Hampton Inn Seagrove Beach on Chateau Hotel Property
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Not sure those north of the bay will feel you have their best interests in mind so good luck selling that in DFS.
Yes. Now cough it up!
I have a check made out to cash, just need to know the amount and where to send it.
Amount TBD. But don't so glum, at least it will likely be a one time payment whereas those of us in Seagrove have to perpetually pay for the increased policing and county services required in Miramar Beach where development was allowed to go unchallenged as it was here. You come out way ahead on this deal Poppy.
The increased revenue from the thousands of tourists paying bed tax and spending money at local establishments more than offsets the increased policing expenditures. I honestly don't feel strongly one way or the other on the Hampton Inn issue or really care if the county spends the funds to defend it. I'm just curious how other county residents are going to feel about using tax dollars to defend the decision especially after many south of the bay complained about tax dollars being spent on the latest Alan Osborne lawsuit.
I'll worry about a lawsuit when they file it.
Based on the wording of Meadow's motion and her careful citing of specific statutues, I think they legally covered themselves on this one.
But if they do, I'd rather spend money on upholding our BCC's right to deny bad projects than on a Commissioner's ethical lapses.
Based on the wording of Meadow's motion and her careful citing of specific statutues, I think they legally covered themselves on this one.
But if they do, I'd rather spend money on upholding our BCC's right to deny bad projects than on a Commissioner's ethical lapses.
Keep in mind that Silver Sands Outlet Mall alone is likely generating a very large chunk of the local option sales tax revenue for the 331 bridge project over Choctaw Bay.
It boils down to are we a county of land use codes and proper land usage or aren't we? The issue was vetted by the planning commission, both sides were heard by the BCC and, as useless as our MVU code is, it was fully explored as to the verasity of its use. It was decided 4 to 0 rightly that proper criteria was not present for the approval of the project. A lawsuit is a waste of money for both sides.
Poppy, I don't profess to speak for all of North Walton but as a resident of NoWal, I'm personally opposed to the project because it flies in the face of the Counties Comprehensive plan.
I do believe that we need to be vigilant, good stewards of our environment and protect public beaches from further development and the myriad of problems associated with over-development but the "donor community" attitude galls me. NoWal isn't asking for SoWal's damned hand outs. Those are "our" beaches not just SoWal's and it doesn't matter a tinkers damn where the money comes from to defend them from further erosion and/or over development. NoWal was here long before many of you moved into your beach cottages and million dollar homes/condo's and will be here long after the next category 5 hurricane does to our beaches what it did to Louisiana during Katrina.
You are all guests on the beach until mother nature says otherwise.
P.S. Poppy,
Alan Osborne was/is right about the comprehensive plan not being followed in Driftwood Estates. Where Alan Osborne lost his support of the Community (NoWal and SoWal) is when he lost sight of what he was actually fighting for and made this a personal vendetta against a County Commissioner because he let his personal feelings get in the way!
Alan Osborne was/is right about the comprehensive plan not being followed in Driftwood Estates. Where Alan Osborne lost his support of the Community (NoWal and SoWal) is when he lost sight of what he was actually fighting for and made this a personal vendetta against a County Commissioner because he let his personal feelings get in the way!