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[quote="30A Skunkape, post: 243479"]There is a bulldozer knocking down trees and scooping up tires along the edge of the bay in the Grayton Bayou development. Who do I call to report this?[/quote]
 
Code Enforcement (850) 622-0000

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30A Skunkape">There is a bulldozer knocking down trees and scooping up tires along the edge of the bay in the Grayton Bayou development. Who do I call to report this?</blockquote> 
Code Enforcement (850) 622-0000

Smiling JOe

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Also the DEP, because they are probably not on private property if they are where I think they are.

rapunzel

Code Enforcement was called at 10:35.  Hopefully they'll come out quickly.  SJ, you should come photograph this silt cloud they kicked up -- a huge cloudy white mess spreading across the clear blue of the bay.

Code Enforcement was called at 10:35.  Hopefully they&#039;ll come out quickly.  SJ, you should come photograph this silt cloud they kicked up -- a huge cloudy white mess spreading across the clear blue of the bay.

ladyj

Beach Lover

Hey, if they get cited or a stop work order is imposed, PM me. I'll do a story. :pissed:

Hey, if they get cited or a stop work order is imposed, PM me. I&#039;ll do a story. :pissed:

No one from code enforcement has shown up yet.  Now the guy is driving the bulldozer on the sandy beach of the bay raking up driftwood.  It's unbelievable.  Maybe you could do a story if they never show up, or wait so long to show up that the work is all done illegally, thereby saving the developer lots of money.

No one from code enforcement has shown up yet.  Now the guy is driving the bulldozer on the sandy beach of the bay raking up driftwood.  It&#039;s unbelievable.  Maybe you could do a story if they never show up, or wait so long to show up that the work is all done illegally, thereby saving the developer lots of money.

scooterbug44

[IMG]http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/P5230040sm.jpg[/IMG]
looks like they moved some sand from the Bay to build up this property a bit. 



[IMG]http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/P5230036sm.jpg[/IMG]
This tree is now about to fall into the Bay. Note the broken ground around the tree.



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Same tree, different view



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One of many piles of debris which they are removing. Note, the tires which have been in the Bay for a long time, preventing further erosion. I guess the seawall is coming next. 



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<img src="http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/P5230040sm.jpg" alt="" /> 
looks like they moved some sand from the Bay to build up this property a bit. 
 
 
 
<img src="http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/P5230036sm.jpg" alt="" /> 
This tree is now about to fall into the Bay. Note the broken ground around the tree. 
 
 
 
<img src="http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/P5230033sm.jpg" alt="" /> 
Same tree, different view 
 
 
 
<img src="http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/P5230034sm.jpg" alt="" /> 
One of many piles of debris which they are removing. Note, the tires which have been in the Bay for a long time, preventing further erosion. I guess the seawall is coming next. 
 
 
 
<img src="http://www.sowal.com/bb/gallery/files/2/1/6/P5230032sm.jpg" alt="" />

Jdarg

Yep...scooping sand out of the bay and dumping it up on the beach as we speak.  The silt plume is reaching almost to Seabar now.  No Code Enforcement yet.

GoodWitch58

CampCreekLou

Why would you want to report someone 'scooping tires out of the bay'?

Seems like a good thing, and that dead tree should go to.

:confused:

Why would you want to report someone &#039;scooping tires out of the bay&#039;? 
 
Seems like a good thing, and that dead tree should go to. 
 
:confused:

[quote="CampCreekLou, post: 243546"]

Seems like a good thing, and that dead tree should go to.

:confused:[/quote]That tree which is left standing isn't dead, but got scraped and pushed by the track hoe.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="CampCreekLou">Seems like a good thing, and that dead tree should go to. 
 
:confused:</blockquote>That tree which is left standing isn&#039;t dead, but got scraped and pushed by the track hoe.

Ah.   Looked like it was struck by lightning, or something.......

30A Skunkape

Skunky

Second call to code enforcement placed about 10 minutes ago.  They say they don't normally go out the same day -- good to know.  

As for the tree and tire question -- the tree wasn't dead this morning.  Nor were several of the smaller oaks he scaped off the bank.  The tires should be removed, but not using a backhoe.  There are laws about the removal of tires in a way that won't cause damage to the water and the environment.  It's sort of expensive, much cheaper to rent a backhoe and dredge out a substantial amount of sand and sediment from the bottom of the bay.

Second call to code enforcement placed about 10 minutes ago. They say they don&#039;t normally go out the same day -- good to know. 
 
As for the tree and tire question -- the tree wasn&#039;t dead this morning. Nor were several of the smaller oaks he scaped off the bank. The tires should be removed, but not using a backhoe. There are laws about the removal of tires in a way that won&#039;t cause damage to the water and the environment. It&#039;s sort of expensive, much cheaper to rent a backhoe and dredge out a substantial amount of sand and sediment from the bottom of the bay.

Miss Kitty

Meow

[quote="30A Skunkape, post: 243602"]Code enforcement has arrived. :clap:[/quote]
 
Hope some a$$es get busted.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30A Skunkape">Code enforcement has arrived. :clap:</blockquote> 
Hope some a$$es get busted.

[quote="30A Skunkape, post: 243600"]Second call to code enforcement placed about 10 minutes ago.  They say they don't normally go out the same day -- good to know.  
[/quote]

That's ridonkulous! How are they supposed to prevent/enforce things if they wait a couple days!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="30A Skunkape">Second call to code enforcement placed about 10 minutes ago. They say they don&#039;t normally go out the same day -- good to know.</blockquote> 
That&#039;s ridonkulous! How are they supposed to prevent/enforce things if they wait a couple days!

Cheering472

SoWal Insider

Evidently it helps to be able to read the future.  If you had only called them yesterday before this happened. :bang: 

Glad they broke their rule about waiting a day to respond.

Evidently it helps to be able to read the future. If you had only called them yesterday before this happened. :bang: 
 
Glad they broke their rule about waiting a day to respond.

Beach Bimmer

Walton County can respond fastest and also call:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection
160 Governmental Center
Pensacola, Florida 32502-5794
(850) 595-8300 / SC 695-8300
Fax (850) 595-8417 / SC Fax 695-8417

Walton County can respond fastest and also call: 
 
Florida Department of Environmental Protection 
160 Governmental Center 
Pensacola, Florida 32502-5794 
(850) 595-8300 / SC 695-8300 
Fax (850) 595-8417 / SC Fax 695-8417

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