Hampton Inn Seagrove Beach on Chateau Hotel Property

Seanote aka Columbo..."Just one more thing?"

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Seanote aka Columbo..."Just one more thing?"

Recent Lovemy30A.com blog says:

I hope you are geared up and ready for the Walton County Commissioner Special Hearing Meeting for Hampton Inn 30A on March 5th at 4PM. The Commisiong meeting will be held at the Seascape Resort & Conference Center in Miramar Beach.

Our legal team has been hard at work behind the scenes over the last month to bring the strongest arguments to the table emphasizing the fact that the project does not meet the spirit and intent of the VMU classification and that it is not compatible with the surrounding community.

We hope to have you and many other people in attendance who will speak to the public’s strong opposition to the project. It is critical that we have as many folks turn out for this, if not more than the Planning Commission meeting a month ago. The Commissioners moved the venue to this larger room in anticipation of a large turnout. This will weigh heavy on the Commissioners’ mind and will most likely influence the decision they will make whether to approve or disapprove this project.



WBCC Meeting on Hampton Inn is Thur, March 5 at 4pm

public notice received by WBCC today...

Public Notice by Louis E. Svehla, Public Information Manager, Walton Board of County Commissioners
3/4/2015

Access to the meeting facility at Seascape will be available 3 hours prior and one hour after the meeting. Patron’s entering Seascape will stop at the gate and be asked where they are going. All attendees should reference the Walton County BCC Public Hearing.

While access to the gate will be allowed 3 hours prior to the meeting. Access to the specific meeting room will not be allowed until approximately 3:30pm

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - (ALTERNATE LOCATION)

The Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold a special public hearing onThursday, March 5, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard at theSEASCAPE GOLF, BEACH & TENNIS RESORT CONFERENCE CENTER, 556 SEASCAPE DRIVE, MIRAMAR BEACH, FLORIDA (PLEASE NOTE ALTERNATE LOCATION). The following items will be heard:

QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS:

Re-Design of Chateau 30A - Project number 14-00100167 is being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a major development order application submitted by Jenkins Engineering, Inc., requesting approval for the construction of a commercial building containing a 59,256 square foot, 90-room, four-story, limited lodging inn, and a second building containing 660 square feet of retail space on a 2.4 -acre parcel with a future land use of Village Mixed Use. The project is located on East CR 30A north of Williams Street and is identified by parcel number(s) 24-3S-19-25030-000-0021.
Proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s) may be inspected by the public from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday at Walton County Planning and Development Services located at 31 Coastal Center Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32549 or 47 North 6[SUP]th[/SUP]Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435.
Interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed project(s) or plan amendment(s).

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, whenever any board or commissioner of any state agency or authority, or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, which has scheduled a meeting at which official acts are to be taken receives, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, a written request by a physically handicapped person to attend the meeting, directed to the chairperson or director of such board, commission, agency, or authority, such chairperson or director shall provide a manner by which such person may attend the meeting at its scheduled site or reschedule the meeting to a site which would be accessible to such person.

In accordance with Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, all persons are advised that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

What happened at the meeting?

Continued until April 1st due to time constraints. Which is pure BS. Where we moved here from, the city commission once met until 3 AM to finalize a significant issue.

If you are elected to lead, have the freaking guts to lead. Or quit.

Continued until April 1st due to time constraints. Which is pure BS. Where we moved here from, the city commission once met until 3 AM to finalize a significant issue.

If you are elected to lead, have the freaking guts to lead. Or quit.

A lot of people came from out of town or took time off work for the meeting, and are justifiably upset that they have to do so again.

At first glance it sounds like a weak turnout. 10,000+ signatures on a petition and only 300 present for the meeting. I admit I may be interpreting this wrong, but with only 3% of the signatories showing up it makes me question how strong the opposition really is.

So many people were expected that they had to find a bigger venue than normal and it was filled. A great turnout when you consider the meeting was held during the workday on a rainy Thursday in Miramar and most of the concerned population had to leave work hours early or travel from far away. My row was a combination of locals and second home owners from Georgia and Texas.

Continued until April 1st due to time constraints. Which is pure BS. Where we moved here from, the city commission once met until 3 AM to finalize a significant issue.

If you are elected to lead, have the freaking guts to lead. Or quit.

Exactly Right.

This is B.S.

Looking like typical BCC. And people wonder why some are thinking about Incorporation...

Traveling from Texas should tell you how strong Some of he opposition is.

A lot of people came from out of town or took time off work for the meeting, and are justifiably upset that they have to do so again.

That's right.

At first glance it sounds like a weak turnout. 10,000+ signatures on a petition and only 300 present for the meeting. I admit I may be interpreting this wrong, but with only 3% of the signatories showing up it makes me question how strong the opposition really is.

Many people who signed the petition live hours away, and driving to the meeting on a Thursday would mean missing two days of work.

That's right.

Many people who signed the petition live hours away, and driving to the meeting on a Thursday would mean missing two days of work.

What better way to eliminate the opposition to a project?

Why were there only 4 commissioners at the meeting and what happens if there's a tie?

Why were there only 4 commissioners at the meeting and what happens if there's a tie?

One was out on sick leave. If a vote had been taken, the measure would have failed if the vote were a tie.

That's right. Many people who signed the petition live hours away, and driving to the meeting on a Thursday would mean missing two days of work.

I wasn't really referring to the absentee owners. I just thought there would have been more local participation in support of the opposition.

I wasn't really referring to the absentee owners. I just thought there would have been more local participation in support of the opposition.

I hear ya. Have no clue what the distribution of local/absentee was.

One was out on sick leave. If a vote had been taken, the measure would have failed if the vote were a tie.

Or trying to avoid deposition. Matter of opinion...

What better way to eliminate the opposition to a project?

Attorneys reschedule and reschedule until you forget or do not care about the original issue. It's what they do.

John G, it is NOT a matter of opinion! Do you, and others, demand a note from her doctor? She has a serious health issue and that is a FACT! The vote should be taken with the full BCC present.

John G, it is NOT a matter of opinion! Do you, and others, demand a note from her doctor? She has a serious health issue and that is a FACT! The vote should be taken with the full BCC present.

Will the attorneys be presenting their arguments again for her benefit, since she was not there to hear them?

Will the attorneys be presenting their arguments again for her benefit, since she was not there to hear them?

I don't know. If I were to guess, I'd say she would recuse herself since she had not been able to hear the original presentation. The four other Commissoners still constitute a quorum.

Attorneys reschedule and reschedule until you forget or do not care about the original issue. It's what they do.

It was not the attorney(s) who decided to stop at 7 and reschedule. It was decided by a vote of the commissioners. Vote was 2-2; with a tie vote, the move to continue past 7 was denied.

I don't know. If I were to guess, I'd say she would recuse herself since she had not been able to hear the original presentation. The four other Commissoners still constitute a quorum.

I'm not picking on you, Andy. I'm just trying to understand. You said "the vote should be taken with the full BCC present." But you suggest she might recuse herself. ?

I just heard that the meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, April 20 at the Emerald Coast Middle School

I'm not picking on you, Andy. I'm just trying to understand. You said "the vote should be taken with the full BCC present." But you suggest she might recuse herself. ?

I said that without taking into account the fact she would not have heard legal testimony. I would doubt that it would be repeated so the BCC, with a quorum of four, would vote. That is my guess but one never knows what the BCC may do.