New big blue signs in SoWal

[beach blessings]

SmilngJo..I love the sunset picture...you are right the sunset helps...

All we needed was something else to take away from the beuty in the sunrises and sunsets we ahve on 30A...

Maybe the new sign should read (at the foot of the bridge)...

Welcome to South Walton...Disney's Newest Attraction.

The signs look just like disney's parking signs. But that seems to be what the TDC wants...to make us look like an attraction. Wonder if that will keep us one of the "Most Beutiful Beaches" any more?

 

[Andy A]

The signs yet to be placed are mile marker signs and "caution" signs for driveways and other hazards for bikers and hikers. There are pictures of the signs in Commissioner Meadow's office, I understand, if you want to drop by and see what they will look like. We are erecting too much signage IMO.

 

[up4golf]

It is true. Those additional signs are costing an additional $160,000. As I suggested, it will be easier to stop those signs than replacing the ones which are already installed.

yes, but i bet the money has already been spent.

 

[scooterbug44]

How about instead of putting up hundreds of signs, we just put a big sign at each end of 30-A and each north/south connector that says "please take your head out of your butt and have a nice day." No need for warning signs about driveways, approaching stop signs, bike paths, what "beach" you are at etc.

 

[I Am Woman]

Regarding the Ultra Ugly Blue Signs: Has anyone else noticed that some signs actually split communities/subdividions. I know there are places where communities appear to overlap but between Blue Mountain Beach and Grayton Beach, there is one subdivision, Bannerman Beach Place (a gated community, so definitely a separate entity from others) where the "Welcome to Grayton Beach" sign leaves 3/4 of the homeowners in Blue Mountain and 1/4 in Grayton Beach. So...in describing to visitors precisely where they live, what do Bannerman Beach Place residents say? "If going East, turn South ten feet prior to being parallel to the 'Welcome to Grayton Beach' memorial to Janet Reno." Weird.
One defense made for the metal signs is that the lovely, aesthetic wooden ones that have been the tradition would soon rot away. Isn't there something called Hartiplank(?), hardy board(?), hearty board(?)--anyway, it's the material that looks like wood but is not. Why couldn't that be used and we could let the abominable blue ones be re-painted and used on Highway 98 for commercial buildings?
Charles Ellen

 

[Lisa Ruby]

How about instead of putting up hundreds of signs, we just put a big sign at each end of 30-A and each north/south connector that says "please take your head out of your butt and have a nice day." No need for warning signs about driveways, approaching stop signs, bike paths, what "beach" you are at etc.

I just love a brutally honest person. I've been giving directions on 30-A for years. And usually the lost vacationer gets restaurant and entertainment tips! I pray daily for the big blue signs to go away!

 

[bluemtnrunner]

My son who is 13 said we should take down the signs and use them to build skateboard ramps at the park. This would beautify 30A and improve the community while saving money.

 

[up4golf]

the tdc should sell ad space on the back of the signs, it would be good for local business and the money could be used to finance replacement signs.

 

[jallen]

Dear TDC and BCC Members:

As a home owner at Sea Grove Beach for over 40 years, I have witnessed the many delightful improvements to what is now known as Historic/Scenic 30 A.
Signage is important to help visitors to our beautiful and unique beaches know where they are and how to get where they are going. Signage, on-the other-hand; needs to be kept tasteful, understated, artistic, and asthetically pleasing to the eye. The new Blue TDC signage proves the point that "New and improved is not always better!"
It would be well if the TDC reconsidered the current signs as they greatly detract from the purpose for which they were intended.
I sincerely hope the current signs will be removed and new sinage, more representative of the area, be designed and installed. The current beautifully carved wooden signs announcing each Beach Community is definitely an asthetically appropriate place to start.

Sincerely,
J. Allen Smith,II,
65 Live Oak Street
Sea Grove Beach

 

[Dave Rauschkolb]

Amen!!!! J. Allen Smith II