I applaud Dave's(and everyone's) efforts and certainly am glad to hear the optimistic take on today's meeting. I fear it is just more of the same: they "allow" the public 10 minutes and then hope the people will go away so they can continue business as usual...with almost no public input.
I have lived many places and my career was spent interacting with public officials, I have never seen public officials as arrogrant as the ones in Walton County...some other places were close, but it is as though Walton County officials take some pill once they are elected....whatever happened to the idea of government being the people's business?
It is my opinion that the only way this will be resolved in what we feel is a positive way--the signs removed--is for the community to rise up...the full time, part time, wanna be full time, wanna be part time, the tourists, many of whom have been coming here so long they are almost residents...in spirit anyway. Rise up and make our voices heard.
Can we get video interviews with people who are not physically here and get them to the meetings? Someone put it on YouTube....whatever Internet source is good....
have everyone write letters to the editors of all the papers; call the tv stations...make thousands of logo stickers...put together a campaign to remove the signs.
I am Witchya 100%