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Residents and advocacy groups press Walton County over vendors seaward of erosion‑control line
Summary
Public commenters and attorneys notified the county that state and constitutional law may bar commercial vending seaward of the ECL; county staff said the current administrative direction allows vendors below the ECL but acknowledged the legal questions will be pursued with county counsel.
A central and heated topic at Walton County’s beach ordinance workshop was whether private vendors may operate seaward of the county’s Erosion Control Line (ECL) — a question residents, advocacy groups and commercial operators asked county staff to resolve with legal counsel.
Several speakers cited a letter from the Florida Office of Public Counsel in Tallahassee and contended that, under Florida law, sand seaward of the ECL (or mean high‑water line in certain places) is sovereign public land and not available for private commercial use. Dave…
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