Grayton Dunes Bid Schedule Creates Uncertainty in State Purchase
Officials note a mid May bid deadline by FDIC on the Grayton Dunes land could affect Florida’s CARL program bid. FDIC plans bid brochures by late April with two to three weeks for responses. If the state cannot bid in May, Trust for Public Lands may bid while governor approval lags, as Rep Hutto seeks to aid the effort.
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Sally Vaught
Grayton Dunes
Bob Rogers
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
Rogers
Bob Graham
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Pauline Blankenship
Blankenship
South Walton Real Estate
State Purchase
van Ness Butler
U.S
Earl Hutto
Hutto
Mary Ann Williams
Williams
Ken Woodburn
Trust For Public Lands
TPL
Carolyn Ruesch
Tallahassee
Ruesch
Chamber Members Approve South Walton Annex Plan
Walton County Chamber members backed the South Walton annex proposed by Ruby Rivard with St. Joe Paper Co. support. A mobile home office at Highways 331 and 98 would serve as a welcome center and information hub, funded in part by annual advertising leases. Rivard aims to finalize land access from St. Joe and secure a trailer within a week.
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Vanita Trippe
Walton County Chamber of Commerce
St. Joe Paper Co
Ruby Rivard
South Walton Chamber
South Walton
Rivard
St. Joe
Chamber
Wind-driven blackout hits South Walton area
Gale force winds caused a Wednesday power outage for about 400 Choctawhatchee Electric customers. A line near Dr Vernon Stebler’s Seagrove Beach home broke at 5 p.m. triggering a safety cut and a nearby fire that delayed repairs for hours. The outage spread to Grayton Beach Point Washington and areas east of U S 331 with separate outages in Freeport Black Creek and along U S 331 to the Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge. Bridge logs show the outage affected the span from 5 to 5 20 p m until power was restored.
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South Walton
Bell
Seagrove Beach
Grayton Beach
Point Washington
U.S. 331
Freeport
Black Creek
Pitts Bayshore
ORCHIDS! Ann And Tony Montalbano Grow Them Anywhere
Ann and Tony Montalbano of Santa Rosa Beach turn orchid hobby into a life filled with hundreds of plants. They share growing tips, joined the Orchid Growers Association, donate plants to a vocational school, and attend orchid shows including a recent World Orchid Conference in Miami. She studies art and enjoys shells collected abroad. they have about 100 plants and envision a simple beach life with family.
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Ginny Foote
Ann Montalbano
Santa Rosa Beach
Ann
Montalbanos
Montalbano
Orchid Growers Association
Tony
Texas
Birmingham
Arctic
Antarctic
Desert
Tony Montalbano
Miami
New
York
Japan
United States
Holland
Saudi Arabia
Red Sea
Viennese School of Art
Vienna
Resurfacing Planned for SR 393 Narrow County Route
Walton County Commissioner Billy McLean announced relief soon for SR 393 from 98 to the beach road described as chewed up. He said work to widen the two mile stretch by one foot on each side and resurface it would take five to six days if rain stays away.
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Vanita Trippe
Beach Road
Walton County
Billy McLean
McLean
Narrow highway to be widened and resurfaced
Billy McLean says the project will widen the road by one foot on each side and resurface it. He notes the highway is among the narrowest and most traveled sections in the area.
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Billy McLean
County highway widening to ease emergency traffic delays
The highway project, delayed by funds and equipment shortages after two years on the paving list, should take about a week to complete if weather remains favorable. Local emergency services say the improved, wider road will aid evacuations and rapid responses to beachside homes and businesses.
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McLean
Beach Road
South County
Chris Gage
Gage
South Walton Emergency Services
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