Florida's private beaches for the wealthy paid by taxpayers

Beachfront property owners, aided by high-priced lobbyists, have stripped local governments’ power to oversee your ability to enjoy the beach.

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Wealthy beachfront property owners led by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, lobbied the Legislature into passing House Bill 631, making it easy for beachfront owners to employ the courts to block the beach. Threatening signs, fences and security guards have been employed to block 
public beach use. HERE