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Obtained By Public Records Request From: Mell Smigielski [mailto:citymanager@defuniaksprings.net] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:57 AM To: Bob Campbell; Henry Ennis; Janie Griffith; Kermit Wright; Loretta Laird; ronkelley@defuniaksprings.net; waynegraham@defuniaksprings.net; Charles...

From: Cecilia Jones <cjones3551@me.com> To: Bill Fletcher <fletch7245@aol.com> Sent: Sun, Aug 26, 2018 7:27 pm Subject: Fwd: You Should Know This Before Voting Bill, You just can’t stay in your race. You should be spending your time getting yourself votes....you will need them. Cj Vote her...

If you’re a registered Republican you can vote in the Commissioner race !

By DOTTY NIST Bob Brooke has been elected to take the helm as Walton County Taxpayers Association (WCTA) president, and the organization’s board of directors has welcomed two new board members, Randy Powers and Jim Bagby. The WCTA held its annual meeting on Jan. 17 in the Grimaldi Room at...

DeFuniak Herald Article By DOTTY NIST Members of the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) are generally required to disclose in writing their contacts or discussions prior to the meeting in connection with the matter to be considered. Such contacts or discussions are known as ex...

New lawsuit challenges most recent Sandestin DRI approval By DOTTY NIST Alleging mail notification violations, Driftwood Estates Phase I homeowner Alan Osborne has filed a complaint in Walton County Circuit Court. He is seeking that the court declare void county approvals taking place at a...

Four Residents File suit over FoxLake Development Order. The Writ is attached

Full Lawsuit is posted below

PRESS RELEASE June 13, 2017 The Walton County Taxpayer’s Association will host a candidate forum Monday, June 26, 2017 for all candidates in the upcoming municipal elections on July 11. The event will start at 6:30 PM at the Freeport Community Center and will be open to the public. WCTA...

Political advertisement paid for by the Walton County Taxpayers Association - PO Box 1085 - Santa Rosa Beach Fl

The following is a request from the County Attorney concerning the change to a Special Magistrate for ALL quasi judicial hearings. This request is on the BCC agenda Tuesday May 23rd. The matrix study is projected to last for about a year and a half longer. Request: Request direction regarding...

Board takes fire services from sheriff Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 11:50 am (Updated: May 9, 12:21 pm) The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office's five-year hold on fire services is coming to an end. County commissioners voted 4-1 Wednesday morning to reclaim fire services from the sheriff’s office after...

GUEST COLUMN: Let’s eliminate skullduggery in Walton Co. Tuesday Posted at 5:15 AM A special magistrate is a sham that removes public input from the decision process, and violates the spirit of the Sunshine Law. By Suzanne Harris | Special to the Daily News Some Walton County commissioners...

As of this writing (4/17/17) the “Fire Fact Finding Report” by the Sheriff’s Office has not been posted on the websites of the Sheriff’s Department, Board of County Commissioners, or Clerk of Courts. However, it is making its way around the county via the Internet since it is a public document...

AG Opinion Dated March 17, 2017 Therefore, I am of the opinion that section 286.0114 (3)(d), Florida Statutes, does not require that members of the public be given a “reasonable opportunity to be heard” at quasi-judicial code enforcement hearings conducted by a special magistrate pursuant to...

Two is a meaningful number. It takes two to tango. Tea for two. When does two mean nothing? When it refers to the Walton County Board of County Commissioners. Last November Melanie Nipper defeated incumbent Bill Imfeld. (The BCC then hired Imfeld to head up the Economic Development...

Judge Green did not issue a temporary injunction in the Rosemary Beach POA v. Walton County case this morning. Without addressing the other 3 prongs of temporary injunction, he said there was no evidence presented of "irreparable harm" to warrant issuing an injunction at this stage. He said...

A Point of View from A Citizen Volunteer To: Bruce Collier Editor DeFuniak Herald/Beach Breeze Art Miller's letter to the editor in the February 2nd 2017 edition of your newspaper was right on point. How in the world does appointing a paid magistrate to replace the Planning Commission (and the...

Wonder what this one will cost the taxpayers ?

A new "Shadow Organization" has entered the Walton County District 5 commission race with a direct mail attack Ad against Cindy Meadows. Who Is "Voter Response" ? Who funded the mailer and associated robo calls ? I'm sure Mike Weimorts will write another Article decrying this "Shadow...

This article appears on the WZEP email news today ! LYNCH SERVED WITH CEASE & DESIST LETTER Candidate facing civil suit for defamation Patty Lynch, a candidate for Walton County Tax Collector, has been served with a cease and desist letter from Walton County Deputy Tax Collector Cory Godwin...

Who REALLY supports Local Businesses ? Comparison of campaign expenditures SPENT with local businesses versus out of county vendors.

State Attorney won't investigate group in Walton commission election

Huckabee denies ties to Our Generation campaign The carefully concealed trail leading to the Walton County origins of a group called Our Generation winds awfully close to the doorstep of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. But Huckabee, a Blue Mountain Beach resident, says he has no...

I believe he is the husband of Tammy Runge a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Which Commissioner Appointed Her ? NW FLORIDA DAILY NEWS By ABRAHAM GALVAN DEFUNIAKSPRINGS —A Walton County salvage company owner was arrested Thursday after he failed to file appropriate records for...

If you were unable to attend in person or could not watch the forum live - click the link below to view.

July 20, 2016 Press Contact: Louis Svehla Public Information Manager Walton County BCC svelouis@co.walton.fl.us 850-892-8155 Legal Complaint Filed and Citation Protocols Suspended Related to Section 22-55 of Walton County Waterways and Beach Activities Ordinance Walton County has recently been...

SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL; July 18, 2016: The owners of a beachfront home sued Walton County today for banning signs on private beach property — including the signs against trespassing that the homeowners have installed on their privately owned beach property to safeguard their privacy, personal...

Judge John Simon has ruled that late attorney George Ralph Miller and a company associated with lawyer/developer Lloyd Blue will be required to pay attorney's fees to Walton County resident Suzanne Harris in a Sunshine law case. By TOM McLAUGHLIN NWF Daily News Judge John Simon has ruled that...

Campaign Season has arrived ! Got these two campaign mailers in today's mail. Walton County has truly arrived as these two "Similarly Designed" mailers were paid for by a Washington DC PAC "Our Generation"

Tony Anderson has now raised over $100,000 with two months to go. That is an insane amount of money for a local commission race. Someone is trying to "buy" this race ! The previous high was the Scott Brannon run in 2004 when he raised 73k.

Click the link below Walton County Taxpayers Association Commissioner Candidate Forum SWHS - YouTube