Help! Bulldozing on Bay Right Now

[30A Skunkape]

There is a bulldozer knocking down trees and scooping up tires along the edge of the bay in the Grayton Bayou development. Who do I call to report this?

 

[BeachSiO2]

There is a bulldozer knocking down trees and scooping up tires along the edge of the bay in the Grayton Bayou development. Who do I call to report this?

Code Enforcement (850) 622-0000

 

[Smiling JOe]

Also the DEP, because they are probably not on private property if they are where I think they are.

 

[rapunzel]

Code Enforcement was called at 10:35. Hopefully they'll come out quickly. SJ, you should come photograph this silt cloud they kicked up -- a huge cloudy white mess spreading across the clear blue of the bay.

 

[ladyj]

Hey, if they get cited or a stop work order is imposed, PM me. I'll do a story.

 

[rapunzel]

No one from code enforcement has shown up yet. Now the guy is driving the bulldozer on the sandy beach of the bay raking up driftwood. It's unbelievable. Maybe you could do a story if they never show up, or wait so long to show up that the work is all done illegally, thereby saving the developer lots of money.

 

[scooterbug44]

Get photos!

 

[Smiling JOe]

looks like they moved some sand from the Bay to build up this property a bit.

This tree is now about to fall into the Bay. Note the broken ground around the tree.

Same tree, different view

One of many piles of debris which they are removing. Note, the tires which have been in the Bay for a long time, preventing further erosion. I guess the seawall is coming next.

 

[Jdarg]

What a mess! Are they still there?

 

[rapunzel]

Yep...scooping sand out of the bay and dumping it up on the beach as we speak. The silt plume is reaching almost to Seabar now. No Code Enforcement yet.