Sorry steelman, but when nobody nominated Cindy Meadows back to the TDC board she lost control of the beach. Some of Cecilia Jones family makes their living as beach vendors and I believe also at guiding fishing trips off that beach. It's no accident she landed on the TDC as the chair when none of the TDC revenue is in her district, it's a power play. If it is so dang profitable let county employee's run stands at public beach access, then if it goes wrong the PUBLIC can complain and have heir own government shut it down. They would be like a beach ambassador and maybe could be paid for with TDC money. Why do you think vendors don't run national parks, Park Rangers do! Why, because vendors are there for the money and Park Rangers are there for the people and the public's property. Cecilia will stay right in the middle of this and never recuse herself.
The clue bird flew to town for Sara Commander the other day when she indicated it appeared the public has little access to the beach and that concerned her. Ya think? Somebody will control our beaches for profit, Just wait and see. They've paved paradise and put up a parking Lot. But LOL there is no parking either! If you want change you have to replace Chapman and Emfeld because just Meadows isn't enough. There is still time to get some new faces and rite the ship so to speak.
We have to realize we are now faced with the untenable position of having to buy some of it back and keep it public for everyone's use or trips to the beach will be for the affluent only. Now doesn't every child in Walton county deserve to have a day at the beach no matter their social status? Moratirium on all major development might not be a bad idea, at least long enough to see it we can catch up on our infrastructure plan and ensure we are not destroying our quality of life in the name of a dollar. There is still plenty of money to be made here without ruining the place. People pay more for stuff that's exclusive anyway.......everybody would win if people would do the right thing.