Franklin County Commissioners
have approved the creation of a committee to look at long-term answers to help
solve the beach parking issues on Alligator Point.
Parking has been a constant
problem at Alligator Point for years because there aren’t many places to park,
and visitors tend to take liberties once all the legal parking spaces are
filled.
There have been complaints of
beach goers parking on dunes, vegetation, and even private property, including
people's driveways.
The problem is worst near
public beach access points where there are an average of 10 parking spaces for
the public – but sometimes 30 or 40 cars that need to park especially during
the summer months.
Earlier this year the county began placing large boulders in
strategic locations to avoid illegal parking as a short-term temporary
solution.
Now the county wants to look at more long-term solutions to
the problem and have agreed to work with the Alligator Point Taxpayers Association
and other groups to create a 5-to-7-member committee to create some long-term
parking suggestions for the commission to review.
District 2 Commissioner Bert Boldt will create and submit a
list of appointees for the committee.
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