beach goers harrassed

[Beach Runner]

I don't live there yet but own and pay plenty of taxes. I stand guilty of never attending a county commissioner's meeting. I would probably get kicked out anyhow because of running my mouth too much. Would it really make any difference?
I have e-mailed each of them with concerns in the past.(

I have been to quite a few Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners meetings in the past year or so. They do listen, and your emails do make a difference. I was impressed that in a recent meeting of the BCC, commissioners had read our emails so thoroughly that they could quote excerpts from them. They were definitely prepared. And I was impressed at how gracefully they responded to simple, uneducated people who felt strongy about issues that affected their everyday quality of life and who had the guts to speak out, even though these people were clearly intimidated by the formality of the proceedings. It's great ... to be ... an American.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Nice post, BR.

 

[seacrestkristi]

Yes, encouraging to hear.

 

[NotDeadYet]

Pirate, here is a repost of post # 448 from the Led Away in Handcuffs thread. I looked up the court case regarding the walkover at the Inn at Blue Mountain:

Back to the Inn at Blue Mountain Beach. Circuit Court Case# 93-1133-CA, Claude D. and Elizabeth C. Jones, Plaintiffs, VS. Walton County. This case involved a long-running dispute between Jones and the developers of the Inn. Maybe some old timers remember that originally this was going to be a highrise, as the developers claimed grandfathering exempting them from the height limitation. That was one of the issues that landed them in court. An order approving a settlement agreement was filed on 3/12/98. The agreement is between the Joneses, Walton County, and Blue Mountain Beach Associates L.C. Of interest to this thread:

"Public parking for beach access - 5 spaces.
Public beach access shall be maintained with designated parking spaces, as shown on the site plan, and walking/biking access is to be provided as shown on the site plan attached hereto as Exhibit D. (Sorry I do not have the site plan, should be available from the clerk of court,)
This agreement is binding on all the parties hereto, their assigns, successors, predecessors, heirs and agents. "

So it looks like the access is public. Apparently nobody contemplated that the public access would lead to a private beach. In fact, it sort of implies that the beach is public, why else would you worry about a public access? Just so you could keep going, trudging through the wet sand to somewhere else? But it isn't spelled out. An attorney might have fun with this, though.

 

[BlueMtnBeachVagrant]

All the beaches are public, and you are going to get it handed to you in court one day. Please hire an attorney who bills north of 500/ hr.

Thanks for clearing things up!

 

[BlueMtnBeachVagrant]

BMBV, you refer to "their" 80ft of beach, when talking about Redfish Village, but their attorney agreed to dedicate the sandy part of the beach, seaward of that parcel which they bought, to the County for public use. Therefore, that 80ft of beach is "our" beach," without objection.

SJ, it is "their" 80 ft. of beach.

They provided an easement to the county for public use. The county does not own it.

And what real difference does that make in this discussion? You're saying it is public. Fine. How does the "public" get to use it when 400+ RFV tourists eventually pour on to it via their trolley system?


I thought you were going to make a comment for me saying the rest of BMB is private. Did you find out any news on the beach to the east of the 83 access that you and Brad Pickel seem to think was "public"?
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[dBaseball]

Attn Morons: You DO NOT own the beach. This is FLORIDA, not california! This is what make our state great, public lands, not private ownership. If you want to go by high tide mark, it will be measured @ high tide, on a full moon and when there is a storm surge coming in! Did you pay to restore the Beach, let me answer for you NO! It is Public, Now start acting like an adult human being and be couerteous to others who are acting the same. If not NUDE ORGY in your "private Beach" TBA.

 

[Bob]

Thanks for clearing things up!

You can accept all those Redfish millionaires ruining your view, can't you? Some may have speedos after the airport is up and running.

 

[treymerrill]

Has there been a ruling on this? I've tried searching through numerous threads to find an answer but have been unsuccessful. Keep the beaches public!

 

[gmarc]

this issue has kind of died a little the lat 18 months or so as the supreme ct voted for the city of destin i believe against homeowners who claimed the city can't put sand in from of there property for sand nourisment to create a beach. i think that was thr problem. i rent my home and the condo on the beach which we have private deeded beach access has tried enforcing this by telling people to move over. its not a big deal as off the walkway its 4 feet to left so no big deal. no renter has ever mentioned to me. i peronally sit in the private area as i won't be told were to sit. a few times they asked me to moe and i said no the wet area is public and they knew and left. neer a problem. i think someone said the polic won't even come out on this issue now