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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Latest on Perdido Key Public Beach Access: 43 Spaces + Public Safety Enhancements!

The Latest Conceptual Draft of the planned Public Beach
Access in Perdido Key (above)
points to the possibility of achieving as many
as 43 parking spaces PLUS an
enhanced access point for Public Safety
to use for water rescues!

Tim Day from the County's Environmental Department has provided the following update and
timeline for Beach Access #4 at Perdido Key (draft pictured or right ).


"Commissioners:

I have attached the latest iteration of the draft layout for the Sundown beach access. This version will be provided to USFWS and may be modified based on review and comments from the Service. Current notable features include:
  • Area of Existing Development –     22,655 square feet
  • Area of Proposed Development  – 21,535 square fee 1,120 square feet total reduction of existing development footprint
  • 43 parking spaces
  • 40’ X 32’ Space dedicated for full bathroom and rinse area  
  • Proposed access corridor for Public Safety to transport rescue equipment to the beach

A dune walkover and ADA observation platform will be included in the final design.

Next Steps:
·         Review by USFWS (2-4 weeks)
·         Address any USFWS comments and revise as needed (2 weeks)
·         Obtain EOR (Engineer of Record) probable cost to construct
·         Submit for Escambia County DRC (Development Review Committee) review and approval (4 weeks)
·         Submit to FDEP to obtain state CCCL (Coastal Construction Control Line) permit (Submittal concurrent with DRC submittal, up to 90 days)
·         Staff to evaluate potential funding sources
·         BCC approval of funding source

Known Issues:
  • The challenge to the conditional use approval by the Board of Adjustments is working its way through Circuit Court
    • SEAFARER OWNERS ASSICIATION INC v ESCAMBIA COUNTY

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best Regards,

Tim"

7 comments:

Mel Pino said...

What, you mean you weren't lying at your Town Hall Commissioner Bergosh?

When will they ever learn.

It will be really nice to be able to move this project past the Doug Underhill/ECW misinformation campaigns on this project, otherwise known as

"Liars and Dupes, Inc."

Once we have it past US Fish and Wildlife, then we can focus on swatting down the legal attempts by surrounding condos.

Just not *too* quick. Let's watch their coffers drain slowly but surely first.

Here's something: if the Seafarer goes broke bringing this, maybe the County can buy it, get a grant to build that ugly monstrosity of a building down off the shoreline, and expand the preservation/public use model onto another plat.

As long as the Master Plan says we can.

Not.

Melissa Pino
413 SE Baublits Drive

Mel Pino said...

Oh, and as a follow-up, they just now are officially off to the races over on Escambia Rose Airwaves. This'll be good.

Keep digging that hole. Man, that's some potent koolaid.

Melissa Pino

Michael McCormack said...

This is so encouraging! Thank you Commissioner Bergosh for your leadership in driving this project, it is most definitely appreciated by a large number of Escambia County residents. I'm looking forward to the day this beachfront opens and all can access the beach that was hidden for so long. Now if you can convince the other board members to direct staff to use the 1.6 million dollar grant that was initially approved by the Restore board using this parcel, there will be no problem finding the money to do this access up right and as designed. Thanks again for your commitment to the citizens.
Michael P McCormack

Alice Hurst Neal said...

The Seafarer OA lawsuit is a classic case of "I got mine, to hell with you" mentality. If/when this public access finally comes to fruition, they should hang their heads in shame.

Anonymous said...

amen Alice

Anonymous said...

Awful crowd on social media who are for letting a few privileged keep the public's beach,They seem to like county prima donna filing SLAPP on their vocal opposition. Nasty Nasty people--even protect the corrupt sheriff and the political union budget suckers. Are they blind or just plan out corrupt yet posing..

Anonymous said...

Hey did you notice something?

It's the lack of Underhill and Pino on Social Media...

AHH Fresh air..