Walton County, FL

All meetings

Search by topic, street, dollar amount or date, then narrow by board or category.

Board

All boards Board of County Commissioners Planning Commission Technical Review Committee

Category

All topics Development & zoning Budget & taxes Roads & infrastructure Utilities Public safety Parks Other

44 meetings with parks items · Clear all

Feb 26, 2026County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on February 26, 2026, and approved a consent agenda containing numerous contracts, equipment purchases, and budget amendments totaling millions of dollars. Key actions included awarding a $7.58 million construction contract for a stormwater facility in Santa Rosa, approving $1.41 million for landfill equipment, authorizing audio-visual upgrades at the courthouse for $295,633, and adopting two major residential development projects. The board also suspended planned marketing spending to allow the Tourist Development Council to reconsider using $800,000 in north Walton tourism funds for a proposed tractor museum, received good news that FPL agreed to table a controversial transmission line project across Choctawhatchee Bay, and directed staff to study the feasibility of artificial turf fields at local sports facilities. Commissioner Curry requested that policies be drafted for the volunteer board appointment process.
- ParksClay baseball fields at Walton Sports Complex
- ParksShade structure at Ghentsville Park
- ParksKellogg Park Nature Center project
- +4 more matching items
Feb 10, 2026County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on February 10, 2026, to address multiple business items and citizen concerns. Key actions included approving several contracts and agreements such as emergency medical services funding to South Walton Fire District, a SwiftGov software agreement for artificial intelligence components, and a rezoning request for commercial development on Highway 20. The board also discussed funding assistance for the City of DeFuniak Springs' fire department, negotiated potential land exchanges, and approved various appointments to advisory boards and commissions. Discussion topics ranged from water quality concerns near an old landfill to support for truck size restrictions on county roads.
- ParksEastern Lake Conservation and Preservation Easement
- ParksPortland Boat Ramp Repairs Using Vessel Registration Funds
- ParksEagle Springs Sports Complex Swimming Pool RFP
Feb 4, 2026TRCMinutes not posted yet
Technical Review Committee
The Walton County Technical Review Committee met on February 4, 2026, to review development projects. The committee approved minutes from its December 17, 2025 meeting, continued review of a residential subdivision project to a later date, and approved a minor development order for park improvements at Legion Park.
- ParksLegion Park Improvements
Jan 27, 2026County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on January 27, 2026, to consider routine business, multiple major development projects, and policy matters. The board approved several consent agenda items including equipment leases, grant applications for road improvements, and development orders for residential and commercial projects. Key discussions included a $1 million allocation for an Agriculture Center project using beach vending revenue (which failed 2-3), tabling the Eastern Lake Regional Beach Access project, adopting a resolution supporting law enforcement, approving planning software contracts totaling up to $1.01 million, and confirming a 42-townhome development near Commercial Parkway. The board also addressed updates on wireless broadband (Wildstar), beach nourishment, and legislative matters.
- ParksEastern Lake Regional Beach Access
- ParksMorrison Springs Park vehicle admission fee collection
- ParksBeach nourishment update
- +1 more matching items
Jan 13, 2026County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on January 13, 2026, and approved a series of consent agenda items including amendments to agreements with DeFuniak Springs and Coastal Seniors, engineering services contracts, and insurance agreements. The board also passed the Walton Forever Land Acquisition Program ordinance to preserve agricultural lands through conservation easements, approved golf course rate increases, awarded a contract for timber pedestrian bridge renovation, and endorsed event grant and sponsorship programs for tourism. Several discussion items were addressed, including a Choctaw Beach fire station renovation project, GIS mapping overlays, budget workshops, state legislative bills, and a short-term rental process workshop. A request for $5,000 to fund the Summit on the Circle event failed due to lack of a second motion.
- ParksEagle Springs Golf and Recreation Center day rate increase
- ParksDistrict Two discretionary funds for Paxton Cemetery parking improvements
Dec 9, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on December 9, 2025, and approved multiple infrastructure, administrative, and community initiatives. The board passed a consent agenda that included routine approvals for records disposition, minutes, and expenditures totaling approximately $4.8 million across various county funds. Key substantive actions included approving ground leases for public safety communication tower sites, a state lobbying services contract, applications for transportation grants for multi-use path projects, and a supplemental agreement for the Westbay Parkway project. The commissioners also approved a pilot program to place naloxone rescue boxes in high-traffic locations to combat opioid overdoses, amended an interlocal agreement with the City of Freeport to expand wastewater utility services, and accepted a donated heavy rescue truck. In a significant land conservation initiative, the board approved the first reading of the Walton Forever Land Acquisition Program ordinance, which would establish a framework for acquiring natural, recreational, and agricultural lands, though one commissioner opposed it due to funding concerns. Additional items included approving an employee benefits consultant renewal, a restaurant development project, and various planning department updates.
- ParksDistrict 5 Rec Plat Fees Allocation for Padgett Park Splash Pad
Nov 24, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on November 24, 2025, where they approved numerous consent agenda items, adopted ordinances addressing beach bonfire regulations and waterway designation changes, approved engineering contracts for road reconstruction and bridge design, awarded a lobbying services contract, and elected new board leadership. The board addressed several development projects, including approval of a hot mix asphalt plant in District 1 and adoption of a conceptual PUD for Tucker Bayou. Items removed from the agenda included the Alderberry property purchase, the ride-share program RFP, and the Eastern Lake Beach Access project design contract.
- ParksGulfview Heights Regional Beach Access Task Order with Kimley-Horn
Nov 12, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on November 12, 2025, where commissioners approved the Expenditure Approval List totaling $23.3 million, allocated $100,000 in District Four recreational plat fees for Helen McCall Park improvements, approved a $134,685 engineering contract for CR 395 and US 98 intersection design work, approved asbestos removal services for the old Thrift-Way building not to exceed $75,000, approved a task order for $451,165.15 for design and permitting of the Eastern Lake Regional Beach Access project, approved an Eastern Lake water quality test at a cost not to exceed $10,000, renewed the federal lobbying contract with Ballard Partners with a requirement for quarterly updates, approved a housing confirmation of entity document, adopted a resolution establishing a code compliance fines disposition policy, approved the 2025 County Maintained Road Index, scheduled a public hearing for November 24, 2025, on carryforward funding, extended the Bennett property closing deadline by 30 days, scheduled an executive session for a pending lawsuit, scheduled a public hearing on a conservation easement program, directed opposition letters to Alabama officials regarding a CO2 pipeline project, approved improvements to parks in District One including a Four-Mile Creek boat ramp repair for $40,000 and a Pitts Bayshore dock construction for $50,000, voided a previous $100,000 allocation for a Bureau of Land Management property, approved allowing the Walton County FFA Tractor Museum to hold a golf tournament, approved water quality testing in the Alaqua Creek area, requested the next BCC/TDC joint meeting be scheduled for December 9, 2025, approved relocating District Two offices with approximately $50,000 in renovation costs, and increased bailiff pay to $50 per hour with a three-hour minimum.
- ParksHelen McCall Park improvements
- ParksSouth Walton Sports Complex bleacher shade structures
- ParksBoys and Girls Club facilities rental agreement
- +3 more matching items
Nov 5, 2025TRCMinutes not posted yet
Technical Review Committee
The Walton County Technical Review Committee met on November 5, 2025, to consider development applications ranging from small commercial projects to a major 1,923-unit residential development. The committee tabled one project (Legion Park improvements), continued two others to later November and December meetings, and was prepared to approve six major and minor development orders, including a 104-room Holiday Inn Express, a 49-unit storage facility, a 12-unit live/work development, an 18,000-square-foot warehouse, and other commercial and residential projects. One abandonment application for alleys and right-of-way in the Residential Preservation district was also on the agenda for approval.
- ParksLegion Park Improvements
Oct 28, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on October 28, 2025, and approved numerous items including consent agenda measures, several ordinances related to traffic and waterways regulations, and resolutions for tax-exempt bond financing and employee recognition. The board also discussed staffing decisions, community issues such as water quality testing near a closed landfill, and planning matters. Key votes included adopting new traffic and motor vehicle ordinances, establishing boating and waterway regulations, approving expenditures totaling over $20 million, and authorizing a consultant for the Planning Division.
- ParksNotice of Commencement for shade structure at Wee Care Park
- ParksHelen McCall Park improvements allocation
Oct 14, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on October 14, 2025, and approved numerous contracts, purchases, and agreements on consent, including digital signature services, infrastructure projects, and property acquisitions. Key decisions included authorizing a $500,000 design phase for railroad crossing and intersection improvements at Northwest Florida Commerce Park; approving a $12 million property purchase at 115 Sandy Lane, a $2.9 million acquisition near Eagle Springs Golf Course, and an $80,000 purchase of lots near South 25th Street; rejecting a PGA Tour sponsorship proposal; and declining an Executive Tourism Director position. The board also scheduled public hearings on ordinance amendments regarding building regulations, fire prevention, traffic and motor vehicles, and waterways. A proposed 53-lot residential subdivision on East Nursery Road was approved, and the board deferred action on an Inlet Beach Neighborhood Plan zoning inconsistency to allow for further consideration of correction options.
- ParksSouth Walton Dog Park Restroom Development Order
- ParksSouth Walton Sports Complex Bleacher Shade Structures Development Order
- ParksLegion Park Improvements Change Order
- +1 more matching items
Oct 1, 2025TRCMinutes not posted yet
Technical Review Committee
The Walton County Technical Review Committee met on October 1, 2025, to review minor development order applications for various projects across the county. The committee approved five projects (Alys Beach Block W construction trailer, Blue Green Landscape garden center conversion, Goatfeathers deck addition, ACE Hardware lawn and garden center, and Beachwalk Townhomes replat), tabled one project (Legion Park improvements), continued three projects to October 15 (Leisure Lane bed and breakfast, G&S Glass showroom, and LBC Properties commercial use), and approved one replat (Cross Creek Shores).
- ParksLegion Park Improvements
Sep 23, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on September 23, 2025, to address various administrative, budget, and development matters. The board approved routine consent agenda items including expenditure payments totaling $8.5 million, several grants and service agreements, and multiple requests for public hearings on building and fire code amendments. Key substantive actions included approving a $93,750 solid waste grant, refunding approximately $1.5 million in mobility fees collected before Senate Bill 180, authorizing an office lease transfer for District 4's commissioner, approving a shade structure purchase for Ghenstvile Park at an estimated $105,771, and approving a development order application for a modular clinic on Frank Maska Drive. The board also adopted the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) for the Comprehensive Plan with revisions to the recreational element, and deferred a Building Department office proposal at the South Walton Annex (approximately $8 million in building funds) pending updated cost estimates and reserve calculations. A department head confirmation motion failed, leading to a revised motion confirming several positions while excluding others, and the board defunded marketing allocations for two event grant organizations.
- ParksShade Structure for Ghenstvile Park Playground
Sep 9, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of Commissioners met on September 9, 2025, and approved a consent agenda that included grant awards for law enforcement equipment, fiber optic cable installation at the State Attorney's Office, machinery donations, opioid settlement agreements, road improvements, and contract approvals for tourism and parks services. Outside of the consent agenda, the Board adopted a resolution recognizing Forensic Science Week, awarded a parking management contract, discussed Section 8 housing challenges, approved a Building Permit Fee abatement resolution, considered the Freeport Library relocation and teen center proposal, discussed the former Choctaw Beach Fire Station, and deferred decisions on Highway 98 code enforcement standards and the Echelon condominium project (which will be heard by a magistrate rather than the Board). The Board also approved the continuation of the Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report to its September 23 meeting and approved a rezoning for Juan's Auto Repair.
- ParksMerchant Agreement and Amendments with ForeUP for Credit Card Processing
Aug 26, 2025County Commission
County Commission
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners met on August 26, 2025, with four commissioners present (Commissioner Brad Drake was absent). The board approved numerous consent agenda items including budget amendments for the South Walton Senior Center totaling over $500,000 from recreational plat fees and ad valorem tax revenues, software and service contracts, and several grant applications. The board also awarded a contract for $1,469,728.30 to construct the Eagle Springs Golf Course Phase One Maintenance Building. Two ordinances amending the county code to establish positions for the Chief Financial Officer and clarify the County Administrator role were adopted. The board approved the Bennett Property purchase for $12,000,000, extended the Morrison Spring entry program through September 30, 2025, and approved resolutions for special assessments in the Daughette Canal and Fire Rescue districts. Major discussion items included code enforcement fines totaling over $4 million, nonprofit agency funding policy changes, and allocation of $33,000 for Mossy Head Community Center repairs and $63,000 for Helen McCall park improvements. The board also directed staff to issue a Request for Proposal for a ride share program and authorized a future special executive session regarding pending litigation.
- ParksDistrict 5 Recreational Plat Fees Allocation for South Walton Senior Center
- ParksSod Cutter Purchase for Parks Department
- ParksMorrison Spring Entry Program Extension
- +4 more matching items

Summaries are AI-generated; each meeting links its original documents · Independent, not an official Walton County site · Source · Updated Sep 20, 2026 · Privacy · Terms