turtle watch volunteer arrested

[Arkiehawg]

:angry:Turdists:angry:

 

[ASH]

Just after 6 this morning!!

When you go to the other four pictures, the one with the big hole dug you will note the sun just coming over the top of the home in the Retreat. Sun rises about quarter to six. I did that intentionally, because I doubt someone ran out there and started digging at 5 to beat sunup. It was dug at least the day before.

I wouldn't blame all this on tourists. I would guess there are owners who come down to their summer home once the kids are out of school.

 

[Arkiehawg]

"I wouldn't blame all this on tourists. I would guess there are owners who come down to their summer home once the kids are out of school."


You are probably correct based on the location. I would imagine that these are the same "environmentalist" who hire rent-a-pigs to keep the evil poor folk off of "their" beach......

 

[Minnie]

SJ and Ash thanks for the clarification. I was told it was the TDC dragging their feet and not wanting the enforcement of the ordinance, so I guess its a situation of depending on who you talk to, someone else gets the blame.

 

[Walton Outdoors]

I spoke with Tracy Louthain from the TDC yesterday and she said the county is in the process of rewriting "Leave No Trace," and hopes are that the program will be reinstated soon (let's hope before someone gets hurt from the garbage left on the beach or before the end of turtle season). There was a lawsuit brought against the County from a condominium (sorry no details if it was an owner or an association), so they are doing a rewrite. Crossing there T's and dotting their i's this go-round I'm guessing.
The future will bring Code Enforcement as the enforcers of the "Leave No Trace" program, and the TDC will have what Tracy called "Ambassadors" combing the beaches each day and educating the beach goers.

 

[ASH]

I spoke with Tracy Louthain from the TDC yesterday and she said the county is in the process of rewriting "Leave No Trace," and hopes are that the program will be reinstated soon (let's hope before someone gets hurt from the garbage left on the beach or before the end of turtle season). There was a lawsuit brought against the County from a condominium (sorry no details if it was an owner or an association), so they are doing a rewrite. Crossing there T's and dotting their i's this go-round I'm guessing.
The future will bring Code Enforcement as the enforcers of the "Leave No Trace" program, and the TDC will have what Tracy called "Ambassadors" combing the beaches each day and educating the beach goers.

This sounds like wonderful news!

I would venture to guess that 95% of the problem is nothing more than education. The bad apples set a bad example that the unknowing take to be acceptable.

 

[Smiling JOe]

FYI- I am pretty sure the lawsuit came from Edgewater condominium, regarding their beach volleyball net, permanently planted on the beach. The lady from Edgewater spoke at the public hearing of this Ordinance, when proposed, and she stated on record, that she would be suing the County if she wasn't allowed to keep her volleyball net on the beach. She was completely happy with the Ordinance as written, as long as her volleyball net would be exempt via the County issuing a permit for variance of that item.

 

[Interested Girl]

One more time !

Hope that darned old constitution doesn't get in the way again.

The Ambassadors is a new twist - Why not call them "Beach Czars" - seems to be a popular thing right now - Pay Czars, Bike Path Czars and the like.

 

[Walton Outdoors]

 

[ASH]

Hey, does she have a permit to have that bike on the beach? Call the Beach Czar!!