New big blue signs in SoWal
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Considering how fragile* and out of compliance* the old signs were, it's AMAZING that they lasted for so many years. 
Thank goodness we spent all that money on new ones you can't even read from inside a car!
*sarcasm
Thank goodness we spent all that money on new ones you can't even read from inside a car!
*sarcasm
Who resigned Smiling Joe? Do you or Shelly know? Did the paper accurately post the poll?
Wow, really thanks jodiFL. How about Inlet? It's on a lot of maps.
kristi:
these are all names of neighborhood communities within Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. we are all part of Santa Rosa Beach, which is just a community within Walton County. I live in Pt Washington - it isn't a town. It's a neighborhood community within SRB. just as Rosemary Beach, Alys Beach, Seacrest Beach, Seagrove Beach, etc. it does get confusing for those who don't live here.
see the upper portion of sowal.com page (front page, or this page) for all beach communities, plus destin, carillon, PCB, etc (a few outside of walton county).
or take a look at the TDC's website for info on the 14 beach communities in south walton.
Beach Communities
Blue Mountain Beach
Dune Allen Beach
Grayton Beach
Inlet Beach
Miramar Beach
Rosemary Beach
Sandestin Beach
Santa Rosa Beach
Seacrest Beach
Seagrove Beach
Seascape Beach
Seaside Beach
Watercolor Beach
WaterSound
don't forget, these are only the beach communities within Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, Florida. Santa Rosa and Pt Washington make up most of the northern portion.
This is what Shelly posted in the thread titled, "Walton TDC's Titus Stepping Down"
Walton TDC executive director stepping down
Friday January 18th, 2008
After nine years at the helm of the Walton County Tourist Development Council, Executive Director Kriss Titus is stepping down.
Titus is planning on starting her own tourism consulting company, said Tracy Louthain, spokeswoman for the TDC.
Titus will make a formal announcement at a special meeting on Tuesday at 8 a.m. at the TDC office on U.S. 98. The TDC will then decide on how to replace Titus, Louthain said.
The resignation will take effect on Feb. 15, said Walton County Commissioner Cindy Meadows.
Titus could not be reached for comment Friday afternoon because she was “on the road,” Louthain said.
Titus shepherded South Walton from a loose collection of 14 different beach neighborhoods into one beach community, Louthain said.
“She’s done an amazing job,” she said. “She really came in and took hold of it and took it to the next level. It’s a little sad for us. We’ll miss her.”
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The source is NW FL Daily News.
Walton TDC executive director stepping down
Friday January 18th, 2008
After nine years at the helm of the Walton County Tourist Development Council, Executive Director Kriss Titus is stepping down.
Titus is planning on starting her own tourism consulting company, said Tracy Louthain, spokeswoman for the TDC.
Titus will make a formal announcement at a special meeting on Tuesday at 8 a.m. at the TDC office on U.S. 98. The TDC will then decide on how to replace Titus, Louthain said.
The resignation will take effect on Feb. 15, said Walton County Commissioner Cindy Meadows.
Titus could not be reached for comment Friday afternoon because she was “on the road,” Louthain said.
Titus shepherded South Walton from a loose collection of 14 different beach neighborhoods into one beach community, Louthain said.
“She’s done an amazing job,” she said. “She really came in and took hold of it and took it to the next level. It’s a little sad for us. We’ll miss her.”
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The source is NW FL Daily News.
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Where the eff is Seacape Beach? Is that adjacent to One Seagrove Place Beach? Looks like the TDC left off Alys Beach.
Does Alys Beach do short term rentals? I wonder if they were left off or just not added. If they don't pay a heads in beds tax, they may not be included.
Seascape (Beach) is the resort near Sandestin. And of the ones posted alot of those are actually "developments/resorts"
Notice this list is put out by the TDC which knows where most of its bed tax $$ comes from. Its not the areas, that used to be or are for the most part, single family dwellings of full time residents that mainly compromise the ones not marked as "resort/Development".
No JOe, I don't think it is right to assume that they will not be replacing the signs. I believe this is a powerfully important element essential to the identity of SCENIC 30-A. I don't think we or the visitors should settle for anything less than full redesign and replacement, period.
This well crafted letter from the TDC is an attempt to make it a forgone conclusion that the signs are staying. They assumed (wrongly) that because no one made a flap with the design of the beach signs that they could mirror them and we would just roll over and accept this nonsense all along SCENIC 30-A.
Judging from this thread and most everyone I speak to, this community is not about to roll over and accept this. To say that they have gotten positive feedback from visitors is just outrageous. Perhaps the Montgomery School for the Blind put in a good word.
At any rate, my suggestion is to approach the TDC along with Claire Bannerman, and other community leaders including representatives from St. Joe, Seaside, Alys beach, Sowallers, Rosemary Beach ect... and come up with a cohesive plan and design that fits. The new signs should comply with traffic safety standards and wind loads but should look nothing less than awesome.
One of the most important signs (no pun intended) of a great leader and organization is the ability to admit quickly when you have made a mistake and quickly work towards remedying the situation. I recently received a letter from a SoWaller suggesting we contact the Pier park folks and see if we can sell the signs to them. Not a bad idea really.
I think we all have the creative ability and energy to come up with a win win solution for the TDC and this community. I will pledge the first $1000.00 towards the replacement of these signs; my check will be hand delivered to the TDC Monday Morning at 10:00 A.M. Anyone wishing to join me is welcome.
Dave Rauschkolb
Full time resident
This well crafted letter from the TDC is an attempt to make it a forgone conclusion that the signs are staying. They assumed (wrongly) that because no one made a flap with the design of the beach signs that they could mirror them and we would just roll over and accept this nonsense all along SCENIC 30-A.
Judging from this thread and most everyone I speak to, this community is not about to roll over and accept this. To say that they have gotten positive feedback from visitors is just outrageous. Perhaps the Montgomery School for the Blind put in a good word.
At any rate, my suggestion is to approach the TDC along with Claire Bannerman, and other community leaders including representatives from St. Joe, Seaside, Alys beach, Sowallers, Rosemary Beach ect... and come up with a cohesive plan and design that fits. The new signs should comply with traffic safety standards and wind loads but should look nothing less than awesome.
One of the most important signs (no pun intended) of a great leader and organization is the ability to admit quickly when you have made a mistake and quickly work towards remedying the situation. I recently received a letter from a SoWaller suggesting we contact the Pier park folks and see if we can sell the signs to them. Not a bad idea really.
I think we all have the creative ability and energy to come up with a win win solution for the TDC and this community. I will pledge the first $1000.00 towards the replacement of these signs; my check will be hand delivered to the TDC Monday Morning at 10:00 A.M. Anyone wishing to join me is welcome.
Dave Rauschkolb
Full time resident
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No, I don't think it does. As has been pointed out, some of these are more developments than they are towns. I personally think Rosemary and Alys were able to opt out, well, because they were able to. ;-)