Walton County Beaches Opening May 1

[Jim Tucker]

Agreed, on sunbathing. Are the code enforcers in their new trucks and deputies going to go around telling folks they can’t sunbathe? More creating hoops to jump through by “leaders”. Kind of like the fun house entrance ritual at Walmarts .

Your snarky comments are not helpful or welcome here. Good neighbors and County employees will do our best to pull together and get through this with kindness and respect.

 

[sunny850]

People, if you are afraid of a “spike in cases” or want the “government to keep you safe” there’s a simple answer. Self quarantine, stay inside with your mask and gloves on. You do have control of your own actions. Stop trying to force your mindset on others.

Oh, I am not concerned about myself or my family at all. I am a local teacher, working remotely and my husband has a job where he too can work from home. I don’t wear a mask or gloves, but I am cautious about where I go and how close I am to people. My concern is for the people who earn their living by coming in close contact with others, such as the extremely nice, and often older, baggers at our local Publix, or the folks who clean the hotel rooms daily. Opening the beaches is going to expose them to a lot more people quickly. You seem angry, Mr. Webb, but I’m not - Just truly concerned about others in my community.

 

[liz coats]

I'm not concerned about going to the beach right now. My concern is for the 26 million plus Americans who have lost their jobs or can't operate their businesses. I pray that this nightmare will be over soon.

 

[jodiFL]

A huge part of the problem is that Walton County has no control *at all* over vacation rentals; the influx of people from major metro areas as soon as the vacation rental ban expires is going to cause the biggest problem of all and the county has no power to address it.

EXACTLY! I could care less if the beaches are open as long as the short term rentals stay closed for a bit longer. We have shown by our low infection numbers that we can be grownup and do the right thing. But I have absolutely ZERO confidence that our "visitors" will do the same. I have always said that there is a troll under the 331 bridge that makes most of the tourists that come across it to check their brain/common sense with him/her.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Today’s BCC proceedings looked like an episode of Hee-Haw. With all due respect to Hee-Haw

 

[Jerry Lewis]

Today’s BCC proceedings looked like an episode of Hee-Haw. With all due respect to Hee-Haw

Silly boy. HEE HAW was filmed in Paxton.

 

[outofadream]

EXACTLY! I could care less if the beaches are open as long as the short term rentals stay closed for a bit longer. We have shown by our low infection numbers that we can be grownup and do the right thing. But I have absolutely ZERO confidence that our "visitors" will do the same. I have always said that there is a troll under the 331 bridge that makes most of the tourists that come across it to check their brain/common sense with him/her.

Totally agree.. lack of respect for our environment, our beaches, and our authorities who work hard to enforce civility.

 

[Kurt]

Please be advised that the Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold an Emergency Meeting on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Walton County Courthouse, located at 571 US Highway 90, DeFuniak Springs, FL.


The purpose of this meeting is for the Walton County Board of County Commissioners to consider revising the activities allowed on the beach under Resolution 2020-35, which adopted on April 28, 2020 and reopens the beaches in Walton County effective May 1, 2020.


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[Sweet Pot Pie]

Totally agree.. lack of respect for our environment, our beaches, and our authorities who work hard to enforce civility.

Some of us "visitors" are respectful, pick up litter on the beach, tip our servers well, donate to groups like South Walton Turtle Watch and The REP, and invest in the area. This area that I have loved for many many years is looking less than hospitable these days.

 

[outofadream]

Some of us "visitors" are respectful, pick up litter on the beach, tip our servers well, donate to groups like South Walton Turtle Watch and The REP, and invest in the area. This area that I have loved for many many years is looking less than hospitable these days.

Continue doing the right thing when you visit…you don’t live here all the time and have no clue on what goes on.. if you did you’d feel the same way we do...It’s easy to close your eyes to things or not pay attention when you’re on vacation it’s a different story when you live somewhere full-time. If anyone has invested in the area it’s the people who own homes and businesses here…