The beginning of the end of the Seagrove I love.
The beginning of the end of the Seagrove I love.
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26Beach Comber
We have had an ongoing battle in Blue Mountain with the stretch of beach in front of the Retreat. They hire security guards to intimidate beachcombers, particularly tourists, and threaten to call the Sheriff's Office. Last summer I got involved and invited the arrest. For the record, everyone from the Sheriff's Office and Jim Bagby were very helpful.
Here is a letter that Capt. Howell forwarded to me after discussing the issue with Mr. Bagby:
From: Mike Howell
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 11:22 AM
To: Jim Bagby
Cc: Jeff McVay; Chelsea Atkinson; Dave Sell; Group Email SO Beach Patrol
Subject: RE: The Retreat
Good Morning Jim,
In a conversation this morning with Mr. Anchors, Assistant State Attorney, the Office of the State Attorney maintains its position as indicated in the letter drafted May 12, 2009. Mr. Anchors informed me it is the responsibility of private property owners to have ALL these list areas established and marked.
a.Wet sand areas.
b.Re-nourished areas where Federal or State or Local monies were used.
c.Areas south of the mean high tide mark.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office personnel will NOT take law enforcement action until all three of the above are established and marked. A survey in and of itself does not meet the requirement. Also we do not currently have a copy of the survey, we are working to obtain a copy at this time.
Michael R. Howell, Captain
South Walton Bureau Chief
Walton County Sheriff’s Office
752 Triple G Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Office 850-951-4726
Cell 850-401-4556
The conversation I had with Capt. Howell was most helpful. In his opinion, the property owner would have to have an accurate survey and mark it. To mark it he would need to get permission from the State DEP. before he could erect any signs marking the boundary. There may be an ongoing Catch-22 in there somewhere.
We also have a couple of big beach signs out in the middle of the beach. It took a little while but we finally got Code Enforcement to make them move the signs closer to the dunes. I be they could do the same with that sign in Seagrove.
Try Mr. Bagby or Capt. Howell. They helped me with our stretch of beach.
Here is a letter that Capt. Howell forwarded to me after discussing the issue with Mr. Bagby:
From: Mike Howell
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 11:22 AM
To: Jim Bagby
Cc: Jeff McVay; Chelsea Atkinson; Dave Sell; Group Email SO Beach Patrol
Subject: RE: The Retreat
Good Morning Jim,
In a conversation this morning with Mr. Anchors, Assistant State Attorney, the Office of the State Attorney maintains its position as indicated in the letter drafted May 12, 2009. Mr. Anchors informed me it is the responsibility of private property owners to have ALL these list areas established and marked.
a.Wet sand areas.
b.Re-nourished areas where Federal or State or Local monies were used.
c.Areas south of the mean high tide mark.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office personnel will NOT take law enforcement action until all three of the above are established and marked. A survey in and of itself does not meet the requirement. Also we do not currently have a copy of the survey, we are working to obtain a copy at this time.
Michael R. Howell, Captain
South Walton Bureau Chief
Walton County Sheriff’s Office
752 Triple G Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Office 850-951-4726
Cell 850-401-4556
The conversation I had with Capt. Howell was most helpful. In his opinion, the property owner would have to have an accurate survey and mark it. To mark it he would need to get permission from the State DEP. before he could erect any signs marking the boundary. There may be an ongoing Catch-22 in there somewhere.
We also have a couple of big beach signs out in the middle of the beach. It took a little while but we finally got Code Enforcement to make them move the signs closer to the dunes. I be they could do the same with that sign in Seagrove.
Try Mr. Bagby or Capt. Howell. They helped me with our stretch of beach.
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