Naturewalk at Seagrove

[seacrestkristi]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

Thank You to the 3 Walton County CommiZars who think it best to put a WalMart Size Beachclub in the Middle of Seagrove Beach. Despite Community objections and Invalid building Coventants it appears Big Developement has won again. Wake up 30A if it can happen here it means more obscene developements to come on down the road. Goodbye Turtle Nesting. Welcome to the 7am to 10 pm nuisance soon to invade Seagrove Beach. Welcome to the added Traffic at the 395 stop. While we're at it can't we repeal the 4 story building heights. Let's aim for 50 stories. Panama City's beach sure looks good. Plus that'd bring plenty of campaign envelopes stuffed with Fifties. What else can we all do to appease these developers?

GREEDY. It's all about the money. Forget the beach. Screw your neighbors. Land rapers, like the ones who dug out the bluff in Seacrest for an underground garage. I bet mother nature fills it in or takes it out on 'em sometime. Sorry. Oh yes if it's a civic club I'll just send our vacationers down to thier pool. Grayt idea, SJ! We pay enough taxes.Now what is the 4 story height thang? Is it not 3 now? Also, another good point SJ, I think I will write the lady commissioners now to thank them for making the morally right choices. Wonder how much pressure they recieve?

 

[NotnKansas]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

So has the concept changed since this?

That makes me want to cry! Just thinking about the traffic everyone will have to deal with every day! I like living in a place where the only traffic lights blink.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

Crist made the AG's office a very populist place during his tenure and I don't believe that attitude has changed. I am not an expert in legal issues, but it seems to me that a detailed report to the AG's office would be more effective even than a drawn out civil suit against the planning commission for not following county law.

While I don't give much credit to many of the Planners I've seen do their thing, I will note that, according to Pat Blackshear, the Planning Dpt was pinched in this project. She states that the Comp Plan doesn't over-ride Covenants and Restrictions (C & R's), and that NatureWalk's attorney, Mr Miller would have to be responsible to answering whether or not the Beach Club fit within the C & R's. So, this is a loophole in our County Gov't.

The part about this which doesn't work for me is that I have personally inquired about a property which is non-corforming as commercial in a RP neighborhood. The Planning Dpt informed me that the building could be torn down and rebuilt within something like 6 months, and that it could continue to be used as commercial, BUT the building footprint could not be expanded nor the square footage expanded. It also had to be kept as a similar commercial use, which was an office at the time.

So, how NatureWalk was even allowed to get past go, is beyond me.

Although the Planning Dpt did handle this project, they shouldn't have, but even so, the BCC should have never had a vote on it until evidence was verified as to the C&R's for that property. I don't think any of the Commissioners are attorneys, so to interpret the deed restrictions, chain of title, etc, they should have the County Attorney reveiw the evidence and give an opinion long before any vote was ever cast. Comm. Meadows said just that at last night's meeting, and I fully agree.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

So has the concept changed since this?

It is unknown since NatureWalk did not present any plans to the County or the forum last night. They did say that the original plans, which I saw and think this drawing to be, have changed because it didn't meet basic standards set forth in the Comp Plan. It still doesn't but...

According to their representative last night, they lessoned the sq footage from more than 4 times what is allowable by code, down to three times what is allowed by code. They were also blocking more than the 65% of the length of the property with the buildings, which isn't allowed by the Comp Plan.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

GREEDY. It's all about the money. Forget the beach. Screw your neighbors. Land rapers, like the ones who dug out the bluff in Seacrest for an underground garage. ...

What do you mean like the one in Seacrest? NatureWalk Beach Club, according what their representative last night said, will be building one right on that property in Seagrove.

 

[goofer]

Re: A few Walton County Commissioners For Sale

Let's get some of our community/environment minded SoWallers to run for local office. I think some of the people on this board would be wonderful representatives of the community/environment. Unfortunately, I can't vote in SoWal, but I would certainly add whatever kind of support I can since I'm a property owner and expect that we'll spend more and more time there in the years to come.

I second Paula's suggestion. I think we should prepare early for the next election. Why not form some sort of committee now? Some of the people on this board are really knowledgeable and committed to South Walton, and you know who you are!!!! Come on and let's get going and do something possitive !!!!!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: A few Walton County Commissioners For Sale

I second Paula's suggestion. I think we should prepare early for the next election. Why not form some sort of committee now? Some of the people on this board are really knowledgeable and committed to South Walton, and you know who you are!!!! Come on and let's get going and do something possitive !!!!!

Yeah, Kurt! :funn:

For those of you who think that just because you don't live here full time, your thoughts don't matter, last night when giving her thoughts on the subject, Comm Commander held up a stack of letters and printed emails, at least 2 inches thick, stating that they opposed the project. She didn't mention anything about receiving letters or emails from people for the project. It was that public outcry of email and letters upon which she states that determined her vote on the issue.

 

[Busta Hustle]

Re: A few Walton County Commissioners For Sale

Anita Page for County Attorney...Guy Davidson for County Commissioner
...ps don't tell them it was me that quasi-nominated them in case they don't want to do it...

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: A few Walton County Commissioners For Sale

Anita Page for County Attorney...Guy Davidson for County Commissioner
...ps don't tell them it was me that quasi-nominated them in case they don't want to do it...

The proper way to elect someone is to not tell them, until it's a done deal. ;-) I don't think that Guy and Anita visit SoWal.com/bb too often anyway, so let's get it going!

 

[pgurney]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

What do you mean like the one in Seacrest? NatureWalk Beach Club, according what their representative last night said, will be building one right on that property in Seagrove.

I think seacrestkristi is probably talking about the new townhomes going up next to Mistral named something like.....Adante? Something like that anyway. They built an underground garage.