Indian Rocks Beach residents worry about beach erosion after Idalia

Well, we would've had the beach replenished if the homeowners that claim their property goes up to the tide line meaning the beach is their private property and they don't allow residents or tourists to sit stand, or in any other way, use the beach in front of their houses, allow the public to use that sand the Army Corps of Engineers was going to pay for the replenishment project, but they said they would not pay, as long as the funded project would benefit private property.
Those homeowners said, no, we're still not allowing people onto our beaches, so the beach wasn't replenished.
All they have to do is allow people to use the sand in front of their house but, they don't want to sell let the beach a road completely. At least, then, will get a break and the water and beaches will get a break from the 85 billion people that have suddenly showed up in Florida.
I grew up in Indian Rocks with a population of less than 5000. Now between Airbnb's filling up whole blocks and tourists, a new residence flocking to this tiny little island, the locals have all been pushed out.
The people that owned these beach houses and claimed that the sand is their property, weren't born here. They're not even down here but four months out of the year. Let it all go away and then they're million dollar properties aren't going to be worth that much anymore.
Maybe then, they'll say well we should've allowed people to walk on the sand in front of our house

Why people insist on living in these areas is beyond me.

Worry about families without homes!

lol we've got an erosion going on.