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Jul 22, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on July 22, 2025, and approved numerous consent agenda items, including budget amendments, facility improvements, and grant applications. The board allocated $500,000 from Managed Vendor Program funds for an ADA-accessible fishing pier and kayak launch at the former Choctaw Beach Fire Station, and approved up to $30,000 from District One Recreational Plat Fees for a safety guard rail at Choctaw Beach Park, with approximately $54,000 reallocated for remodeling the former fire station. The commissioners also adopted Resolution 2025-42 establishing a county-wide Watershed Master Plan, abandoned a portion of an alley in Walton County Plat Book 2, Page 66A, and approved Regional Utilities' franchise transfer for the Inlet Water System. The board addressed concerns about SB 180's impact on development and discussed restructuring the tourism event grant program to focus on new county-based events. Additionally, the commissioners authorized staff to engage an architectural firm to assess the Thriftway building and explore a governmental center concept near the DeFuniak Springs Courthouse.
Jul 8, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on July 8, 2025, and approved numerous administrative items including IT infrastructure purchases, engineering contracts, and environmental initiatives. The board de-obligated recreational plat fee funding for the Boys & Girls Club and reallocated farmer's market funding to an agriculture center project. A significant discussion centered on the Event Grant Program, where board members expressed concern about a proposed $200,000 budget reduction affecting community events supported by tourism tax revenue. The board also approved structural assessment work on a historic DeFuniak Springs building, established an opioid settlement grant oversight partnership, suspended enforcement of ordinances affected by recent state legislation, and authorized obtaining independent appraisals for potential acquisition of the Alderberry Property. Additionally, the board appointed Clay Adkinson as permanent County Attorney and Brian Kellenberger as permanent County Administrator.
Jun 23, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on June 23, 2025, and approved eleven consent agenda items including agreements for emergency shelter partnerships, a solid waste contract amendment, road closures for community events, and a three-year housing program partnership. The board also approved a self-funded health insurance plan for employees, authorized a letter to state representatives urging funding for emergency management systems that lost state support, adopted an ordinance clarifying the County Administrator position, and removed a prohibition on short-term rentals in accessory dwelling units to align with state law. Commissioners discussed vendor rotation procedures, requested an audit of the Planning Department's fee collection processes, approved an alley abandonment, allocated $150,000 for dog park improvements, and initiated discussions on land development code changes and design standards for scenic corridors.
Jun 10, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on June 10, 2025, and took action on routine administrative items including approving expenditures totaling $5.18 million, amending the fiscal year 2025 budget to accept two grants ($97,872 for a substance abuse treatment program and $76,419 for a family self-sufficiency program), and approving several professional services contracts for engineering and infrastructure projects. The Board also approved a $98,163.75 contract for restroom and access improvements at Henry Park Visitor Center, authorized a motion to allow the county to join in a replat of the Preserve at Grayton Beach property, and voted to terminate County Administrator Stan Sunday without cause and appoint interim leadership. The Board discussed accessory dwelling unit short-term rental regulations, conducted an operational audit of the Planning Department, and addressed various administrative and policy matters.
May 27, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on May 27, 2025, and approved a consent agenda that included multiple grants and contracts totaling over $20 million, along with routine administrative items. The board also adopted a resolution setting residential waste container rates at $17.49 per unit, recognized retiring county employees with 22 and 18 years of service, and heard presentations on a proposed PGA Tour golf tournament sponsorship (at $6 million annually), short-term rental compliance efforts, and facility improvements. The board directed staff to pursue PGA Tour negotiations and postponed discussion of re-establishing a Tourism Department Executive Director position until the fiscal year 2026 budget process. The board also addressed property matters, fire prevention updates, and approved installation of public rescue tubes at beach access areas.
May 13, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on May 13, 2025, and approved a consent agenda containing routine administrative items, along with several significant projects. The board authorized contracts for drainage improvements totaling over $3.8 million, approved construction of a nature center at Kellogg Park for nearly $1 million, and scheduled budget hearings and workshops for the coming fiscal year. The board also funded additional support for the county health department's primary care program with $100,000 in combined funding and discussed ongoing beach access issues related to Senate Bill 1622 and the county's customary use litigation.
Apr 24, 2025County CommissionMinutes not posted yet
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners held a land use meeting on April 24, 2025, to consider zoning changes, plat approvals, and development amendments. Key agenda items included a request to continue short-term vacation rental code text amendments to May, a rezoning application for commercial use on US Highway 331, final plat approvals for two Deerwood Drive lots, a major amendment to convert planned townhomes to a 60-unit living facility at Veterans Road, approval of a light industrial office and warehouse project on County Highway 393, and a final plat for a mixed-use subdivision near Highway 98 West.
Apr 22, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on April 22, 2025, and approved numerous consent agenda items totaling over $15 million in expenditures, including engineering services, grant agreements, and contract renewals. The board also adopted an ordinance transferring quasi-judicial decision-making to a special magistrate, approved funding for several community improvement projects including $8,000 for an Air Heart One Memorial, $11,000 for basketball court improvements at Choctaw Beach Community Center, $17,000 for boat tie-off piles at Grady Brown Boat Ramp, and $345,000 for playground equipment and irrigation at Paradise Park. The board designated May as Art Month, recognized Walton County's AARP age-friendly achievements, and approved a road closure for a sprint triathlon event. Several updates were provided on flood management, waste management, and economic development initiatives.
Apr 8, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on April 8, 2025, and approved routine expenditures totaling $6.7 million, plus several engineering and environmental projects. Key decisions included allocating $500,000 in recreational fees toward a community/senior center at the South Walton Annex, approving a $24,000 countywide vulnerability assessment, and authorizing a sealed-bid sale of 1.67 acres at Northwest Florida Commerce Park for economic development. The board also voted to cease the 2017 department head confirmation process, then voted unanimously to direct legal staff to draft a new confirmation procedure and hold a public workshop before the next regular meeting. Other items addressed included directing staff to negotiate options for improving solid waste collection in Service Area B and directing staff to review restaurant operations at Eagle Springs Golf and Recreation Center to improve profitability.
Mar 27, 2025County CommissionMinutes not posted yet
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on March 27, 2025, to consider three land development matters. The board was set to address a request to continue Short-Term Vacation Rental Code amendments to April, a rezoning application for DW's Sitework to change property from Rural Residential to Industrial use, a major amendment to the Commerce Park PUD to allow a 60-unit living facility instead of townhomes, and approval of a final plat for Old Towne Bayou subdivision with 13 single-family lots.
Mar 25, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on March 25, 2025, with four of five commissioners present. The board approved the consent agenda including routine expenditures totaling $14.7 million, approved design services for the Mack Bayou and Sandestin Lane Connector Road ($368,214), and awarded a construction contract for the South Walton Multi-Use Trail project to C.W. Roberts ($2,283,819). The board directed the Planning Commission to schedule a public workshop on neighborhood planning ordinance changes, adopted a 60-day moratorium on extractive uses and ground penetration within two miles of water wells in the Rock Hill area to protect the county's water supply, and approved joining the Governor's EOG DOGE program for internal audits and efficiencies. The confirmation of Tarey Franxman as Human Resources Director failed in a 2-2 vote. Several items were discussed regarding beach access at Walton Dunes and senior center locations without formal decisions.
Mar 11, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on March 11, 2025, with four commissioners present (Chair Donna Johns, Vice Chair Dan Curry, Commissioner Danny Glidewell, and Commissioner Brad Drake; Commissioner Tony Anderson absent). The board approved a consent agenda encompassing routine matters and multiple budget amendments totaling approximately $8.7 million, including grant funding for disaster relief and a major public safety communications system project. Key non-consent items included approval of a $20.15 million grant for a countywide public safety communications system, authorization for the Chair to travel for a potential PGA marketing opportunity, approval of a Hurricane Debby hazard mitigation grant application, and direction to investigate property purchases for a senior center. The board also took action on land development code matters, approved appointments to the Affordable Housing Committee, authorized new rules for Morrison Springs, and requested staff to review all interlocal and funding agreements.
Feb 27, 2025County CommissionMinutes not posted yet
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on February 27, 2025, to consider legislative and quasi-judicial land development items. The agenda included a second reading adoption hearing for the Old Seagrove Neighborhood Plan and approval of nine plat and development applications across the county. The meeting focused on residential subdivisions, multi-family housing projects, and commercial development requests, all of which required final approval from the board.
Feb 25, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on February 25, 2025, and addressed a variety of items including two additions to the agenda. The board approved routine consent agenda items totaling over $16.5 million in expenditures, including contracts for solid waste collection, fuel management systems, engineering services, and park maintenance. In a major quasi-judicial decision, the board denied the Blackstone PUD Amendment by a 5-0 vote, citing inconsistency with public health, safety, and welfare based on extensive public testimony. The board also adopted Ordinance 2025-04 regulating public boat ramps and established a new permit fee structure, approved a hiring resolution regarding county hiring practices, and made several district-specific decisions including allocating vessel registration funds for boat ramp repairs and supporting the Life Enrichment Senior Center. The meeting included lengthy public hearings on the PUD amendment and boat ramp regulations.
Feb 11, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on February 11, 2025, in Santa Rosa Beach due to building maintenance issues in DeFuniak Springs. The Board approved several consent agenda items including a $1 million transportation fund amendment for a pedestrian master plan, authorized a Beach Ambassador Program with two full-time and up to 30 part-time employees at an annual cost not to exceed $500,000, appointed members to the Library Advisory Board and other volunteer boards, approved a contract revision with the Krizner Group for human resources support, and rescheduled the Blackstone PUD Amendment hearing to February 25. The Board also provided direction to staff regarding reinstituting a Local Income Pool to support North Walton Doctors Hospital and to continue assisting the hospital with a Rural Economic Development Loan.

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