Reminder - Leave No Trace - Protect Our Beaches
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Thanks. I dragged one tent about 1/4 mile to the closest one, but I just couldn't drag the huge EZ-Up tent -- too heavy. I put it in the middle of the beach, all folded up, hoping a TDC truck would pick it up. It was there a few days. The TDC truck just drove around it. I gave up and put it back under our walkover. Hubby has back problems, so he couldn't help me. I cleaned up a boatload of discarded beach chairs, toys, and trash on the beach. The only thing left is that darn tent. Looks 1000% better on the beach.
Ditto. And someone has been camped out 24/7 by the walkover east of Heritage Dunes for days with a huge amount of stuff.
Awright, who do I call to get a truck down to Eastern Lake?
This morning, there were 10 or 11 tent frames between the Ramsgate walkover and the lake. Of those, 3 or 4 were broken and obviously abandoned. Only 1 or 2 had other beach stuff (chairs, toys, etc.) near them to indicate they still might be in use. Also 2 or 3 piles of beach stuff, partially mounded over with sand from Tuesday's weather.
I haven't seen a tire track in a long time now. Even the trash bags are all falling off their stands.
This morning, there were 10 or 11 tent frames between the Ramsgate walkover and the lake. Of those, 3 or 4 were broken and obviously abandoned. Only 1 or 2 had other beach stuff (chairs, toys, etc.) near them to indicate they still might be in use. Also 2 or 3 piles of beach stuff, partially mounded over with sand from Tuesday's weather.
I haven't seen a tire track in a long time now. Even the trash bags are all falling off their stands.
Email Sonny Mares he is the TDC Director
smares@beachesofsouthwalton.com.
smares@beachesofsouthwalton.com.
I guarantee you that people weren't using those tents and chairs, yesterday. If they were, you will recognize them as the people with no outer layer of skin, due to the sandblasting that went on all day.
Beaches of Sowal dermabrasion! 100% natural and guaranteed to make your skin glow! :rofl:
This week we received a notice from the Walton County Planning and Development Services Division. It said the ordinance had been amended so that items left on the beach overnight would be discarded. No mention of public or private, so to me that means all beaches.
Yet last week I dragged the abandoned tents to the middle of the beach so they would get picked up by the TDC. They never got picked up. So since they were such an eyesore, as I said in an earlier post, I dragged one to the closest TDC trash can and the other I put back under our walkover.
I wonder why they didn't get picked up. There were new tire tracks every day on the beach, and I could see where the trucks had driven up to the TDC containers.
Yet last week I dragged the abandoned tents to the middle of the beach so they would get picked up by the TDC. They never got picked up. So since they were such an eyesore, as I said in an earlier post, I dragged one to the closest TDC trash can and the other I put back under our walkover.
I wonder why they didn't get picked up. There were new tire tracks every day on the beach, and I could see where the trucks had driven up to the TDC containers.
I think some of the tire tracks you see are from the Sheriff's vehicles driving on the beach.
I'd call or email the TDC to see why the stuff wasn't picked up.
I'd call or email the TDC to see why the stuff wasn't picked up.
The status of the program was discussed in detail today at the TDC's monthly beach management meeting. There is a reason and the best person to explain it is Dave Sell, TDC Beach Maintenance Manager, 850-267-1216, 800-822-6877, or dsell@beachesofsouthwalton.com