Beach Vendor Ordinance Meeting 10/18/17

[steel1man]

This is their same annual format...meeting/talking, agreeing to study proposals, come back Nov/Dec, present, come back Jan. And "STATE" not enough time until spring break to implement so will review after the season in Sept....check the minutes over last 4 years...Same Old Same Old.....never enough time so just kicks the sand down the beach...

 

[Bob Hudson]

FROM THE RULING

Prior to this workshop, the County had received complaints about the ever increasing obstructions on the beach, a trend since mid-2015.5 The meeting began with a presentation on the law of “customary use” by David A. Theriaque, outside legal counsel for the County. The public was permitted to comment on the presentation and the issue of beach access. At the end of the meeting, the Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) directed the County Attorney’s Office to “begin changing the beach activities ordinance to address obstructions on the beach.”6 ECF No. 53-1 at 201.

More specifically, one of the Commissioners, Cecilia Jones, stated that: [she] would like to direct staff to work with Mr. Theriaque in coming up with some kind of action, some kind of plan to bring back to us [regarding beach access]. And please include those atrocious fences and those unsightly signs that if a mouse did get caught in our fences he would not live. If a turtle got caught in those fences. And even our public. We just don’t need – aesthetically we don’t need those ugly fences. We don’t need those no trespassing signs.

 

[steel1man]

Bob,I was out of town and didn't attend. Was there any complaints presented to the board regarding copious amount of umbrella(vendors)?

 

[steel1man]

just posted 10-8-17 Sunday afternoon. Thought that was sneaky ( UH, interesting)

BCC Workshop: Beach Vending Ordinance
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
You are hereby notified that the Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold a workshop on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. or soon thereafter. The meeting will be held at the South Walton Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Center Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach FL. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss beach management and possible revisions to the municipal codes that regulates beach activities. The workshop will include a presentation of the 2017 Beach Code Enforcement Activity Report and a public comment period. We encourage you to attend this meeting in order have a better understanding of the current beach vending ordinance and to provide input for possible revisions to the beach vending ordinance. Please be governed accordingly.

 

[John G]

just posted 10-8-17 Sunday afternoon. Thought that was sneaky ( UH, interesting)

BCC Workshop: Beach Vending Ordinance
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
You are hereby notified that the Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold a workshop on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. or soon thereafter. The meeting will be held at the South Walton Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Center Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach FL. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss beach management and possible revisions to the municipal codes that regulates beach activities. The workshop will include a presentation of the 2017 Beach Code Enforcement Activity Report and a public comment period. We encourage you to attend this meeting in order have a better understanding of the current beach vending ordinance and to provide input for possible revisions to the beach vending ordinance. Please be governed accordingly.

That is very sneaky and odd.

We are still in the closing phases of the storm and they have TIME to announce this? How about enforce all the dogs on the beach, glass bottles on the beach... Lots of that the past few days. At least WCSO is starting the local special on traffic enforcement, how about you offer a "special". Its called doing your job!

Speaking of Time, wait to you see the Activity Report. The first thing that BOD needs to do is Motion to Rename it the Inactivity Report. Its really sad.

It's sickening and these "officers" are paid a healthy salary to schmooze with people, not to enforce. Jeff is the worst and his stats (facts) reflect that.

The TDC is the ultimate farming implement. It continues to turn manure into flowers each year...

 

[FactorFiction]

That is very sneaky and odd.

We are still in the closing phases of the storm and they have TIME to announce this? How about enforce all the dogs on the beach, glass bottles on the beach... Lots of that the past few days. At least WCSO is starting the local special on traffic enforcement, how about you offer a "special". Its called doing your job!

Speaking of Time, wait to you see the Activity Report. The first thing that BOD needs to do is Motion to Rename it the Inactivity Report. Its really sad.

It's sickening and these "officers" are paid a healthy salary to schmooze with people, not to enforce. Jeff is the worst and his stats (facts) reflect that.

The TDC is the ultimate farming implement. It continues to turn manure into flowers each year...

All the discussion in the world on social media will not change anything. Show up and speak up at this meeting. We may bore them to death, but at least there is an opportunity to influence the outcome. It's the same idea as voting, we only get complaining rights if we actually voted (not that people honor that either).

 

[steel1man]

All the discussion in the world on social media will not change anything. Show up and speak up at this meeting. We may bore them to death, but at least there is an opportunity to influence the outcome. It's the same idea as voting, we only get complaining rights if we actually voted (not that people honor that either).

Because, you can bet the Vendor summer boys will be there.....