To Anyone Who Loves the Eastern Lake Inlet:
Although many of you are somewhat aware of the situation pertaining to the parcel of land at the western end of San Roy Road, this letter is intended to get everybody that loves Eastern Lake and the Inlet, informed about the looming possibility of major development adjacent to the Inlet. The owner of that parcel, Peter Russell, DBA 87 San Roy Holdings LLC, made an application for a variance to reduce his 20’ front setback from the county right of way requirement to a zero front setback requirement on March 1st of this year. His intent is to build a 12,000-14,000 square foot mega-house, which would dramatically change the historical flood plain of the Inlet, negatively impact the Lake, destroy the primary dune systems, as well as severely impede the use of San Roy Road for emergency vehicles and pedestrian access to the beach.
At the May 24th meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustments, this variance was granted by a 4-2 vote, after strong public opposition and dubious claims were made by the applicant, of a “hardship” he would have to endure if not given this variance. We feel this decision by the ZBA, was not made in accordance with Walton County’s Land Development Code, and we are proceeding with filing an immediate appeal to have this decision overturned. We are currently seeking to obtain the best attorney we can find to fight this on behalf of everybody who loves this last beautiful piece of natural beach.
This is where all of you that care about saving our Coastal Dune Lakes can contribute to this cause. If this appeal fails, then the momentum will be on the developer’s side, and there will be a lengthy campaign of hearings to try to stop this atrocity. This moment in time is where we need to stop this. A Go Fund Me account has been set up to raise money specifically for attorney’s fees to launch this appeal. You can access this site by going to:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-preserve-eastern-lake039s-beauty
I know many of you do not have the time nor inclination to attend all the laborious meetings and hearings, and speak out against this problem, but you still help the cause financially. I can’t tell you how important this is, and how grateful we all would be for any financial help you can offer.
Thank You,
The Friends of Eastern Lake
Although many of you are somewhat aware of the situation pertaining to the parcel of land at the western end of San Roy Road, this letter is intended to get everybody that loves Eastern Lake and the Inlet, informed about the looming possibility of major development adjacent to the Inlet. The owner of that parcel, Peter Russell, DBA 87 San Roy Holdings LLC, made an application for a variance to reduce his 20’ front setback from the county right of way requirement to a zero front setback requirement on March 1st of this year. His intent is to build a 12,000-14,000 square foot mega-house, which would dramatically change the historical flood plain of the Inlet, negatively impact the Lake, destroy the primary dune systems, as well as severely impede the use of San Roy Road for emergency vehicles and pedestrian access to the beach.
At the May 24th meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustments, this variance was granted by a 4-2 vote, after strong public opposition and dubious claims were made by the applicant, of a “hardship” he would have to endure if not given this variance. We feel this decision by the ZBA, was not made in accordance with Walton County’s Land Development Code, and we are proceeding with filing an immediate appeal to have this decision overturned. We are currently seeking to obtain the best attorney we can find to fight this on behalf of everybody who loves this last beautiful piece of natural beach.
This is where all of you that care about saving our Coastal Dune Lakes can contribute to this cause. If this appeal fails, then the momentum will be on the developer’s side, and there will be a lengthy campaign of hearings to try to stop this atrocity. This moment in time is where we need to stop this. A Go Fund Me account has been set up to raise money specifically for attorney’s fees to launch this appeal. You can access this site by going to:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-preserve-eastern-lake039s-beauty
I know many of you do not have the time nor inclination to attend all the laborious meetings and hearings, and speak out against this problem, but you still help the cause financially. I can’t tell you how important this is, and how grateful we all would be for any financial help you can offer.
Thank You,
The Friends of Eastern Lake