What are our county leaders doing for us.

I would guess that she does not own them, and cutting someone else's trees can get you into a bit of trouble.

I was thinking she might have worked for St. Joe when they actually farmed trees. Just seems pointless to spend all the money on having someone cut down trees and then try to sell the wood when it can be gotten much cheaper from tons of other suppliers.

I was thinking she might have worked for St. Joe when they actually farmed trees. Just seems pointless to spend all the money on having someone cut down trees and then try to sell the wood when it can be gotten much cheaper from tons of other suppliers.

Small tract landowners throughout this county make money selling trees off of their land to the pulp wood industry if done at a time when prices are up. I have never sold off any of mine, but they are currently cutting off the tract behind me. Most sale and replant for the next crop 20 years from now. It always seemed to me that by the time you put the money back into cleaning up the huge mess and then replanting, that there is not a lot of profit.

We have to do stuff like that to pay our higher taxes, since the owners of this mini motels seemed to be ducking out.

Small tract landowners throughout this county make money selling trees off of their land to the pulp wood industry if done at a time when prices are up. I have never sold off any of mine, but they are currently cutting off the tract behind me. Most sale and replant for the next crop 20 years from now. It always seemed to me that by the time you put the money back into cleaning up the huge mess and then replanting, that there is not a lot of profit.

We have to do stuff like that to pay our higher taxes, since the owners of this mini motels seemed to be ducking out.

Who's buying it? Smurfit Stone just filed for bankruptcy. Get ready for a development in Millville on the East side of PC.

This was a cerified tree farm in South Walton County, it wasn't pulp wood, it was saw lumber. Reforestation was not necessary, it replanted naturaly.

I was thinking she might have worked for St. Joe when they actually farmed trees. Just seems pointless to spend all the money on having someone cut down trees and then try to sell the wood when it can be gotten much cheaper from tons of other suppliers.

No, I didn't work for St. Joe, and no, I didn't spend a dime, they paid me.

The point is SoWal has a reputation for being unreasonably contentious, and making a lot of trouble about nonsense! Need to loosen up!

I must have missed all those protests when JOE came in and harvested trees. You know back when they were a paper company.

I must have missed all those protests when JOE came in and harvested trees. You know back when they were a paper company.

Actually, before St. Joe began building houses, there weren't many people here to protest.

Please provide some evidence (even anecdotal) of Sowal folk protesting the cutting down of trees on tree farms/timber acreage for profit.

That is all.

Small tract landowners throughout this county make money selling trees off of their land to the pulp wood industry if done at a time when prices are up. I have never sold off any of mine, but they are currently cutting off the tract behind me. Most sale and replant for the next crop 20 years from now. It always seemed to me that by the time you put the money back into cleaning up the huge mess and then replanting, that there is not a lot of profit.

We have to do stuff like that to pay our higher taxes, since the owners of this mini motels seemed to be ducking out.

In the recent years, trying to get anyone to harvest trees for pulp is more difficult than pulling teeth, b/c there is no money in it for them, even if you give them the trees.

In the recent years, trying to get anyone to harvest trees for pulp is more difficult than pulling teeth, b/c there is no money in it for them, even if you give them the trees.

I hate that they are giving all of those away behind my house. It does drive the wildlife toward me though so hunting could be a bit easier.

If they are giving them away, I bet they aren't paying to clean it up and replant, are they?

Get in the game!

This was an interesting thread to read.

If you want to see change in Walton County, you have to get involved and work for it. A rewarding way to do that is to get involved in county politics. Why not join the South Walton Republican Club? The club is meeting this Wednesday night at the Topsail Racquet Club. It will be a town hall meeting and both our new county commissioner and our new Sheriff will be there. Come join us! You can get all the details at WCREC.

Please provide some evidence (even anecdotal) of Sowal folk protesting the cutting down of trees on tree farms/timber acreage for profit.

That is all.

I believe this thread is a good example! http://www.sowal.com/bb/local-government/11498-more-illegal-activity-filling-wetlands.html

This was an interesting thread to read.

If you want to see change in Walton County, you have to get involved and work for it. A rewarding way to do that is to get involved in county politics. Why not join the South Walton Republican Club? The club is meeting this Wednesday night at the Topsail Racquet Club. It will be a town hall meeting and both our new county commissioner and our new Sheriff will be there. Come join us! You can get all the details at WCREC.

I think spending that kind of money for a meal is ludicrous! Why not just give it to some charity? I'm sure the Caring and Sharing would be more than happy to receive your donation!

I believe this thread is a good example! http://www.sowal.com/bb/local-government/11498-more-illegal-activity-filling-wetlands.html

Maybe my eye sight is going, can you point out the protesters in those photos? If by protest you mean a call to code enforcement. :roll:

I think spending that kind of money for a meal is ludicrous! Why not just give it to some charity? I'm sure the Caring and Sharing would be more than happy to receive your donation!

If you haven't spent $22 on a meal at a restaurant lately, you haven't been out much.

We've got a local circuit of eating well while eating out, and it never comes out to more than about $17/head including tax, tip, and soft drinks. In some cases like Jasmine Thai, we're out the door for $21 for both of us.

If I were to guess, I'd say part of the charge for the meal is a donation to the Republican Club. Regardless, I'm going as there will be a question and answer session for Cecilia Jones and Mike Atkinson. If it is a donation that is fine because between Rush Limbaugh and President Obama the moderate Republicans need all the help they can get.

Well,
I haven't had time to check on this forum in a few days because I have been too busy involving myself in local government.
first I noticed a story in the walton sun about the difficulties faced with doing business in walton county.
Then I noticed a story about a company that wants to build a plant to use our landfill garbage to make fuels and electricity.
then I noticed a story on the news about bay county commissioners forming a committe to ACTIVELY find businesses to come to bay county.
so after 4 pages of drivel to my original post................I ask again,
What is it exactly that our county commissioners are doing to make our county work???
I think it would be a miracle if the waste plant actually comes to our county, I am certain it will not. But I assure you that I will do exactly what was recomended to me by the replys to this post. I will get involved and make sure I have done everything I can to get our gov't to get some damn employers in this county and perhaps make a real change here.
One more thing, Someone postedthat wlaton county has some of the lowest unemployment numbers in the state. Do you know why?
Because those numbers come from people seeking unemployemnt insurance. Most workers in walton are not eligible. Self-employed, or under-employed, or working under the table makes you uneliglable to unemployment. That's why our numbers are low.

I do not make this argument for myself. I am ok. As long as I can work I will work. I just refuse to be unemployed or not earning money.
But I worry about my son. He cannot find work. And soon my grandkids will not be able to find work. THAT IS WHO I AM WORRIED ABOUT. I do not whine for myself. I am veyr concerned about others in this county.
How many businesses on 30-a have closed since the first of the year? I know of 4 and know more will shut down before the season starts.
I'll get involved, but I can't do squat on my own. You clowns should practice what you preach.

Well,
I haven't had time to check on this forum in a few days because I have been too busy involving myself in local government.
first I noticed a story in the walton sun about the difficulties faced with doing business in walton county.
Then I noticed a story about a company that wants to build a plant to use our landfill garbage to make fuels and electricity.
then I noticed a story on the news about bay county commissioners forming a committe to ACTIVELY find businesses to come to bay county.
so after 4 pages of drivel to my original post................I ask again,
What is it exactly that our county commissioners are doing to make our county work???
I think it would be a miracle if the waste plant actually comes to our county, I am certain it will not. But I assure you that I will do exactly what was recomended to me by the replys to this post. I will get involved and make sure I have done everything I can to get our gov't to get some damn employers in this county and perhaps make a real change here.
One more thing, Someone postedthat wlaton county has some of the lowest unemployment numbers in the state. Do you know why?
Because those numbers come from people seeking unemployemnt insurance. Most workers in walton are not eligible. Self-employed, or under-employed, or working under the table makes you uneliglable to unemployment. That's why our numbers are low.

I do not make this argument for myself. I am ok. As long as I can work I will work. I just refuse to be unemployed or not earning money.
But I worry about my son. He cannot find work. And soon my grandkids will not be able to find work. THAT IS WHO I AM WORRIED ABOUT. I do not whine for myself. I am veyr concerned about others in this county.
How many businesses on 30-a have closed since the first of the year? I know of 4 and know more will shut down before the season starts.
I'll get involved, but I can't do squat on my own. You clowns should practice what you preach.

Well why don't you go "do" whatever it is that you are going to "do" and leave us clowns alone.

Sorry you didn't get the immediate load of quality responses you expected, but you did say bloody florida girl in the mirror three times and look what you got.

Please educate us ignorants about what we can do to help.

P.S. Provide jobs is not an acceptable answer.

There are industrial zoned properties located on the intracoastal waterway, currently.

I think that old concrete plant on Peach Creek is zoned industrial. The county spent ungodly amounts of money to try to tell the property owners it wasn't industrial, but I think that after a frivolous $$$$ lawsuit from the county it was determined that it was Industrial.

What the commissioner's are doing for you was in the Walton Sun yesterday.
They are reducing traffic concurrancy fees so developers can build more of what is already overbuilt.

What the commissioner's are doing for you was in the Walton Sun yesterday.
They are reducing traffic concurrancy fees so developers can build more of what is already overbuilt.

Amen, Busta Hustle, and what we don't need is a reduction of fees for building stuff that doesn't need to be built in the first place.

What the commissioner's are doing for you was in the Walton Sun yesterday.
They are reducing traffic concurrancy fees so developers can build more of what is already overbuilt.

Ye Gods! I saw this and wondered if anyone could explain the reasoning to me....glad to see others are questioning it too.

I could see freeing up money to build roads, repair roads and bridges, etc....but more development to go with what is already sitting here wastin' away.....please people, get real!