How about this?
Gulf front properties that have their own private deeded access to a private beach should be exempt from paying the 4% bed tax in Walton County. Other than maybe garbage pick-up on the beach, TDC is not providing much of any other direct benefit to gulf front owners in general as they do not need the services of public accesses, parking, public restrooms, showers, etc. We don't even have a lifeguard in our area...and, could that work anyway on "private beaches"?
Beach renourshment would obviously be another issue. But if the Florida Supreme Court rules against the county, then gulf front property will never see that benefit along 30A (or anywhere else for that matter). I guess we just helped pay for western Walton county all this time. Oh well.
I'd give up our garbage "bag" on the beach and the tire tracks if I could save my guests 4% off or around $60 a week for a $1500 unit. That $60 could be pumped
DIRECTLY into Walton County's economy such as the Red Bar or 331. I know Oli and crew need the business.
I'd venture a guess that about 2/3 of my renters are repeat or direct referrals or they found us by typing "Blue Mountain Beach" in Google and the rest from VRBO.
I've always had some questions on TDC's role but what the heck, I collect and pay the taxes anyway...which reminds me that July 20th is a few days away.
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The last 3 months were stellar, they'll be glad to see.
So for those of you thinking gulf front owners with a private beach are receiving some undeserved benefit from TDC, I guess a gulf front owner could say they are paying taxes for benefits not needed from the TDC to the tune of over
$10,000 per quarter for a single trashbag on the beach for gulf front rental properties in our area at Blue Mountain Beach. Makes $67/quarter for Waste Management look like a flippin' bargain!
If they pay me that, I'll retire now and empty the garbage bag twice a day / 7 days a week with no tire tracks.
Just a thought.;-)