Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Well, what are other's doing ?
WATERCOLOR:
I spoke to one of the two homeowners who is on the Board at WATERCOLOR about the vote that was to be counted on April 7th regarding putting sand on the beach at WaterColor to be completed before Turtle Season.
He told me it looked like it would not get enough votes to pass.
WaterColor will not proceed without the proper Permits.
SEASIDE: Current issue of Seaside times
Brad pickel, Director of the TDC and a Marine Scientist "we're seeing the beaches coming back, Beach width is returning. As the width returns, we'll start to see the elevation return."
The Seaside Development Corp. is currently working on nourishing the dune system from the Seaside pavilion to the coleman pavilion. STATE PERMITS allow the project to continue until May 1, though an extension may be applied for and granted.---WHY?
Because THEY HAVE STATE PERMITS.
Fencing will be installed and sea oats will be planted.
This type of dune restoration project mimics the natural process of beach and dune formation.
Joe Herrmann, construction manager says that this type of dune restoration project
is environmentally low-impact. Since there are no man-made objects like seawalls or GEOTUBES,NO INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMITS ARE NECESSARY.
Incidental take permits cover the loss of threatened species and habitat with A FEE
PAID TO THE STATE.
The fee is applied to programs that mitigate the losses.
To the Board:
--Penalties for violating the endangered species act are severe.
--Killing the endangered Marine sea Turtles is not good for your property values or your reputations folks.
--your McMansion is not more important than a threatened species, that's what insurance is for.
We'll have to get the Network TV crews down here for this Fiasco....
The State/Feds might just decide to make an example out of the Retreat so people don't think they can so easily dismiss the law.
I spoke to one of the two homeowners who is on the Board at WATERCOLOR about the vote that was to be counted on April 7th regarding putting sand on the beach at WaterColor to be completed before Turtle Season.
He told me it looked like it would not get enough votes to pass.
WaterColor will not proceed without the proper Permits.
SEASIDE: Current issue of Seaside times
Brad pickel, Director of the TDC and a Marine Scientist "we're seeing the beaches coming back, Beach width is returning. As the width returns, we'll start to see the elevation return."
The Seaside Development Corp. is currently working on nourishing the dune system from the Seaside pavilion to the coleman pavilion. STATE PERMITS allow the project to continue until May 1, though an extension may be applied for and granted.---WHY?
Because THEY HAVE STATE PERMITS.
Fencing will be installed and sea oats will be planted.
This type of dune restoration project mimics the natural process of beach and dune formation.
Joe Herrmann, construction manager says that this type of dune restoration project
is environmentally low-impact. Since there are no man-made objects like seawalls or GEOTUBES,NO INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMITS ARE NECESSARY.
Incidental take permits cover the loss of threatened species and habitat with A FEE
PAID TO THE STATE.
The fee is applied to programs that mitigate the losses.
To the Board:
--Penalties for violating the endangered species act are severe.
--Killing the endangered Marine sea Turtles is not good for your property values or your reputations folks.
--your McMansion is not more important than a threatened species, that's what insurance is for.
We'll have to get the Network TV crews down here for this Fiasco....
The State/Feds might just decide to make an example out of the Retreat so people don't think they can so easily dismiss the law.
