Seaside...Welcome or Not

[Sandcastle]

What's a 'sandwich' sign? I just got the red x.

A ?sandwich board? sign is a folding sign that?s typically placed on a sidewalk or street in front of a business establishment advertising a theatrical event, lunch special, etc. They first appeared on Tupelo Street in Seaside saying ?Slow, Children at Play.? They quickly spread to other parts of Seaside and were staggered along the streets so cars had to swerve to avoid them. The intent was to discourage outsiders from using Seaside streets. Walton County recently declared they were a code violation and had them removed.

 

[Sandcastle]

Hopefully, most of you have read Managing Editor Susan Vallee?s article (Welcome to Seaside ? Or Not) in the Holiday Edition of The Seaside Times. She?s very opposed to the proliferation of signs in Seaside and the message they convey.

Susan wrote, ?I?m curious to hear what homeowners and visitors to Seaside think of the signs that have been cropping up around town lately.? She is encouraging letters to the editor and she asks that they be sent to editor@seasidefl.com. I sent my letter yesterday and I hope that many others do the same.

 

[yucarenow]

What's wrong with Tupelo? Is there an especially tough gang of owners in that area?

west side crypts;-)

 

[Smiling JOe]

I think you mean East Side.

 

[BeachSiO2]

west side crypts;-)

Actually it would be the east side bloods ;-)

 

[Will B]

I heard through the Grapevine last night that the powers to be at Seaside decided after all this commotion about the privacy stuff there that as of January 15th they are closing off all access to the Seaside community and posting security guards at all entry points and have further added that they intend to wall off the community and put broken glass on top of the walls to prevent people from climbing over. 30-A will no longer be a thoroughfare and should any none resident or guest want to enter must pay for a daily pass. Now?. You heard it through the Grapevine?.

Sounds like Royal Caribbean's private beach in Labadee (their PC name for Haiti...). Pretty soon we'll all be like the Hatians that climb the trees on the outside of the wall to shout at the tourists!

 

[Matt J]

 

[Sandcastle]

Sounds like Royal Caribbean's private beach in Labadee (their PC name for Haiti...). Pretty soon we'll all be like the Hatians that climb the trees on the outside of the wall to shout at the tourists!

If they can place signs on the beach, why not cyclone fences running all of the way to the high water mark? They probably wouldn?t even need dog permits to let their Dobermans poop on their own sand.

 

[Matt J]

If they can place signs on the beach, why not cyclone fences running all of the way to the high water mark? They probably wouldn?t even need dog permits to let their Dobermans poop on their own sand.

Might as well, not picking up after your dog is right up there with private beaches.

 

[JustaLocal]

If they can place signs on the beach, why not cyclone fences running all of the way to the high water mark? They probably wouldn?t even need dog permits to let their Dobermans poop on their own sand.

When I asked Code Enforcement about a particular sign on the beach, they told me that if it references a Florida Statute, it is a State matter and I should call DEP. There is one DEP field agent for 4 counties. It is difficult to get attention for serious infractions, much less signs.

I've decided that if the offending sign is still up when tourist season starts, I will put up my own sign right next to theirs!