County sued for $3 Million+

[Creeklover]

At least they have some one who is from North of the Bay and is not trying to impose their South Walton views on the folok of Freeport.

"Now you have either unemployed people or start attracting a very transient work force."

Walton County has allways attracted a VERY transient work force. But what about all of the LOCAL jobs that it would have created. The Landscapers, repair workers and all sorts.


I would love for the Freeport area to have a pier even if it cost money to use it.

 

[AAbsolute]

I still think they are lucky this thing was canned. It would be a big empty building with a lot of money spent on marketing the 1.5 foot deep bay. The math simply does not work on condos/apartments in Freeport. Do the math. Construction cost alone will not sell it. Then throw in land cost! The courts will determine if their rights were violated but I say they got lucky on this one...

I don't like the backroom stuff the County pulls, but I agree that they are better off, for the time being, letting this project season a bit.

 

[wrobert]

Any group that remains silent will go ignored. Luckily the folks of Freeport have you to speak for them.

We did not plan on being silent. We did our job. We elected some free market thinkers, at least that is what they told us when they ran for office. Now that they are in it appears that they are forgetting those that believe in 'live and let live' and run for cover every time something a little bit controversial gets brought up.

I just hate that they are abandoning us true conservative conservationists that are trying to do something about urban sprawl and global warming and going with the vocal minority that has not figured out that their way will destroy the world with their squatty, tiny buildings that barely hold a hundred people, much less than the thousands that they should be built to hold.

I understand that another lawsuit was filed at noon yesterday contesting yet another decision where the BCC is trying to get in someone else's business. But, what the heck, we have plenty of money. If not, we can certainly take whatever is needed to keep the flow going.

 

[Bobby J]

It is a good thing that entrepeneurs and capitalist have people like you to save us all from ourselves. Who knows what might have happened if those guys had been successful. Maybe some poor people would have a decent paying job, Walton County would have been a bit more green, growth would have once again came to the area. But instead, we get to increase taxes to pay these visionaries not to do their thing. First we pay farmers not to farm in this country, and now we are going to pay speculators not to speculate. What a wonderful world we live in.

I agree with you about the wonderful world we live in. My post had no direction as far as the project being good, bad or indifferent. I just said they "got lucky". That is an opinion. People like you should really read and understand another persons post before they going spouting off.

 

[John R]

We did not plan on being silent. We did our job. We elected some free market thinkers, at least that is what they told us when they ran for office. Now that they are in it appears that they are forgetting those that believe in 'live and let live' and run for cover every time something a little bit controversial gets brought up.

These are your fellow republicans you're referring to, yes?

Regarding your 'sprawl' argument, your theories are accurate to a point. To combat the sprawl you're concerned with, the jolly bay development would in reality be better suited to downtown Freeport, or really your beloved Defuniak Springs, the urban center of of our county. Or, right next to SanDestin. One of the basic foundations of anti-sprawl is to keep people from having to drive to anywhere. This project is not near anywhere. All of this presupposes that there is infrastructure in place, as well as a working public transportation system, parking, schools, medical, etc, etc

 

[Matt J]

At least they have some one who is from North of the Bay and is not trying to impose their South Walton views on the folok of Freeport.

"Now you have either unemployed people or start attracting a very transient work force."

Walton County has allways attracted a VERY transient work force. But what about all of the LOCAL jobs that it would have created. The Landscapers, repair workers and all sorts.


I would love for the Freeport area to have a pier even if it cost money to use it.

The jobs that this would create would be few if any. The landscaping would be done by a company that already employs people. The maintenance would be one person at best.

Since we're all strict on the interpretation of land use, might I point out that the owners of this project have a residential address listed for the LLC. It is also located in a sub division that has a covenants and restrictions against commercial endeavors. Seems as though they are thumbing their nose at the good folks in Gulf Place as well.

 

[wrobert]

I just said they "got lucky". That is an opinion. People like you should really read and understand another persons post before they going spouting off.

I certainly can read your posts. But if people like me have to understand your posts, you are going to spend most of your time talking to yourself, imho.

 

[Matt J]

I certainly can read your posts. But if people like me have to understand your posts, you are going to spend most of your time talking to yourself, imho.

Insults, the sign of a man with no argument.

 

[wrobert]

Since we're all strict on the interpretation of land use, might I point out that the owners of this project have a residential address listed for the LLC. It is also located in a sub division that has a covenants and restrictions against commercial endeavors. Seems as though they are thumbing their nose at the good folks in Gulf Place as well.

Another silly rule that should be done away with. Planning's interpretation would have everyone selling on Ebay required to file a home occupation plan, $300 for permit or DO, whatever they are calling it these days. Code violations should be filed on all of these so the ridiculous nature of restricting economic freedom becomes more evident so it also can be fixed.

 

[AAbsolute]

The jobs that this would create would be few if any. The landscaping would be done by a company that already employs people. The maintenance would be one person at best.

Since we're all strict on the interpretation of land use, might I point out that the owners of this project have a residential address listed for the LLC. It is also located in a sub division that has a covenants and restrictions against commercial endeavors. Seems as though they are thumbing their nose at the good folks in Gulf Place as well.

Good point about Gulf Place. What's the authority you reference that makes it wrong and what is the enforcement mechanism? Thanks