleaner than after Arlene. There are some photos in the gallery and on the main site.

 

[Kurt]

Re: Looking for information about Grayton Beach and Lil Sandy II

I'm very happy to have stumbled across this site. Great service, wonderful information. It appears to me that Joe and others have provided a lot of imformation here and I feel it's likely that my questions have been answered elsewhere, but, I haven't found them. Hopefully, they'll be easy enough...

I'm scheduled to stay in Grayton Beach starting on Saturday - specifically in the big house on the water called Lil Sandy II. It's the first time we've ever rented this property before.

My questions are about the impact of Dennis on Grayton Beach and specifically the area where Lil Sandy II is. Has anyone see any damage to this house? Any damage to the pool? I'm also interested in the beach access from that area. I've seen pictures on this thread that show such an erosion that that the stairs down from the dunes don't reach the beach anymore... On another topic, are most of the restaurants back up and running? I understand that the beaches are red-flagged right now. Any rumors about when they'll be cleared for swimming?

We've made the decision to come on down, but I'm hoping to set everyone's expectations appropriately... Especially the 12 kids that are coming with us!

Thanks again for the info and looking forward to getting down there!

Should be no damage to that house, Grayton is good and you can walk right on.