The company Rosestar is trying to build a 261 + apartment complex on 331 behind the neighborhood where the Sea Bar used to be. This will bring in around 1000 + people and 500 + additional autos. After a meeting that was held on Sept 26. The person behind this is Mr. Bill Pope told us it would not be “ low income housing “ the males would average 80k and the females would make 50K per year that is there target market .
We live directly beside this proposed development & find this to be crap . Mr Pope said that once the apartments are developed that they will rent in excess of $1200 per month. If they cannot rent for the estimated cost who knows to what lengths they will go ?
Based on the employment market as well as other obvious factors that 130K for income per couple to live in an apartment , not going to happen, even if it does , do we want transient people to live near our schools and in the community?
PLEASE HELP STOP THIS ATTEND THE HEARING ON JAN 8 @ 5;00 PM IN THE ANNEX , SANTA ROSA BEACH if not write or call the PLANNING COMMISSION
The environment that they want to eliminate is prime for all types of migratory birds
and wildlife as well as the Indian artifact that may be in the area .
PLEASE WE NEED YOUR HELP !!
December 26, 2008
Re: Rosestar, LLC is proposing the development of an apartment Major Development known as "Walton County Apartments" consisting of 261 Multi-Family Units on 44? acres. The project site is located at (insert description from nearest major intersection).
Dear Property Owner:
As a property owner within three hundred (300) feet of the above referenced parcel, you are hereby Notified that the owner has made application to the Walton County Planning and Development Service Division for approval of the referenced development proposal. A site plan is enclosed for your review.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this proposal, please direct them to Ryan Christensen at 850-837-4252. you may also direct your comments or concerns in writing to the Planning and Development Services Division, 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459 or by fax to 850-622-9133 no later than 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the January 8, 2009 meeting or you may be present at the scheduled public hearing. Reference the applicant and development proposal in all correspondence.
The Planning Commission is scheduled to review this development proposal on January 8, 2009 in The Walton County Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. CST.
The Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners regarding this item either to approve, approve with conditions, or to deny. Any item / proposal tabled will be scheduled for a future Planning Commission meeting and will not go forward to the Board of County Commissioners until the Planning Commission makes a recommendation.
The Board of County Commissions will hold a public hearing on January 27, 2009 in the Walton County Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Suite 100, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459 and will begin at 5:00 p.m. CST. The purpose of the meeting is to review and consider the Planning Commission's recommendations on projects that is not continued or tabled.
If ownership of your property in this vicinity has changed, please return this packaged with name(s) and address (es) of the new owner(s) to Rosestar, LLC, 4100 Legendary Drive, Suite 240, Destin, FL 32541 so that they may be notified regarding these meetings.
Please be advised accordingly,
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If you do not understand the issues attend the meeting
This is on 331 before the bridge , behind Thomas Stein Thank you for reading
Please attend the meeting on the 8th or PM me we need the public to show up and voice there feelings about this type of project .
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You can?t just pay someone?s tax and gain a certificate. Tax certificates are sold at a tax certificate sale held once a year by the county (in the spring). The buyer of the certificate needs to have the winning bid at the sale. This means bidding a lower interest rate than anyone else. The owner of the certificate must hold the certificate for a minimum of two years before he or she can apply for a tax deed. The property then goes up for sale on the courthouse steps and the person bidding the most gets the real estate. The holder of the tax certificate gets his money back plus the interest that he bid. If there are no bids for the property the certificate holder gets the deed. Of course, he must pay off all of the other tax certificates sold on the property as well.
The only time that I acquired a property at a tax deed sale was when no one bid and I got the thing for the value of the tax certificate that I bought two years earlier ? plus the amount someone paid for the certificate in the subsequent year. There was a reason why no one else bid. It turned out to be a crack house that I had to pay to have torn down. I donated the land to FAMU. When you?re bidding on tax certificates in the heat of an auction it?s easy to make a mistake.
So,
If someone pays the tax, gains a certificate and enforces it by sale who can jump in front of that person?
Beach Fanatic
If they are in violation of Code, that might prevent the Planning Comm from listening to the case at that time. However, with only a report of Code violation, Planning Comm won't likely stop anything.
That would make sense but not what I was told.
Beach Fanatic
So,
If someone pays the tax, gains a certificate and enforces it by sale who can jump in front of that person?
The property owner if he pays the taxes and interest before the tax deed sale, or the person who is the highest bidder on the courthouse steps.
Banned
The property owner if he pays the taxes and interest before the tax deed sale, or the person who is the highest bidder on the courthouse steps.
Sounds like the safest investment vehicle in America as of tonight. Don't they start the bidding at 18% interest in Walton County and bid it backwards to the party willing to accept the least rate of return?
Beach Fanatic
Sounds like the safest investment vehicle in America as of tonight. Don't they start the bidding at 18% interest in Walton County and bid it backwards to the party willing to accept the least rate of return?
When Rhonda Skipper took office one of the things she did was take this bidding to the internet. It has resulted in a lot more participation, but from what I have seen, at a significantly reduced interest rate. Competition works.
Beach Fanatic
When Rhonda Skipper took office one of the things she did was take this bidding to the internet. It has resulted in a lot more participation, but from what I have seen, at a significantly reduced interest rate. Competition works.
Quite a few counties have internet bidding now. The rates are so low that it doesn't make sense to bid. Maybe rates will head up this year, because the normal bidders might be running short of cash.
Beach Lover
any word on this in the moving foward in the county??
Beach ComberAuthor
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there was a meeting before the BCC last night , they continued this issue until the 10th of Feb at the Annex , again please attend there are issues that will be open to the public . Thanks again for any input
there was a meeting before the BCC last night , they continued this issue until the 10th of Feb at the Annex , again please attend there are issues that will be open to the public . Thanks again for any input
Beach Fanatic
isn't this parcel bank owned? or at least closer to being
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SoWal Expert
They just lowered the price to $2,000,000. Anyone want to buy some property? 50% off sale
SoWal Insider
They just lowered the price to $2,000,000. Anyone want to buy some property? 50% off sale
...does that include the $47,000 the deadbeat owner hasn't paid in the past 3 years?
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SoWal Expert
Shelly, I'm sure that you are aware that the taxes are included, as they are the first thing to get paid out of the closing. For the record, even if the property owner hasn't paid, someone else is paying the taxes via tax certificates, with penalty going to the owner, so your point is really mute.
Beach Fanatic
looks like Rosestar is now the proud owners.
Beach Lover
What is the status of this project?
Beach Fanatic
It ws conceptually approved by the BCC a couple months ago. It was also on tonights meeting for some technical issue that they had to approve. No word on when/if the project will start. They will still need to go through the technical review process whenever it gets started.
SoWal Expert
I believe it was the former owner who had the plan approved, but seeing as how it was on last night's BCC agenda, I'm guessing the previous owner had submitted the project for the new owner.
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