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Sunset Beach at Treasure Island, Florida - Part 2

Posted August 7, 2009 , trackback

While the main beach parks in the center of Treasure Island, Florida may be the ideal family environment (read part one of my Treasure Island Beach review here), residents are complaining that the island’s smaller Sunset Beach is quickly gaining the community a reputation as “Trash Island” rather than Treasure Island.

Located on the far southern tip of the small Gulf Coast community, Sunset Beach has always been a popular party destination, but lately the partying seems to have gotten out of hand; some community members are describing the situation as an unending Spring Break. During a recent meeting of city commissioners, residents bellyached about piles of beer cans left on the sand, overflowing trash bins, public drunkenness, illegally parked cars, and disrespectful tourists who trespass on private property to get to the beach rather than using the public accesses. One woman even claimed that she must keep her children indoors during the weekend, when the crowds are the largest, because visitors constantly urinate in her front yard, right out in the open.

A rare deserted day on Sunset Beach - the way it used to be before being discovered by hordes of partiers

Commissioners are considering a list of suggested remedies provided by residents, among them a ban on alcohol during certain hours of the day. Other ideas include residential parking permits, banning kegs and even breathalyzers in parking lots. But the local police are not waiting for a final plan to be put into place; there are now five officers patrolling Sunset Beach on a regular basis, ticketing people for indecent behavior and towing illegally parked cars.

Beach-goers who want to experience the eye candy of the party scene may still want to head for Sunset Beach, but families would be well advised to stick to the main Treasure Island Beach Parks at 104th and 112th Avenues on Gulf Boulevard.

Article and photos by Barbara Weibel at Hole In The Donut Travels

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