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It wouldn't necessarily have saved the county money. It would probably have been a break even proposition. If we let the market dictate the price for the most qualified person, then we may have ended up paying $15,000 to $20,000 more for a great professional. On the other hand, the county has to...

Excellent points, well taken. We really could have used your insight.

Well, Misty, that if very frightening. But the only thing that can stop a bully is for someone to stand up and say no. And I can assure there were times we felt like everything we said was twisted or taken out of context. My guess is that was probably why people may have been afraid to...

And this, in a nutshell, is so telling. Everyone I talked to in north county said some variation of this. Why are people scared to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed right to free speech without fear of governmental retribution? The very fact that people feel they can't embrace a new...

They sent invitations out. Every forum invited participants. Maybe we could have shown up and insisted on speaking, but it was arrogant of them to treat us differently.

Someone directed me here to look at Skunkape's comments on the referendum. I wish I hadn't because this thread is really disheartening. I was one of the original three people to file the paperwork. I feel sure no one thinks of me as arrogant. And yet I see comments that make me think people...

Excellent point. Until we can put up a viable candidate and give them the support they need in District 5, we have little room to criticize. The beach needs to get itself organized politically. We need a good candidate and a referendum for an appointed superintendent.

Returning to the topic of Mr. Campanella, it scares me that this candidate appears to have parachuted into this county, this race, without much (if any) involvement with this county or it's schools. He has a pre-conceived notion of how to fix a system that he holds dear, even though it has...

Our fireplace is just not drawing like it should. Every time we light a fire the house gets smokey. How hard is it going to e to find a chimney sweep at the beach?

Internal Medicine practice in Miramar Beach has an opening for a Medical Assistant. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives as part of a team working in tandem with the physician and LPN to deliver high quality medical care to their patients. The physician’s previous MA describes the...

It's time to tackle two projects that are a little beyond my capabilities. We bought a foreclosure property about a year ago and it has a sprinkler system, but the the control box has never worked. So, I need to find someone who can help repair a system that's been much neglected. Also,I...

Does anyone have contact for the HOA? A homeowner on Andalusia first gated (with a tacky 4x4 and some chain link) a turnaround made fir the garbage truck on our dead end street, and yesterday plowed down wetlands to add a second driveway for his guest house. Problem is, he doesn't own all the...

Something on DeFuniak Street is on fire. 30A is blOcked by fire hoses and they are diverting traffic.

I heard this from a local business that had to move their practice after a year long rat infestation at an adjacent restaurant. Even as a customer of this clinic, I was aware of the rat issue. According to the manager, repeated calls to the health inspector by the clinic administrator did no...

I have been with AT&T for two years, but service is spotty in Grayton, Inlet Beach, and inside both Publix for some strange reason. Service in Grayton is non-existent during busy tourist weeks and since I live in Grayton it is a real issue. With the release of the iPhone 4S and given that I am...

I know of two great designers -- Paige Schnell (and all the girls, actually) at Tracery in Rosemary Beach, and Kim Fouquet at Fouquet Design. I've talked with both at various times regarding ala carte design service, and both do that sort of thing for a flat rate. They are both very talented...

The committee voted to remove maps 3A, 3B, 3C, and 4A from consideration, leaving just the 3D map and the to be tweaked Rees map in consideration. The committee had created a few maps that were far superior to the 3D map. I was surprised that Cecelia Jones' representative to the committee...

Two commissioners to represent South Walton, or one commissioner to represent South Walton and two others to have minority members of their district living south of the bay and have to drove through other districts to visit their commissioners offices, two school board members whose only schools...

I good place to start is http://www.zillow.com

The major problem with the current map is that while it does add a third commissioner to the South Walton mix, it does that by carving out the northern half of Sandestin and adding it to DeFuniak-based District 4, and put's the core base of District 1 firmly in Freeport, with Point Washington...

I think I can understand why someone would be a registered member of one party but choose to run without a party affiliation. A small percentage of the salary of the position a candidate is seeking is paid to the Party by the candidate as part of the loyalty oath: The money should be used by...

Well, those are just depressing...so many mistakes.

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I'm predicting that won't be so much the case this time around. Particularly in precinct 29. Vote by Mail registration is up, and I think people may have learned a lesson with the whole Cecelia Jones debacle. We shall see...

Prayers for Cheyenne, and thanks for the encouraging information. I've never had to face that decision, but it's good to know it's not as bad as what might fear.

My guess is that despite the "we have this race in the bag" attitude we've seen from the Coley camp, who claim to not be worried about the seat because they have a voter registration advantage (thanks to a gerrymandered district) and can tap the money reserves of the Cannon/Haridopolous machine...

Cafe Tango, get the Dancing Fish. Worthy of a last meal.

Pictures, please!

I really like Sheila Goode's work. Santa Rosa Beach and 30-A, Children, family and wedding photographers, Goode, Portraits, Destin, Seaside Florida Photographers, Sandestin, Wedding Photography, photography, beach photography,30A, Santa Rosa Beach, Grayton Beach Katrice Howell also does...

Ditto the Morrison Springs recommendation. And by all means, if you can get a sitter Econfina is one of my favorite things to do, especially this year. Go on a weekday if possible, the weekends tend to be overcrowded and noisy.

Cocoons. Destin Ice is fantastic, but five minute drive to Seagrove v. 40 minutes each way to Destin Ice? Not worth it.

With so many people distracted by latest crisis threatening our beaches, the Wonder Twins of Bad Governmental Representation -- Rep. Marti Coley and Sen. Don Gaetz managed to slip a provision to protect those who took advantage of the fear and chaos of '05 to put in illegal beach armoring. Gov...

There was another thread on this topic and I believe it mentioned a couple of things left off this timeline -- 1. A lobbying trip for federal funding by county staff, commissioners, and the Chamber President to DC in early March. 2. Abrupt resignation by the director of Economic...

Let me guess...did Marti Coley give you the old "I don't like this bill but I will vote for it so that I don't lose my seat at the table" excuse? I swear, it seems like Dean Cannon and the House leadership must shove bamboo under the nails of anyone who tries to speak up for their constituents...

Wow. Mary Brown wasn't the person I was thinking of, but that is truly shocking. Okay...no witch hunt there. As for the phantom contract, that is completely unbelievable. Do the Sunshine laws have no teeth at all? Has any Chamber ever taken on the responsibilities of a governmental...

Isn't the TDC managed by the TDC? It's a council -- the membership of the TDC is spelled out in statute, and there is a position on the Council designated to be filled by a county commissioner. The Tourist Development Council is a committee, and they hire an Executive Director to oversee day...

Oh god, you are just nit-picking. Debate the miniscule details and not the substance? Well, I know that the oil bill was passed late at night. Really unpopular legislation tends to get through committee and voted on at lightning speed. My guess is that gives the legislators an opportunity to...

Well, I don't have kids but I've never seen a box to check on my tax forms to opt out of paying for education. What's the difference? At least everyone can use healthcare.

Aren't the gulf temperatures significantly lower than in 2005? Remember, those storms weren't all that terrible until they'd get in the gulf and get supercharged.

That's the sort of shortsighted thinking that kept the levees in New Orleans from being maintained. When a small cat 2 storm that falls to the west generates an unanticipated 12 foot surge as happened in St. Mark's a few years ago and people are killed in Driftwood, will that road adding a...

I would go so far as to say most of the Republicans in Tallahassee are not conservative. They are commercialists -- they don't try to find fiscally responsible solutions to problems, they just try to redirect the flow of money to private commercial interest based on the assumption that their...

Hey, I have a proposal...since Driftwood totally deserves to drown since nobody combed through years of property records and trusted the county to have enforced codes, and therefore don't deserve to have their life an property protected...maybe we should just exempt Driftwood from paying...

Support for Matt Gaetz' opponent in next Tuesday's special election to replace Ray Sansom, Jan Fernald, is surging. Jan's opposition to near shore drilling, as well as her early and vocal opposition to SB6 (the deprofessionalization of teachers bill) has helped her gain traction. NWF Daily...

The county issued the permits. The fact that we have a fire department increases property values. The purpose of government is to protect life and property.

The time it passed was noted because it happened the night before and I thought people would be surprised. My problem with the bill has nothing to do with the time it was passed, and everything to do with the fact that it is crap and shows the depths of Republican contempt for education in all...

And a good breakdown in plain English -- Florida & Tampa Bay schools blog - The Gradebook

As these things so often go in Tallahassee, the House version of SB6 passed in the middle of the night last night. I was surprised not to see anything on SB6 on the board, because this wildly unpopular bill was supported for our two Yes Men -- Sen. Don Gaetz and Rep. Marti Coley both voted...

Habitat for Humanity will have four collecting stations Memorial Day weekend.

Perhaps the thread should be entitled Suzanne Harris beats County? How, exactly did this issue get so freaking contentious? People need drainage so they don't die in a storm event. The government exists for the purpose of protecting life and property, and in that respect they have failed...

Well, that will be tough since the only "neighbors" I've had this week are in fact vacationers. Since you know the system, a question -- even after I told the census taker that we were permanent residents, he only asked our names, dob, race, and relationship to each other. Nothing else. Is...