Cherokee Sink closed

[Numus]

I think the problem is running pipes to the facilities. Cherokee Sink is about 2 miles out in the woods.

So are wakulla sink and the FWC Shooting Range... and they both have bathrooms... kinda

[Sludge]

It is gotta be a state of the art toilet for $200K. My house and land total was appraised well less than that...

So what you're saying is your house compares unfavorably to a public toilet?

[cwick]

So what you're saying is your house compares unfavorably to a public toilet?

That's Cold

[bgillespie82]

Yes but you must keep in mind that to Wakulla Park, Cherokee is a nuisance. They have to have someone out there to constantly watch the people, make sure they don't have alcohol, and basically babysit. The park purchased the land to protect it, not to provide a swimming place. If they wanted a swimming place they would have never purchased it. I think that this is nothing more than a good excuse to not allow people there and not put funds into it. The big problem is now that Cherokee is closed we will see a larger amount of swimmers that have no care for the sinks possibly sneaking off to emerald and other sites leaving their garbage at the bottom like they have at Cherokee since the beginning of time.

So are wakulla sink and the FWC Shooting Range... and they both have bathrooms... kinda

[Numus]

Yes but you must keep in mind that to Wakulla Park, Cherokee is a nuisance. They have to have someone out there to constantly watch the people, make sure they don't have alcohol, and basically babysit. The park purchased the land to protect it, not to provide a swimming place. If they wanted a swimming place they would have never purchased it. I think that this is nothing more than a good excuse to not allow people there and not put funds into it. The big problem is now that Cherokee is closed we will see a larger amount of swimmers that have no care for the sinks possibly sneaking off to emerald and other sites leaving their garbage at the bottom like they have at Cherokee since the beginning of time.

That is a better answer then the first one lol

[ARY]

I think the problem is running pipes to the facilities. Cherokee Sink is about 2 miles out in the woods.

For 200K they should lay the pipe alltheway to Tallahassee....

So what you're saying is your house compares unfavorably to a public toilet?

Should I know 5 yrs ago that public toilet holds the value, i.e. better investment than a family house, or stock market...

Ok if they purchase it to protect it the next logical step is to open it to dive to some qualified research group

[bgillespie82]

For 200K they should lay the pipe alltheway to Tallahassee....

Should I know 5 yrs ago that public toilet holds the value, i.e. better investment than a family house, or stock market...

Ok if they purchase it to protect it the next logical step is to open it to dive to some qualified research group

It was open to dive. you just needed a buddy and a OW card. The Wakulla County Dive Club was working with the park manager to clean the sink from beer cans and infinite supply of garbage in it till this happened.


This is just an estimate and If you haven't been to Cherokee you will see that it would take quite a bit to build a facility, get permits to cut great oak trees, lay pipe, Install electric wires, and overall bring it up to code that the State Requires. I agree that 200k is rather high and keep in mind that our sources are The Tallahassee Democrat (not very good source if you ask me). So it may be cheaper! Either way do you think the State is going to cough up the $$ for a sink that cost nothing to dive/swim in? You didnt even have to pay the $3 or whatever park fee there is to go here. The Park has been wanting to shut this place down for a while and the Bacteria/facilities reason was a perfect excuse.

[Numus]

Unless you are into artifact diving you really are not missing much by never diving cherokee... I loathed every minute i had to be in it...

[SuPrBuGmAn]

I always wanted to try out the cave in there, but still haven't gotten my feet wet in that hole.