Walton County Meet the Candidates - Tuesday, July 15, 2008

[wrobert]

Okay, I understand what he is saying. He is saying ShallowsNole and company don't have enough to do as it is; let's play with the tax rate. Let's make it an odd number so that absolutely nobody collects or pays the correct amount, which will cause ShallowsNole and company to waste ream upon ream of paper and inordinate amounts of time and postage printing over/short notices. Yeah, that sure would save money.

I'm just hoping nobody gets the bright idea to follow Okaloosa's lead and bump it to 5%...

And if someone gets really mad at you and starts threatening, you can call for help and they will bring their billy clubs and blow their little whistles while the bad guy flees in fear.

 

[Busta Hustle]

Issue 3 "Not Packing Heat" of course this was a joke as everyone knows this will never happen in America. I always wonder how they manage in London.
By the way I have relatives who have combined for over 70 years of service as policeman in city, county, state and federal positions. They have and are serving both nationally and internationally.


Issue 2 "Lowering TDC TAX" really how many layers of taxing authorities do we need in Florida. The math is easy really if you reduce the 4% to 3.6%. Yes you are multiplying with decimals. If you have a problem with unpaid bed taxes, you could make up the tiny loss in revenue by imposing stiffer penaties on the non payers or even better reduce the tdc sign budget to zero.

Issue 1 "GEM cars" i believe the rule is that they are street legal (when registered) on roads where the speed limit is 35 Mph or less. Our north south feeder roads from 30-A are set at 45 Mph...By reducing these to 35 Mph you would give the option of using a $10K electric car to the residents living in several neighborhoods north of 98 and at the same time improve the environment. I can think of several other benefits and no negative consequences.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I think the DOT is responsible for hwy speed limits, not the BCC. Even so, you would have many more people breaking the speed limit on those roads, where today, I see people driving 50mph.

 

[Busta Hustle]

and thus another source of revenue, giving speeding tickets, to offset the "loss of revenue" from lowering taxes...and speed limits. Don't you think dot would respond favorably to a bcc or citizen request to lower the limit?

 

[drivingthru]

SJ - It was a well run event and a large turnout based on the past.

Thanks for your thoughts and insight into the candidate pool.

Next up is the Mossy Head event. Hope to see eveyone there.

Ok so I got curious and attended the Mossey Head function. The highlight was the music after the candidates spoke. Its clear to me there is no competition to Mr Davis, Mr Jones and Mrs Anderson but what about the Sheriff and District 5? Nobody stood out exceptionally in my books for District 5 and I believe "No Show"Johnson has his work cut out with Adkinson Cooper and Cornman. Macon was a no show and Brown and Wise were just there (although Wise did let the audience know how many training classes he has taken, by topic). I was hoping to hear some Q & A but there was none. When is the next one?

 

[BeachSiO2]

Okay, I understand what he is saying. He is saying ShallowsNole and company don't have enough to do as it is; let's play with the tax rate. Let's make it an odd number so that absolutely nobody collects or pays the correct amount, which will cause ShallowsNole and company to waste ream upon ream of paper and inordinate amounts of time and postage printing over/short notices. Yeah, that sure would save money.

I'm just hoping nobody gets the bright idea to follow Okaloosa's lead and bump it to 5%...

It's 6% in Charleston, SC on top of the 6% state sales tax.

 

[Busta Hustle]

Mr. Nelson, reducing the tax by 10% a year for 5 years does not make the tax "gone"...in fact it is reduced by less than half after the 5 years.

Bsio2 don't forget walton has a 7% sales tax 6 from the state and another 1% added by county...

 

[ShallowsNole]

Issue 3 "Not Packing Heat" of course this was a joke as everyone knows this will never happen in America. I always wonder how they manage in London.
By the way I have relatives who have combined for over 70 years of service as policeman in city, county, state and federal positions. They have and are serving both nationally and internationally.


Issue 2 "Lowering TDC TAX" really how many layers of taxing authorities do we need in Florida. The math is easy really if you reduce the 4% to 3.6%. Yes you are multiplying with decimals. If you have a problem with unpaid bed taxes, you could make up the tiny loss in revenue by imposing stiffer penaties on the non payers or even better reduce the tdc sign budget to zero.

Issue 1 "GEM cars" i believe the rule is that they are street legal (when registered) on roads where the speed limit is 35 Mph or less. Our north south feeder roads from 30-A are set at 45 Mph...By reducing these to 35 Mph you would give the option of using a $10K electric car to the residents living in several neighborhoods north of 98 and at the same time improve the environment. I can think of several other benefits and no negative consequences.

Issue 2 - I hold my ground. Check www.ftdta.org to see how many counties in Florida have the TDT. Even Washington and Jackson counties do! But thanks for your concern.

 

[Busta Hustle]

Lower taxes may even increase revenue, to the tdc by making a vacation stay more affordable. It may also have an added benefit of slowing the counties property value declines. If the owners of rental properties were able to keep another 1.64% fewer properties become distressed. Then we could all relax, hop in the electric car and head to the beach, happy!

 

[wrobert]

Mr. Nelson, reducing the tax by 10% a year for 5 years does not make the tax "gone"...in fact it is reduced by less than half after the 5 years.

Bsio2 don't forget walton has a 7% sales tax 6 from the state and another 1% added by county...

You are right. Reducing it by half would never make it go away, at some point it would get inconsequential. My mistake. And it is robert, please.