South Walton Connector Road Informational Meeting
LOCATION
South Walton High School Auditorium 645 Greenway Trail
DATE AND TIME
03/02/23 5:00pm - 03/02/23 7:00pm US/Central
On February 24, 2021, South Walton Community Council sent the following letter to the Board of County Commissioners:
In regard to the proposed/potential 'road through the forest', South Walton Community Council asks the Commissioners and Planning Department to please take a careful look at all alternative routes for any connector road, including the viability of putting the road on private property. The road that is proposed in the Mobility Study would negatively impact Point Washington State Forest and Deer Lake State Park and SWCC feels a very high burden must be met before use of well-established conservation lands is considered.
In particular, St. Joe owns the property just to the east of Deer Lake State Park and this land, which is already partly developed and slated for further development, could potentially house a connector road while preserving our conservation lands. Kristen Shell has stated that St. Joe’s development north of 98 in eastern South Walton and western Bay County will bring 300,000 people to the area. As a major contributor to the need for new road capacity, it seems appropriate for St Joe and St. Joe land be considered as a primary part of the solution.
By way of background, we remind the Commissioners that in May of 2019 when the Atkins Study held an Agency meeting, ALL federal and state agencies involved in the management of Point Washington State Forest and Deer Lake Park spoke on the negative impacts of the proposed road and on the state statutes that protect these conservation lands.
Regards,
Alan Ficarra
President
South Walton Community Council
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Please email our commissioners if you have opinions on this project proposal
Reference "Road Through The Forest" in the subject line of your email.
Commissioner Contact Information:
Commissioner Boots McCormick
mccboots@co.walton.fl.us
(850) 835-4860
Ms. Breezy Adkinson
adkbreezy@co.walton.fl.us
Commissioner Danny Glidewell
glidanny@co.walton.fl.us
(850)892-4020
Ms. Teresa Lowery
lowteresa@co.walton.fl.us
Commissioner Mike Barker
barmike@co.walton.fl.us
(850) 892-8474
Ms. Teresa Crawford
crateresa@co.walton.fl.us
Commissioner Donna Johns
johdonna@co.walton.fl.us
(850) 835-4834
Ms. Gina Waddell
wadgina@co.walton.fl.us
Commissioner Tony Anderson
andtony@co.walton.fl.us
(850) 231-2978
Ms. Laura Ekstrom
ekslaura@co.walton.fl.us