Brad Pickel - Man of the Year

[BPickelTDC]

Hi Brad and congrats! I have a question for SJ...what can be done about all the ugly stuff left overnight on the beautiful beaches?

Great question and I will answer you in two parts. First, the enforcement of County ordinances regarding the beach can only be initiated by three agencies/people in Walton County: the Sheriff?s Department, Code Enforcement and Leslie Campbell, Beach Activities Coordinator. Of these three, Leslie Campbell is the person directly responsible and would be the best person to approach regarding the tents, umbrellas and chairs left/abandoned on the beach. She is currently working on a program on how to best address these problems and is VERY AWARE of the current situation. Her contact information is camleslie@co.walton.fl.us and her phone number is (850) 267-1853.



As for the TDC, we have placed over 400 trash receptacles along the beach that we service daily, and have recently ordered 50 more. They are emptied 7 days a week starting around 6 am. It currently takes 4-5 trucks about 8 hours to empty all of them. We do not remove tents, umbrellas, or chairs from the beach unless they are leaning against, or directly beside our trash receptacles. If items are adjacent to our trash receptacles, then they are considered trash and removed. Any other items are funneled through Leslie. Once an item is removed by us it is typically destroyed because we do not have the ability in our trash removal process to separate the good from the bad.



I hope this helps in directing those who are interested in providing a contact and also providing some additional information.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Now we know why you are Da Man of the Year. Thanks for the question, Ms Kitty, and the answer, Brad. That may help us find a person or two to focus upon changing the status quo, but that is another thread. I will copy and paste to the Crap on the Beach thread.

 

[John R]

Good for you brad, congratulations.

 

[olive]

They couldn't have picked a better guy!!!!!

 

[Bobby J]

:clap_1: Congrats Brad!!!!

 

[Jennifer Steele]

Love the Pickel!!! Congrats Brad!

 

[Chickpea]

Congrats Brad -for caring and seemingly being effective!!!

 

[Paula]

:clap_1: Thanks for helping to manage our beautiful beaches, especially as the area gets busier and gets harder to manage. We love SoWal beaches and people who take care of them.

 

[ShallowsNole]

Congrats Brad - good job!! As always!!

 

[BPickelTDC]

Hello all. It's official, they actually gave me the award this afternoon and I can't thank the Northwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association enough. I truly feel honored...

I just wanted to thank all of you who have posted and sent other messages directly to me- I truly appreciate it. If you have any questions in the future, just email me, or write my name in a post, I try to follow your questions as much as possible. Thanks again and NO MORE STORMS!!

Brad