Okaloosa County BOCC — June 16, 2015 — Email from G Scharf - Open Containers

From: Glenn A. Scharf, CPA, CVA [mailto:glenn.scharf@saltmarshcpa.com] Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 2:57 PM To: Nathan Boyles; Elliot Kampert Subject: Regatta Bay Linear Park Ordinance Mr Boyles and Mr Kampert, As a resident of Regatta Bay and a father of a child that attends Destin Middle School, my wife and I are very much against the linear park and open container proposal that is before the commissioners. Please consider this very carefully to the safety of our children that attend the Middle School. I am not in favor of people who may be inebriate access to the school grounds or that may be near our children. There are many children who walk or ride their bike to school from Regatta Bay that may be put in harm’s way. Also, sports teams such as the cross country team and the golf team are usually pedestrians in this park area proposal as well. Please do not be misled into believing that golf carts are not dangerous and that it is ok to be driven when the possibility of excess drinking are combined. Most golf carts are designed to go 14 mph. These are carts that are traditionally used on golf courses. Most golf carts for personal use (including my own) can be easily modified to go 19 mph. Some golf carts that are customized can travel up to 40 mph. At any of these speeds any child struck by a golf cart would certainly have an undesirable effect. Furthermore, who is to prevent these people carrying their open containers to be left out in the open and not thrown away properly and could be consumed by these students. Finally, I am not against have open containers in a controlled environment, such as on the beach. This linear park proposal being right in front of a school can have no positive outcome except financial and that should not override the safety of our children. To some, limiting the hours of this proposal to just at night would solve these problems but there are many functions in the evening at the school throughout the year, such as football games. Please do not pass this ordinance. Thank you for your time. Glenn Scharf, CPA, CVA Shareholder Saltmarsh, Cleaveland and Gund Certified Public Accountants and Consultants 34 Walter Martin Road Fort Walton Beach, Fl 32548 Office - 850-243-6713 x1203 Fax - 850-243-4137 Cell - 850-598-1596 www.saltmarshcpa.com Got Tax Credits? Let’s find out!! CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail message (and any associated files) from Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, PA, is for the sole use of the intended recipient or recipients and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution, or other dissemination of this e-mail message and/or the information contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please contact the sender by reply email or by telephone at 800-477-7458 and destroy all copies of the original message. IRS CIRCULAR 230 DISCLAIMER: Unless the above message ("this message") expressly provides that the statements contained therein ("the statements") are intended to constitute written tax advice within the meaning of IRS Circular 230 §10.37, the sender intends by this message to communicate general information for discussion purposes only, and you should not, therefore, interpret the statements to be written tax advice or rely on the statements for any purpose. The sender will conclude that you have understood and acknowledged this important cautionary notice unless you communicate to the sender any questions you may have in a direct electronic reply to this message.