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    Walton County COVID19 Updates

    The beach closure order only applies to PUBLIC beaches. Private beaches are exempt and it is up to the owner (who has title to the beach property) to decide whether they are open or not. The double red flag only applies to keeping people out of the Gulf but they have every right to be on the...
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    Walton County Commissioner Brannon accused of ethics violations

    This attachment actually highlights the points I was making concerning the Sandestin Resort, the SOA and the Driftwood issue: 1.) The Letter pertains to homeowners within the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort. It does not pertain to homeowners within the Sandestin DRI. These are two distinct and...
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    Walton County Commissioner Brannon accused of ethics violations

    There are around 50 seperate "neighborhoods" within the Sandestin Resort (Village of Baytowne Wharf, Burnt Pine, Crystal Lake, etc.). Residents of each of these neighborhoods pay dues into both their neighborhood association and the Sandestin Owners Association (SOA). The neighborhood...
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    Walton County Commissioner Brannon accused of ethics violations

    It also states that the Driftwood owners themselves did not approve in sufficient numbers of joining the association that pays for and maintains the 4 rights of usage that are listed in the letter. Thus, "the residents are not entitled to participate in the amenities within Sandestin becasue...
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    Walton County Commissioner Brannon accused of ethics violations

    Driftwood Estates owners don't pay SOA (Sandestin Owners Association) dues; Alan and the other Driftwood Estates owners pay quarterly dues to their own homeowners association (Driftwood Estates HOA). These are two separate entities. Hence they don't have usage rights to the common areas...
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    Driftwood on the BCC Agenda

    Thanks Smiling Joe and Interested Girl for the additional information. Concerning Walton County's position, I was referring to their "legal position" with respect to the lawsuit. This has remained unchanged....Walton County is not joining the lawsuit.
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    Driftwood on the BCC Agenda

    Keith Olbermann won't allow me to be a popinjay..... even though I have more viewers and higher ratings than him!
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    Driftwood on the BCC Agenda

    :lol: That's a good one.....Bill O' wanted to join his good buddy Karl Rove in Walton County. Bloviate really is a great word (with or without O'Reilly) and seems to fit. From Wikipedia: To bloviate means "to speak pompously and excessively," or "to expound ridiculously." A colloquial...
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    Driftwood on the BCC Agenda

    So, let me see if I understand what's transpired. There's been a lot of "bloviating" but essentially we are back to the Pre-September 8th position. In other words, the Driftwood HOA/Osborne are proceeding with their lawsuit on their nickle, Walton County is maintaining their position on this...
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    Driftwood on the BCC Agenda

    My understanding was that the BCC decided 2 weeks ago to have the County Attorney research whether to join Osbourne's lawsuit and then take a final decision at yesterday's meeting. Here's part of the agenda from yesterday (with only the relevant section): "AGENDA WALTON COUNTY BOARD OF...
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    Driftwood on the BCC Agenda

    What was the decision taken by the BCC yesterday on the Driftwood issue? Does this mean that Walton County (after the County attorney researched the issue) is not going to join Osbourne's lawsuit, and were any reasons given?
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    Walton County Beaches Closed due to Ike

    I just passed by Whale's Tale about an hour ago. There weren't any surfers at the time there or by Pompano Joe's. I was really surprised by the wave heights. Hope the beaches don't get eroded too badly.
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    state dri enforcement of sandestin

    If just normal rains (and not extreme weather like tropical storms, etc.) are causing flooding on the roads leading up to Driftwood Estates subdivision, then this is a county issue. Walton County needs to solve this as well as part of an overall solution.
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    state dri enforcement of sandestin

    Its not as straight-forward as you imply (hence why it has dragged out so long). There are multiple legal documents which all sides can point to related to this alternate entrance issue. In any event, the drainage issues that Driftwood Estates are having are exacerbating this issue. This...
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    state dri enforcement of sandestin

    Even if the DRI had been updated at the time of the sale, it would still be the responsibility of the Driftwood developer and Walton County (and not Sandestin) to make sure that a proper drainage infrastructure is implemented for the size of the DRIFTWOOD development..... with or without the...
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    state dri enforcement of sandestin

    This is mainly an issue with the development of Driftwood Estates and NOT Sandestin. This is why the the county has stopped development at Driftwood Estates (again) and NOT Sandestin. The original DRI included Driftwood Estates because Sandestin owned this property at the time of filing. When...
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