many of those properties stop short (northward) of the MHWM. ;-)Dave, I thought you were out of here. Glad to see you back...BTW, nice pic in the Walton Sun.
For the benefit of everyone who didn't see the Walton Sun:
?The beaches are for all of us to enjoy. The edge of the bluff or the edge of the dunes should be the property line for beachfront homeowners. When you pay for beachfront you pay for the view and the risk of being washed away in a hurricane, you?re not paying for the beach behind you. Trying to own the beach is like trying to own the sky. ?The Beaches of South Walton? ? do we need to change the name?? ? Dave Rauschkolb,
Santa Rosa Beach
I just hope you don't start with the desert sand + water analogy stuff from G.G. (Bobby's buddy).![]()
To answer your question, SJ is half right:
"yes, you could walk along the wall since it is on public property"
In your scenario, the MHWL would now (most likely) be at the wall. So yes, IMO you could walk along the wall that was on private property and not be trespassing.
What was the point in asking this question?
BMBV:
You answered Dave's question, how about mine? Since you put together the very colorful map, I am guessing either you are a title agent or at least have an opinion on who owns it.
Who owns the beach east of the Blue Mtn big access?
Sorry, I didn't mean to dodge you. The answer is..... I don't really know. Everyone else says the county does including the county (Brad Pickel).BMBV:
You answered Dave's question, how about mine? Since you put together the very colorful map, I am guessing either you are a title agent or at least have an opinion on who owns it.
Who owns the beach east of the Blue Mtn big access?
SJ, Even if many of those properties do stop short (northward) of the MHWM, it doesn't change my analysis.many of those properties stop short (northward) of the MHWM. ;-)
Sorry, I didn't mean to dodge you. The answer is..... I don't really know. Everyone else says the county does including the county (Brad Pickel).
.....TDC funds generally pay for renourishment, only if public access is available, but sometime commissioners will spend TDC funds on beaches only residents can access, which is a miss-appropriation of public funds, but the ultimate decider on access is the commissioners.
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So GG says "commissioners will spend TDC funds on beaches....."
and Kris Titus states,
“We are not part of the county,” said TDC Executive Director Kris Titus. “We are fully funded by bed taxes. The TDC has the ability to drive on private beach; the health, safety, and welfare of the public is to have a clean beach.”
Can someone PLEASE try to explain in simple layman terms how TDC exists in relation to the County? Who has authority over whom?