Support Customary Use - Your Input Needed

[Teresa]

TODAY! Wednesday Aug 22

Stop by For The Health of It in Blue Mountain Beach today to sign your Customary Beach Use Affidavit today. Starting at 10:00 this morning we will have a Notary on site to witness and stamp this incredibly important document.

If you have ever used our beautiful beaches in Walton County or plan on visiting our area, please take the time to help protect all of our rights to enjoy the beaches as we always have.

 

[carson]

A negotiation needs to take place. Beachfront owners need to allow passage and use of their beach up to about 25 - 30 ft. from the waterline. This ensures people are not arrested for trespassing by simply walking across the beach. However the issue arises when "the public" leave their debris, (chairs, coolers, beer cans, canopies) or throw a frat party on the private beaches in peoples backyards. The counties and state have "public beaches" purchased with public money. Has anybody asked why? Why do we need "public" beaches and parks if all beaches are technically "public" as you guys suggest. I would expect to be able to build a house slap dab in the middle of a public park since obviously the line between public land and private land is being seriously blurred by the conniving forces at work here.

Private property rights are not a new thing as they have been around for 1000's of years. The government has public parks all over America for a reason, to ensure public use of those spaces. The public parks are maintained and purchased by the tax payers. The same taxpayers that are currently plotting to STEAL away private property from hundreds of 1,000's of people in Florida. The last time we saw this behavior was when the white man took the Native Americans land and I think its safe to say that is now looked upon as a stain on our American past yet we are lobbying to repeat the process all over again. You people will never learn from history.

If you want to allow public customary use of peoples private beaches (AKA their backyard) then you must also allow customary use of all land in the State of Florida or at the very least all waterfront land. Ill gladly camp in the backyards your homes.

If you want to lobby, b**ch and picket go ask your government to purchase more public land paid for by the public and cleaned up with public tax money.

That is a great diatribe. So when a hurricane or tropical storm comes in wipes out your backyard, you fix it.

When tourism reduces by half because of poor information and communication in ATL, Nashville, Houston, Dallas etc..which it already has and will continue and your home value falls by half, enjoy it.

Tourism slows ala BP Oil Spill, restaurants close, building stops, jobs are lost and then you can enjoy your backyard in peace.

Walton Co couldn't have ever planned for the growth here, so public beaches were fine in 98 but in 18 they are such a minute fraction of the overall geography that at peak they cannot accommodate tourists and locals.

And let's not even bring the beach vendor terrorists into the conversation.

Be careful what you wish for. Home values are what they are because of tourists.

 

[ShallowsNole]

Beachfront property owners also need to remember that they DO NOT PAY PROPERTY TAX on the sandy beach in their legal description. So that argument is null and void. That clause is in the deed to ensure that they will always have an unobstructed view of the sights, smells, and sounds of the Gulf and access to the beach. It was never intended to exclude other beachgoers - and beachfront owners in years past understood that. If you are lucky enough to live at the beach, you are lucky enough.

On the other hand, when/if we win customary use, it is our responsibility to always be respectful, not obnoxious, not loud, not trashy, and always ALWAYS leave the beach the way we found it, or better. Take a picture of the fantastic hole you dug or the beautiful sandcastle you built, then fill it in or take it down. All we want is the opportunity to enjoy what we've always been able to enjoy - a peaceful day on the beach.

 

[Teresa]

Update on where to get an affidavit and have it notarized and submitted. Dead linn Sept 8. Anyone who lives or visits SoWal is eligible to participate.

 

[FactorFiction]

On the other hand, when/if we win customary use, it is our responsibility to always be respectful, not obnoxious, not loud, not trashy, and always ALWAYS leave the beach the way we found it, or better. Take a picture of the fantastic hole you dug or the beautiful sandcastle you built, then fill it in or take it down. All we want is the opportunity to enjoy what we've always been able to enjoy - a peaceful day on the beach.[/QUOTE]

Wouldn't it be great if everyone thought like you about the use of the beach?

 

[ShallowsNole]

On the other hand, when/if we win customary use, it is our responsibility to always be respectful, not obnoxious, not loud, not trashy, and always ALWAYS leave the beach the way we found it, or better. Take a picture of the fantastic hole you dug or the beautiful sandcastle you built, then fill it in or take it down. All we want is the opportunity to enjoy what we've always been able to enjoy - a peaceful day on the beach.

Wouldn't it be great if everyone thought like you about the use of the beach?[/QUOTE]

Yes it would.

 

[Will B]

All of this info needs to be posted on the 30A, 30 Television, and Sowal Facebook pages, too. There is nothing on those pages that I can find. The 30A page, alone, has 1.1 million "likes". That's an enormous audience...

 

[Teresa]

All of this info needs to be posted on the 30A, 30 Television, and Sowal Facebook pages, too. There is nothing on those pages that I can find. The 30A page, alone, has 1.1 million "likes". That's an enormous audience...

Hi Will! Thanks for your input, We just posted a Customary Use Meeting story link from our Events Calendar to SoWal Facebook about 3 or 4 days ago. And have several upcoming posts pertaining to affidavit and BCC public hearing, linking to content we've created here in the forum as well as on our Events Calendar. It's such an important community-wide issue for all of us. Keep in mind that this forum and the SoWal website is our primary audience where all of our content originates. You and many others have participated in local issues here in SoWal Community Forum for many years. We have a great community filled with locals and second homeowners and visitors who are vocal and eager to get involved in South Walton community issues. Proud to be part of all of it.

SoWal Facebook is a lighthearted business page. It doesn't function like a group or forum. We can and do post about everything happening here on SoWal.com's online community.

 

[Kurt]

All of this info needs to be posted on the 30A, 30 Television, and Sowal Facebook pages, too. There is nothing on those pages that I can find. The 30A page, alone, has 1.1 million "likes". That's an enormous audience...

 

[Teresa]

See updated dates and places where you can go, in addition to South Walton Annex, to fill out an affidavit and have it notarized and submitted.

Pizza by the Sea at WaterColor Crossings had a Customary Use / Affidavit party last night! - another one coming up (see below). This list is not complete but it's awesome. Visit offices of Daniel Uhfelder Law Office and 30A local Realty in Grayton Beach Monday through Friday. Fun spots to host CU / Affidavit coming up:

Bud and Alley's Roofdeck 4:30-6pm Aug 22 through Sep 8
Johnny McTighe's Irish Pub Friday Aug 24 6-8pm
Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar Friday Aug 24 6-8pm
Seagrove Village Market Friday Aug 24 11am - 1:30pm
Sundog Books Aug 25 9am - 2pm
UPS Store Inlet Beach M-F 8am - 6:30pm
The Red Bar Aug 26 12-3pm
For the Health of It Aug 26 10am til...
Ed Walline Beach Access Aug 25 10am - 2pm
Elmore's Landing Aug 26 12-3pm
Pizza by the Sea WaterColor Crossings Aug 26 10am - 6pm
Los Racheros Restaurant | Aug 27: Democratic Women's Club of Walton County is hosting a Pre-Primary Taco Party 6 pm - 8 pm
30A Songwriters Coffee & Music Aug 27 & 28 6-9pm

See other locations below: Freeport, DeFuniak Springs, Destin

Thank you local businesses and all of you wonderful notaries!!!