Johnny French
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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:17 am Post subject: Saving Beauty Isn't Easy |
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I feel differently about the loss of vehicular access, but I concur we'll lose more than that if the developers are unchecked. As many have already observed, giving that right of vehicular access away is just the first inch in the mile the developers would take.
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Letters to the Editor: 01.17.06
January 17, 2006
Save beauty
Whether the beach remains open for vehicles or not is something I can live with.
My concern is the eventual loss of our beaches to development. In 1973 my wife and I drove east from Pensacola, Fla., to Panama City, Fla., a distance of 80 miles.
Most of the area had a rural atmosphere. To the right of the highway, beautiful, large live oak trees framed white sand beaches and the translucent emerald green waters of the Gulf. Occasionally the live oaks, with their Spanish moss, formed an arch over the highway. It was all a truly beautiful and memorable scene.
About 25 years later, while driving down the same highway, it was unrecognizable. The live oaks were gone and the beaches hidden by towering high- rise hotels, condominiums, and resorts, interspersed with shopping malls, restaurants, business offices, and occasional marinas.
Developers had discovered the beaches and saw dollar signs, whereas my wife and I had seen only natural beauty.
With the Packery Channel now opening, the fate of our beaches will be the same unless we are smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. No, I am not for "development" of beaches.
There are other means to bring employment and economic prosperity to the community without ruining our natural resources and ecological environment.
Andrew Thomas |
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