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Florida's quote of the day
"It's just not as friendly here anymore."
The Turgeon family from New Orleans was sitting on the beach on a hot Tuesday morning watching their young children play in the sand, when they were approached by a Walton County sheriff's deputy.
The deputy had been called by homeowners in Vizcaya, a multimillion dollar gated beachfront community, who wanted to enforce trespassing laws on the beach in front of their homes.
"He was nice about it," Leah Turgeon said as she began packing up her things. "But it's definitely a hassle. Now we have to move all of our stuff."
The Turgeon family, who said they were confused about signage and were unaware of where the "public" beach met the "private," was one of many caught in the crosshairs of the new customary use law that went into effect July 1.
Read more at the Northwest Florida Daily News.
