New big blue signs in SoWal

[wrobert]

Sunshine laws would apply then?

Florida open meeting laws should be applicable. They apply to any group that is tasked with making a recommendation to a governing body. This prevents government from doing in committee what it does not want to do in public. If that group is going to take comment and make a recommendation back to the TDC board then it would be covered by the open meetings law.

 

[TooFarTampa]

Would have been hilarious if someone at the meeting dropped trou and showed a Sowal tattoo w/ a "No, this is good branding!" :rofl:

Florida open meeting laws should be applicable. They apply to any group that is tasked with making a recommendation to a governing body. This prevents government from doing in committee what it does not want to do in public. If that group is going to take comment and make a recommendation back to the TDC board then it would be covered by the open meetings law.

Thanks!

 

[Lisa Ruby]

I guess what frustrates me about approaching the TDC or the BBC on this issue we have essentially one TDC member that seemed to really side with our position on removing the signs, and probably only two BBC members that will see things our way. Yet the much of the economy of the TDC and the County is driven by our awesome stretch of road, and the businesses and homeowners that clearly expressed their desires today......forming the study group to rehab the signs is a waste of everyone's time IMO

 

[wrobert]

I guess what frustrates me about approaching the TDC or the BBC on this issue we have essentially one TDC member that seemed to really side with our position on removing the signs, and probably only two BBC members that will see things our way. Yet the much of the economy of the TDC and the County is driven by our awesome stretch of road, and the businesses and homeowners that clearly expressed their desires today......forming the study group to rehab the signs is a waste of everyone's time IMO

Then hard work needs to be done to put some people in place that are more agreeable.

 

[Lisa Ruby]

It's a bit more complicated than that. We will still have a minority of the commissioners from our districts, or a minority of TDC board members that truly "get" or care what we want to see on 30-A.

 

[wrobert]

It's a bit more complicated than that. We will still have a minority of the commissioners from our districts, or a minority of TDC board members that truly "get" or care what we want to see on 30-A.

The county is divided into five districts. One district covers the west half of sowal. The other the east half and crosses the bay into nowal.

TDC board members terms expire. You have to step up and volunteer and then get a support group to lobby for your appointment.

The complicated part is that you have to proactively participate in the process. Complaining when an issue as important as the signs comes up is a bit too late for this place to continue to be paradise.

 

[TooFarTampa]

I have a question -- Dave seemed to indicate much earlier in this thread that the peeps at Rosemary, Seaside, St. Joe etc were in favor of the signs being taken down. Did I interpret that wrong? Has there been any official public input from these developments?

 

[Lisa Ruby]

I have a question -- Dave seemed to indicate much earlier in this thread that the peeps at Rosemary, Seaside, St. Joe etc were in favor of the signs being taken down. Did I interpret that wrong? Has there been any official public input from these developments?

I asked Dave about that today. He said he has letters from all of the owners/developers you mention. I'm sure he has provided copies to the TDC and BBC.

 

[TooFarTampa]

I asked Dave about that today. He said he has letters from all of the owners/developers you mention. I'm sure he has provided copies to the TDC and BBC.

Thanks nowgirl. I hope he waved them around dramatically.

 

[rapunzel]

Then hard work needs to be done to put some people in place that are more agreeable.

Yes, well...that's difficult when Commissioners don't respond to repeated requests to be considered for such positions.

It's a bit more complicated than that. We will still have a minority of the commissioners from our districts, or a minority of TDC board members that truly "get" or care what we want to see on 30-A.

Scott Brannon, our BCC representative and a member of the TDC, was a no show for today's meeting. It was a meeting he must have realized was very important to a large number of his constituents. I am one of those constituents, and I must say that I've been disappointed by Mr. Brannon more often than not. I understand that he has a great deal of support in the the portion of his district north of the bay, but I agree that he doesn't seem to care much about the concerns of those of us in SoWal.