Owl's Head

[Cil]

<<<I did not read the article so I don't know what areas in particular are being promoted, but I believe St Joe refers to our area From Destin to Pamana City as Florida's Great North West, and the area which is refered to as the Forgotten Coast is the area from Port St Joe to Apalachicola>>>
This is my understanding as well, Smilin Joe. The Great Northwest is the St Joe Co's madeup name, but the Forgotten Coast moniker has been around a long time. (And it still feels very Forgotten here!)

<<<That's what area they were talking about>>>
The Great Northwest or the Forgotten Coast, Wastin? The Great Northwest?

Either way, I really understand how you feel. I've watched it happen elsewhere. There are some places which I personally do not think should even be touristed, but the scenesters, just because they can, will go.
They not only will go, they'll also get the t-shirt.

Our planet is getting crowded. What with placemakers, tastemakers, trendsters and followers, some locales are getting chewed up and spit out.

It's the American Way to make money from real estate, but I do wish that public transportation was not such an alien concept here. Fewer cars would go a long way towards alleviating the impact Wastin is describing.

 

[Jennifer Steele]

<<<I did not read the article so I don't know what areas in particular are being promoted, but I believe St Joe refers to our area From Destin to Pamana City as Florida's Great North West, and the area which is refered to as the Forgotten Coast is the area from Port St Joe to Apalachicola>>>
This is my understanding as well, Smilin Joe. The Great Northwest is the St Joe Co's madeup name, but the Forgotten Coast moniker has been around a long time. (And it still feels very Forgotten here!)

<<<That's what area they were talking about>>>
The Great Northwest or the Forgotten Coast, Wastin? The Great Northwest?

Either way, I really understand how you feel. I've watched it happen elsewhere. There are some places which I personally do not think should even be touristed, but the scenesters, just because they can, will go.
They not only will go, they'll also get the t-shirt.

Our planet is getting crowded. What with placemakers, tastemakers, trendsters and followers, some locales are getting chewed up and spit out.

It's the American Way to make money from real estate, but I do wish that public transportation was not such an alien concept here. Fewer cars would go a long way towards alleviating the impact Wastin is describing.

To use someone's quote, "We're cooking the goose that laid the golden egg."

 

[30ashopper]

I thought it said lots started at $80k with homes from $200-$800k. I assumed that was above lot cost. Does seem a bit too good to be true, though. Better move fast!!!!

A lot in Owl's Head recently sold for 2K. Bam! Better move fast!!!! By the way, how's that goose cooking? American's like goose too.

 

[ASH]

Perhaps we'll finally see a second home built in that neighborhood. That first one's gotta be gettin' lonely. I don't think anyone's living in it. I'm not sure it's even finished.

 

[30ashopper]

Kinda sad really. The county reassessed every lot down to $1600. You could probably buy the whole place for a half a mil. I think the developers payed like 30?

 

[30ashopper]

From county records, looks like a number of lot owners sued and got their money back.

 

[scooterbug44]

I still remember the first time I drove past w/ Mama Scooterbug. She read the sign and said "Coastal village, where's the coast?"

I told her it was the one 20 miles back and it devolved into yet another explanation of Florida real estate development vs. logic. :roll:

 

[ASH]

OK, so now I gotta ask. Will this become the property where the new solar farm is in the planning stages up that way? Maybe the whole thing did get bought back up....

 

[30ashopper]

OK, so now I gotta ask. Will this become the property where the new solar farm is in the planning stages up that way? Maybe the whole thing did get bought back up....

I havn't heard of such a project. Any additional info?

 

[ASH]

There was an article in the local news a few months ago about a huge solar farm getting started up. Shelton Stone was directing the effort. "Undisclosed location in Walton County". Owl's Head was an 800 acre development.

Here's a clip I googled:
You get the feeling that the energy in the room generated by business partners Shelton Stone and James Sumpter could power more than a few American homes.

As the two discuss details for their planned 74 -megawatt solar facility breaking ground soon in Walton County, you are struck by the fact that their timing couldn't be better.

"All the auto companies are running away from petrochemical-fuled cars as fast as they can," Stone said. "We aren't competing with existing utility companies. We see an increase in demand for electric power for cars, homes, and everything else and we hope to provide some of that energy for a future that is coming fast."

Sumpter and Stone's solar startup, Energy Farm, Inc., has already started researching locations in Nevada, New Mexico, and California, and abroad in India and other international locations for future expansion.

But for now, Stone and Sumpter, along with their investors, will start with a facility on 550 acres at an undisclosed Walton County location to be revealed in about 45 days when all the details are finalized. The "energy farm" will break ground later this year and start providing power next year, generating enough electricity from pholotvoltaic cells to power 12,000 homes.