DeFuniak Springs
April 17, 2024 Online Edition
Fred Tricker remains on planning commission in wake of 2+-hour public hearing
By DOTTY NIST South Walton County resident Fred Tricker will continue to serve on the Walton County Planning Commission following a public hearing over two hours […]
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UWF Historic Trust partners with DeFuniak Landmarks, promotes historic preservation and enhances community programming
From Claire Stewart, Executive Director of Annual Giving and Institutional Communications, University Advancement, University of West Florida The University of West Florida Historic Trust has announced a partnership with […]
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SWFD hears the chief’s report and update on the Miramar Beach Fire Station
By RUBY KEARCE The South Walton Fire District (SWFD) board met for its regular meeting on Monday, April 8. Attorney Rene Youell began her report by […]
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TRC continues beach store proposal and Chat Holley rezoning, advances 10 other requests
By DOTTY NIST The Walton County Technical Review Committee (TRC) has voted to continue a large beach store proposed for Inlet Beach and a rezoning proposed […]
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WCEDA discuss contracts, executive director review, and the trustee ballots:
By RUBY KEARCE The Walton County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA) held its regular meeting on Thursday, April 4, at the Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood in DeFuniak […]
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Appeals court rules on Walton County beachfront properties from Gulf Shore Manor plat
By DOTTY NIST A First District Court of Appeal (DCA) ruling has upheld an August 2021 decision in Walton County Circuit Court involving beachfront lots contained […] Appeals court rules on Walton County beachfront properties from Gulf Shore Manor plat April 10, 2024 Quinton News A DEPICTION of the area of the 1925 Gulf Shore Manor plat containing properties which had been the subject of a 1978 declaration by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners. The declaration indicated that all property lying between the Gulf of Mexico and Blocks 17, 18, 19, and 20 of the subdivision, including a strip designated as “Gulf Shore Beach” and one designated as “Bathing Beach’” in the plat were “renounced and disclaimed” by the county. In recent years the declaration had played a key role with a Walton County Circuit Court ruling and with a November 2021 appeal of that ruling in the First District Court of Appeal (DCA). The appeals court recently affirmed the earlier Walton County Circuit Court ruling. By DOTTY NIST A First District Court of Appeal (DCA) ruling has upheld an August 2021 decision in Walton County Circuit Court involving beachfront lots contained in property originally platted in 1925 as the Seagrove-area Gulf Shore Manor subdivision in south Walton County. The properties had later been replatted as part of the Jasmine Dunes and Seawalk subdivisions. In litigation during recent years, the lot owners have stated that their property had originally been identified on the Gulf Shore Manor plat as either “Gulf Shores Beach”...
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