Let's Have A FULL Audit !

[Kurt]

@lazin&drinkin how is this relevant? Should be another thread?

 

[lazin&drinkin]

As I was involved in the process of posting this, the other thread had not been started. This seemed appropriate to the upcoming audit in that it's just this sort of attempt by a developer to skirt the rules that is part and parcel of the problem. Were this to pass the BCC, Sandestin would have a green light to bypass public notice and hearings, among other things. That said, when I have the time to post the remainder, and it's time-consuming, I intend posting on the NOPC thread that is now the better locus for this.

 

[Matt J]

I couldn't give two $hits about Sandestin, what does concern me is the attempt to redefine open space. This would affect a lot more than just Sandestin if the definition were changed.

 

[lazin&drinkin]

Matt J, you hit at least one of the nails o the head. It is the larger frame of reference and the threats to that larger frame posed by this NOPC by Sandestin that should be our concern. We have laws and rules. Our planning dept and BCC have not followed them. We have an expensive mess as a result, with a serious impairment of the quality of life for the residents of this county and some serious legal bills that could have been avoided by the county adhering to those laws and rules. There are other implications in this NOPC that threaten us and the rule of law. Public awareness is the first line of defense, or should be. If we the people don't object, we deserve what we get, and this forum provides a means of spreading the awareness needed to speak outrage, and which outrage must be communicated to the BCC if we are to have any hope for a change for the better.

 

[Matt J]

I could be wrong, but don't the changes have to be reaffirmed by the state? In other words, doesn't all of this have to be reviewed by the state similar to COMP and LDC changes?

Also I think we should give credit where due, the planning department did finally say that Sandestin was out of compliance.