Redistricting Walton County

On Monday, June 6th, the BMBCA (Blue Mountain Beach Community Association) will hold a board meeting at the Coastal County Library meeting room. At 5:30 PM, Bonnie McQuiston will explain her position regarding re-districting and answer questions from all who attend. Everyone is welcome. BMBCA is a community association and is not a political enity.

They say if you keep spouting conspiracy theories long enough, eventually they will take hold and people will remember them as the truth. I know I repeatedly stated that I stored 20K of absentee ballots under my bed and ultimately was the subject of investigations from Walton County to Tallahassee. Black Crown Vics would follow me around, I even had a guy call me and offer a deal if I would cooperate with the FBI and turn everyone involved in that was helping me. People can be pretty gullible at times.

Beureaucrat Bill is not out of bounds because he went to the meeting as an agent of our COE. Just realize that there are two sides of the story, and Brenda Rees was invited to give a presentation to the committee. She had to improvise (entertain?) while waiting for faulty audiovisual equipment the committee wanted her to use (not her stuff, and not her plan to use the equipment, but the committee's) was fixed. His snippy comments aimed at a private taxpayer who has amazing enthusiasm for Walton County are uncalled for, however.

She could have used any equipment, audio visual aids, handouts that she wanted to use. The meeting was a bit confusing because what was being said was not matching what we were handed or shown. I have seen a printed map and now have a better understanding of what she was saying.

I would hope that the original plan was to hold meetings in all the geographical parts of the county: Nowal, DFS, Freeport and Sowal. Paxton would be the logical place in the northend. If you think more needs to be added from the Sowal area then why not ask for an additional meeting instead of deciding that an entire area does not have input or does not need it? No one with a sense of public spirit would oppose that. But cutting off input from one group of people so you can have an additional crack at the committee is unfair.

The exact original plan as put forth at the FIRST meeting which had no public attendance. In fact, Bonnie McQuiston was the one that insisted that we hold meetings all over the county as the process was being done. One of those maps makes significant changes to representation in the Paxton area so I would think that there will be a presence at the meeting. I imagine they are practicing patience and just awaiting their turn, but I can assure you, that group is just as passionate about things that affect them as they are anywhere else in Walton County.

Regardless of your thoughts regarding where the next meeting should be held, it's still ridiculous for most people to attend a 2pm meeting. I'm sure that just as many residents of Paxton work a normal job they can't just walk away from to attend a meeting as people in the south end.

I agree with you. I was surprised those meetings are being held at that hour. Just never expected it. But the meetings where the actual adoption of the plan by the BCC and the WCSB will be in the evenings, and it is going to be their decision.

She could have used any equipment, audio visual aids, handouts that she wanted to use. The meeting was a bit confusing because what was being said was not matching what we were handed or shown. I have seen a printed map and now have a better understanding of what she was saying.

I believe she didn't know that she was going to present anything prior to the meeting and thus her only visual was the wrong map, which took time to correct.

On Monday, June 6th, the BMBCA (Blue Mountain Beach Community Association) will hold a board meeting at the Coastal County Library meeting room. At 5:30 PM, Bonnie McQuiston will explain her position regarding re-districting and answer questions from all who attend. Everyone is welcome. BMBCA is a community association and is not a political enity.

It'd be nice if she'd answer questions at the public hearings too.

The exact original plan as put forth at the FIRST meeting which had no public attendance. In fact, Bonnie McQuiston was the one that insisted that we hold meetings all over the county as the process was being done. One of those maps makes significant changes to representation in the Paxton area so I would think that there will be a presence at the meeting. I imagine they are practicing patience and just awaiting their turn, but I can assure you, that group is just as passionate about things that affect them as they are anywhere else in Walton County.

Yeah and Sarah Palin's vacationing in a campaign bus. :funn:

They say if you keep spouting conspiracy theories long enough, eventually they will take hold and people will remember them as the truth. I know I repeatedly stated that I stored 20K of absentee ballots under my bed and ultimately was the subject of investigations from Walton County to Tallahassee. Black Crown Vics would follow me around, I even had a guy call me and offer a deal if I would cooperate with the FBI and turn everyone involved in that was helping me. People can be pretty gullible at times.

Asserting that yoga and meditation in the public schools as a conspiracy to inject evil into the WALCO youth comes to mind!:wave:

It'd be nice if she'd answer questions at the public hearings too.

Its an open invitation, SWGB. Even you can attend. BTW, we all know you support Brenda Rees's map. Some of us do not. Accept it!

Its an open invitation, SWGB. Even you can attend. BTW, we all know you support Brenda Rees's map. Some of us do not. Accept it!

I'm just curious as to why?

Its an open invitation, SWGB. Even you can attend. BTW, we all know you support Brenda Rees's map. Some of us do not. Accept it!

I too am curious as to why you favor 3D, assuming that is your pick.

I too am curious as to why you favor 3D, assuming that is your pick.

I have not made a firm choice as yet. I am leaning toward 3D as I believe there is strength in numbers. That is why Bonnie is making a presentation to our board on Monday. It is to explain the position taken by her and, I believe, most members of the re-districting committee. I don't have a vote in this thing and am only seeking information. As I have said many times previously, it really doesn't make a whole lot of difference IMO as long as we continue to vote for our Commissioners at-large.

Its an open invitation, SWGB. Even you can attend. BTW, we all know you support Brenda Rees's map. Some of us do not. Accept it!

Wouldn't it be a better meeting with more than one viewpoint represented? Unless of course the people in your group have already made up their mind.