Dirty Sand being deposited on beach right now

Beach Fanatic

Dec 22, '11 · 4:55 PM10,0721

Was sent this photo just now Code enforcement has been called. Wonder if anyone will do anything. I understand this is in front of the Retreat

dirty sand.jpg

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Beach Fanatic

Jan 22, '12 · 8:28 AM#271

Grayton Beach Access 1/17/12 Photo by Edmond Alexander

Beach Fanatic

Jan 22, '12 · 8:29 AM#281

Photo by Edmond Alexander

Beach Fanatic

Jan 22, '12 · 8:30 AM#291

Photo by Edmond Alexander

SoWal Insider

Jan 22, '12 · 8:57 AM#30

Grayton Beach Access 1/17/12 Photo by Edmond Alexander

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WTF!!! All I can say is this is the grossest photo in a very large collection of gross photos.

Beach Fanatic

Jan 22, '12 · 9:50 AM#31

Apparently an eyewitness said they were removing some of the red soil (natural soil found beneath dunes) from beneath the dunes at the retreat, trucking it to Grayton access, blending it with white sand, and then sending it back to the retreat.

"We got Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s"
Neil Young

Skunky

Jan 22, '12 · 10:58 AM#32

Does this look familiar? :blink:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3F0YefAQLA&feature=related

margarita brocolia

Jan 22, '12 · 4:47 PM#33

I think the best thing for the beach's health would be stop beach renourishment and use that money to purchase beachfront homes too close to the gulf, demolish them, and put in public accesses.

Meow

Jan 22, '12 · 6:21 PM#34

I have a list of all the owners in The Retreat if anyone has a plan. I was hoping to find at least one name on there that I recognized so I could try and get a property owner's side.

This has really upset me.

Skunky

Jan 22, '12 · 7:02 PM#35

I have a list of all the owners in The Retreat if anyone has a plan. I was hoping to find at least one name on there that I recognized so I could try and get a property owner's side.

This has really upset me.

There is a place you might be familiar with where politics are discussed over drinks. Might you share it there?

Beach Fanatic

Jan 22, '12 · 8:05 PM#36

WTF!!! All I can say is this is the grossest photo in a very large collection of gross photos.

i took the liberty of blowing up the letters for those with poor vision

:twisted:

for real

looks like a good front page pic for the Walton Sun...

what are they thinkin :whitetrash:

Beach Comber

Jan 23, '12 · 5:19 PM#37

Stop Work

There is a Stop Work Order sign posted in the pile of brown sand at the entrance to Grayton Beach. It was issued by Walton County at 3:15 this afternoon. Anyone know what is going on? :clap:

SoWal Expert

Jan 23, '12 · 5:23 PM#38

There is a Stop Work Order sign posted in the pile of brown sand at the entrance to Grayton Beach. It was issued by Walton County at 3:15 this afternoon. Anyone know what is going on?

margarita brocolia

Jan 23, '12 · 7:13 PM#39

There is a Stop Work Order sign posted in the pile of brown sand at the entrance to Grayton Beach. It was issued by Walton County at 3:15 this afternoon. Anyone know what is going on?

People power! Powerful photos! Thanks to any and all who are making efforts to get to the bottom of this and get it stopped.

imo - if they want to fill their geotubes, they can carry it in by the shovel or wheel barrel. Just leave the beach ecosystem alone!

Beach Fanatic

Jan 23, '12 · 7:25 PM#40

The stop work order is a much needed thing until this issue is resolved satisfactorily for all concerned. I am presently at M.D. Anderson and my wife is about to undergo a very exacting gamma knife procedure. I cannot express how strongly we both feel after seeing the beach in front of our condominium complex.I would really like to see this work out for all concerned but the rape of over three miles of beach has got to stop!

Beach Lover

Jan 23, '12 · 8:07 PM#41

Pictures taken on Gulf Trace Beach 1/23

Very glad to hear about the stop work order, crossing my fingers that it will last.

I took some pictures of the tire tracks today to show how close to the houses the trucks have been going. I did notice that one truck today was going much slower than they have been in the past, but too little too late.

You can see my pictures at the following link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jnealy/sets/72157629005986727/

Beach Fanatic

Jan 24, '12 · 11:03 AM#42

When Watercolor did a beach renourishment project some years back they set up a conveyor system that took the sand over the dune. Any reason, other than trucks disturbing the neighborhood, that Retreat couldn't have handled it this way?

Beach Fanatic

Jan 24, '12 · 12:15 PM#43

i emailed cecelia jones a few weeks back when i first saw a large dump truck hauling what appeared to be dark sand past the blue mountain beach access. i finally heard from her, and she stated it was the Retreat project and indicated the dark sand was being removed.

Beach Lover

Jan 24, '12 · 12:25 PM#44

Trucks are rolling again today. I'm not sure what the stop work order was about, but it apparently had no effect.

Beach Comber

Jan 24, '12 · 3:56 PM#45

Yep, trucks are rolling again today. Code enforcement says the stop work order is to prevent the stockpiling of any more sand at Grayton Beach " until we have a chance to talk about it some more". He said the state would have to stop them running up and down the beach, not the counties authority.

Oh well, seemed promising.

beats on hood

Jan 24, '12 · 8:05 PM#46

Oh, my goodness! I looked at Google maps, and I can't believe how far it is from Grayton Beach to The Retreat via the beach. What a disaster!

Beach Fanatic

Jan 25, '12 · 9:23 AM#47

Yep, trucks are rolling again today. Code enforcement says the stop work order is to prevent the stockpiling of any more sand at Grayton Beach " until we have a chance to talk about it some more". He said the state would have to stop them running up and down the beach, not the counties authority.

Oh well, seemed promising.

But yet the county believes they have the authority to prevent people from "camping out" on private beach property?

I guess it's ok to turn their eyes away from the big heavies tearing through the same private beach property because this is a state issue.... :roll:

Since this isn't a county issue, then I guess they wouldn't act if the sand was blocked by a bunch of tents in the path of the big heavies.....hmmm :cool:

Beach Lover

Jan 26, '12 · 11:15 AM#48

So isn't the county government there to protect us.The powers have already decided that this is critically eroded beach. It does not take a scientist to see the damage that is being done. Many have called the county, but they do nothing and watch our beach being washed away! Shouldn't THEY contact the proper state agency to get this stopped? Isn't that the way the government is supposed to work?

Beach Fanatic

Jan 27, '12 · 6:58 AM#49

As I have previously stated, FDEP, who issued the permit to the Retreat, states they DO NOT CONTROL THE TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS, ONLY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. Somebudy at the County level knows what is going on and evidently will not do anything about it. I am not in a position to call anyone at this time. Tents anyone? I have the permission of member of our Association board. We will be back to SoWal shortly, hopefully.

Beach Fanatic

Jan 27, '12 · 11:43 AM#50

Per county code enforcement: The contractor was stopped from stockpiling any more sand at the Grayton access point at the time of the county stop work order, and that ban has remained in effect. The contractor is trucking out the remaining sand from Grayton to the project site. An agreement was worked out with DEP yesterday for the other sand for the project to be brought in through the Retreat property.

Edited Jan 27, '12 · 11:58 AM

Skunky

Jan 27, '12 · 1:02 PM#51

Per county code enforcement: The contractor was stopped from stockpiling any more sand at the Grayton access point at the time of the county stop work order, and that ban has remained in effect. The contractor is trucking out the remaining sand from Grayton to the project site. An agreement was worked out with DEP yesterday for the other sand for the project to be brought in through the Retreat property.

Well this is good news. I bet the Retreaters are scared of the prospect of infidel construction workers running wild in their Eden. Look for an 'in and out' security escort to be developed that rivals the arrangement for civilians commuting (via passenger jet) to work in Area 51 from Las Vegas daily :rolling: