tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36053744101614917342024-03-13T07:32:16.528-05:00GRAYTON BEACH NEIGHBOHOOD ASSOCIATIONThis blog can be used to post pictures, minutes of meetings, and any other items of interest to the Grayton Beach Community. If you have photos, or items for the blog please send them to yzarctoo@aol.com . PLEASE USE THIS EMAIL TO CONTACT YOUR BOARD WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-49874361633505726692014-04-10T13:09:00.000-05:002014-04-10T13:09:03.008-05:00Missing Membership/ballot info<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has been brought to my attention that many of our members and property owners did not receive their Membership packet or Board Ballot for the coming year. If you are one of those folks I suggest you contact Kitty Taylor ( email on right side of the blog) as she is trying to correct this oversight. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-17723331891977983442014-03-18T09:09:00.003-06:002014-03-18T09:09:52.412-06:00Annual Meeting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sorry I don't have more info...but the Annual Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 19th. The meeting will be held at Shirley's yard on Defuniak Street. In the past the meeting startEd at 10 AM. As I get more info will share....membership packets should be in mail soon.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-63935905997995010642014-02-24T14:53:00.003-06:002014-02-24T14:53:23.284-06:00Membership Packets Be on the lookout for your GBNA membership packetUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-49097414981403673502014-01-31T16:16:00.001-06:002014-01-31T16:16:02.777-06:00Be Vigilant Grayton <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 21px;"><blockquote type="cite">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If interested in serving or just to find out more info please contact Grant Blackwell. You can find his email on the right side of the blog.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-71746684186870904282013-11-18T12:39:00.001-06:002013-11-18T12:39:37.749-06:00STRANGER IN NEIGHBORHOOD <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bob.murphy.31945?hc_location=stream" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;">Bob Murphy</span></a></span></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><img alt="posted to" border="0" height="1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CEE444.911D7920" width="1" /></span></b><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GraytonBeachNeighborhoodAssociation?ref=stream&hc_location=stream" target="_blank">Grayton Beach Neighborhood Association</a></span></span></b></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Notice to our neighbors!<br />There is someone coming to, or residing in, our neighborhood that has been walking into occupied houses while the residents are at home taking cash and walking out. This happened on Lydia Avenue last evening while we were watching the football game. They walked in the front door, grabbed cash from a purse and walked out into the very dark night.<br />Please lock your doors and stay vigilant. Look out for your neighbors and keep your eyes open! </span></b></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-61167925975717889062013-06-26T08:18:00.001-05:002013-06-26T08:22:49.106-05:00Ready for the 4thGet out all your <strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">RED White and BLUE</span></strong> and decorate those bikes, cars, wagons, and golf carts...it is time for Grayton to celebrate the Fourth. Line up of participants will start at 8:30 AM in front of the Red Bar. The parade will end at Kitty Taylor's real estate where refreshments will be served.... COME JOIN THE FUN...If you don't want to participate then be a WATCHER from your front yard...you will know when the parade is passing because you will hear the noise.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-30041497769306328262013-04-18T10:08:00.000-05:002013-04-18T10:08:04.134-05:00Latest Updates From Grant<div>
The meeting is April 27th at Shirley's house as usual at 11AM with lunch
around 12:30. Fried Chicken and all the trimmings with folks encouraged to bring
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The response to the Memorial Tree program has been oustanding. We have
about ten PLEDGES now and once we get 15 we will proceeed with plans. The cost
is $1000 per tree and provides for at least one replacement tree should the
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Mike Adkinson, Sheriff and Cindy Meadows will be at the annual meeting and
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Much of the meeting will be about the proposed neighborhood plan with Billy
Buzzett explaining how it works and getting feedback as to the contents of the
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The annual mailings did not inclue a ballot: "Grant Blackwell, President of
GBNA, announced at the February board meeting that there were no known
inteersted candidates for the expiring terms Grant...Billy.... Andy and Bill. Due to the
complexities of the 2013 mailings and notifications of Neighborhood Plan, Grant
asked current board members to volunteer to serve another year. All board
members agreed and thus no ballot was sent out as usual. Grant acknowledges that
this is a deviation from normal protocal and by-;laws and commits to solicit new
candidates next November for the 2014 term."<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-83373164305981520382013-03-24T21:19:00.000-06:002013-03-24T21:22:41.084-06:00Party/Annual Meeting/MembershipI checked in with Grant this week end and was told that the membership packets were mailed out last week. In reading some of our members concerns that I have received, many have not received their packets yet. For those of us living in Grayton, I was told that our packets would be hand delivered to us. As of Sunday night I have not received my packet. As soon as I get my packet as well as the minutes I will be able to respond to some of the email questions I have received. Sorry for the delay in responding to your questions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-77658106376711338432013-03-11T15:18:00.001-06:002013-03-11T15:18:43.726-06:00If you are wondering????When is the GBNA annual meeting.<br />
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April 27. Information to be announced soon.<br />
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It will be mailed out soon. Be on the look out for it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-48255665649041619242012-12-13T15:58:00.001-06:002012-12-13T15:58:20.521-06:00<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Financial Report: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Andy presented a
report for the period May 1 – October 5, 2012<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>(attached at the end of these minutes).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Billy moved to approve the report and Scott
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Memorial Tree Planting:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Board will proceed in planning process for this program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #000099; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Due to the cost per tree and delicate nature of
survival in Grayton, we will need some professional assistance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grant will consult with Ford/Tory<span style="color: red;"> </span>for advice on tree type, locations, minimum numbers
to plant, care and maintenance, replacement of trees that don’t survive,
etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will need to determine appropriate
plaques and cost per tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Board will
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Beach Beautification/Work Day: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Board members will propose a date after the meeting
and will communicate to membership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Red
Bar is contributing $500 to the cause.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Control on Lake: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The state<span style="color: red;"> </span>has permit
from the DEP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is working with home
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Issues to Discuss or Table (some of these are communications from members and
should be discussed to determine if within the scope of the GBNA): </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Resolution
to support funding for a Western Lake Bridge: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The pedestrian/bike
lane on the two current road bridges is dangerously close to traffic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The board feels that a separate ped/bike
bridge at each end of lake is needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>GBNA and Seaside have written letters to the County in support of this. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Latest word from the county is that TDC funds
will be used to pay for this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Public
input will be solicited. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A resolution from GBNA is not
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discussed and no motion made for further board attention at this time. Board
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Regional Utilities Fence: </span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Need a volunteer to apply varnish
to the paintings on the fence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will
be done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be done during the
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responsibility for Speed control sign from former board member Larry Jackson
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about noise:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Board discussed noise concerns of
residents relative to two local businesses on Defuniak Street. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Board will continue to monitor concerns of
members going into the spring. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No motion
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member: </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Board discussed multiple complaints
about the notice of hearing signs being left up. No board action recommended
but Grant Blackwell said he would address it on Grayton Beautification Work day
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supporting conversion to NON-HANGING street signs for rental homes: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Discussed the complaint and no motion was offered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on the opportunity for drafting and disseminating a neighborhood plan for
approval by Grayton Beach property owners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This would be a way for the community to better control its destiny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wouldn’t need to be very lengthy or
complex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All owners would necessarily
have the opportunity to provide input.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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elements could include: protection of historical integrity, height limits,
setbacks, beach driving, residential and commercial parking, boat ramp,
vacation rental signs, lighting, traffic and landscaping. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once
approved, a plan could serve as a one-stop approval for such improvements that the
community has sought (such as speed bumps, landscaping on Hotz, etc.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without a plan, these improvements have taken
several months of board member time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Billy made
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Deposits
(2012 membership dues)<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>225.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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earned <span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3.06<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of checks written)<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>1,032.94<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Maintenance<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>300.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Flower bed maint.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>661.50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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$13.44)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>71.44<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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earned<span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8.30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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charges </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.00<o:p></o:p></div>
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$562.00 from checking to savings on Oct 2<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup> (to avoid future service
charges).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New balances: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-19748907525230589182012-10-21T11:17:00.000-05:002012-11-15T09:44:36.203-06:00GBNA NEIGHBORHOOD WORK DAY<span style="font-size: large;">Grant would like you to put the following date and event on your calendar:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday November 17th is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Grayton Beach Beautification Day</span></u></strong>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are going to be re-doing the plantings on Hotz, clean up our neighborhood entrance area. We are going to hopefully have volunteers cut the right of way around the neighborhood. We will be setting up a tent on Hotz and seving hotdogs and drinks for all of our workers.</span> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We are hoping to meet on Hotz at 8 AM and then start the clean up. Grant hopes to have a garbage truck available to pick up materials that aren't usually picked up during regular pick ups. You should be receiving an email blast with all the info soon. Any questions contact Grant. His email is located on the right side of blog. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-42286508734646978732012-09-23T19:38:00.001-05:002012-09-23T19:38:12.356-05:00GBNA BOARD MEETING OCT. 5THIf you have any suggestions or comments that you wish the board to address please contact them via email. You can find their emails on the right side of the Blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-73767533950617108922012-08-29T11:04:00.003-05:002012-08-29T11:04:39.476-05:00IssacGrayton is fine...a little wind, some rain, not much sand damage . The gulf is stirred up and "noisy."<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-55768421894252463702012-08-02T08:49:00.003-05:002012-08-02T08:49:44.821-05:00Want to create a masterpiece?Don Sawyer will be teaching painting at his new studio starting in September. If you like his style of painting ( regional fence on Defuniak) click on the Sawyer link on the right side of the blog and sign up.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-30634509967010951602012-07-16T09:03:00.003-05:002012-07-16T09:03:36.559-05:00Abour Time, RIGHT?<h1 class="marginMidSide">
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Plenty of parking spaces make good neighbors, and that is why Grayton businesses now offer shuttle services to patrons.<br />
Shorty’s Surfside & Topside, The Red Bar, and The Zoo Gallery have teamed up to offer customers a complimentary shuttle ride during summer months. The shuttle started running June 30 and will continue through Labor Day weekend.<br />
“It’s the downfall with being successful at promoting an area,” said Philippe Petit, one of the owners of The Red Bar. “The tourists are here … But now we are faced with a different problem.”<br />
Since the once-sleepy town has become such a destination for tourists and locals alike, parking on the main drag has become a precious commodity. With cars outnumbering spots, the restaurants had accommodations for dining, but not the parking to support it.<br />
Much to the frustration of those who live in Grayton, visitors would use side yards as makeshift parking spaces or block accesses or other cars.<br />
“The parking has been an issue for many years,” said Petit. “The neighborhood really got fed up with it.”<br />
If they couldn’t immediately find parking, patrons vying for spaces along landmark Hotz Street would wait, sometimes longer for parking than for a table, and in some cases, leave Grayton altogether.<br />
“With this solution, they can get into the restaurant,” said Petit. Those who wish to dine at Shorty’s or The Red Bar can shop beforehand or grab drinks at the bar while they wait for a table, which beats sitting in a car waiting for a space to come available.<br />
Shorty’s owner Henry Patterson approached the owners at these two other businesses with the shuttle idea, and it wasn’t long before the solution was in place to alleviate traffic issues and neighborhood tensions, without losing any business.<br />
The shuttle runs 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. daily, from Grayton Corners to the intersection of Defuniak and Hotz streets.<br />
Owners of the three businesses maintain it wouldn’t be possible without the collaboration of Grayton Corners. But Grayton Corners owner Lee Perry says he’s just doing his part.<br />
“Anything we can do to help the neighborhood out is what we want to do,” said Perry, who co-owns the shops with Steve Gleaner and a third partner out of North Carolina.<br />
The parking lot at Grayton Corners just about doubles the 50 to 60 parking spaces near downtown Grayton.<br />
“You take 40 to 50 cars out of the mix,” said Patterson. “It’s good for business, it’s good for residents. It’s a win-win for everybody.”<br />
The shuttle service started June 30 with the help of Sunshine Shuttle and bore a price tag of $10,000 per month.<br />
Even in its two week run, the response has been favorable.<br />
“With 320 people in a night, nobody would have known” it would be such a success, said Patterson, referring to the July 3 evening.<br />
The immediate success led Oli Petit, owner of The Red Bar, to buy into the idea further. Last week he acquired his own shuttle. He and the other business owners will now be operating the shuttle service for the duration of the season.<br />
“These business leaders have taken the initiative where a lot of other people haven’t,” said Sunshine Shuttle owner John Finch of the Grayton project. He says parking is not just a Grayton problem, but is pervasive along 30A.<br />
Though Sunshine Shuttle is no longer the shuttle provider for Grayton, Finch hopes the idea catches on and more business owners along 30A adopt the concept, eventually running a trolley or shuttle service along the entirety of the oft-congested county road.<br />
And with the area showing no slow in growth, the timing is right to put in place a system to mitigate parking issues and keep all who love Grayton — residents, business owners, and patrons — happy.<br />
“We’re just trying to be good neighbors,” said Zoo Gallery owner Chris Wilson. </div>
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GRAYTON BEACH — A long-standing tradition is sailing back to the waters of Grayton Beach and Seagrove just in time for the Fourth of July weekend.<br />
Rags to Riches Regatta Registration opens July 1 at 8 a.m. behind Red Bar in Grayton Beach, and the Skippers meeting starts at 11 a.m. with the race shortly following.<br />
In the race, 20 to 25 boats glide across the 10-mile course of the Emerald Coast between Grayton Beach and Seagrove.<br />
“Having all the spectators out there with their colorful tents and all the kids playing around in the water is the way we want to cele-brate Independence Day,” said Elizabeth Savage, the race organizer. “This is just a salute to the past.”<br />
The Rags to Riches Regatta begins in Grayton Beach and ends in Seagrove.<br />
Savage said she has fond memories participating in the race.<br />
“I raced as a child with my fa-ther,” she said. “It has become a family tradition, and something we are passing down to later generations.”<br />
The Regatta was founded in 1981 by locals Lynn Stone and Charlie Thornton and originated as a battle between a group of sailors from Grayton Beach.<br />
The residents of Grayton Beach considered themselves the “rags,” and the Seagrove residents the “riches.”<br />
The race was suspended for 16 years beginning in 1992 and started back up in 2009.<br />
“Grayton Beach got so busy, and that made it complicated to have a race,” Savage said. “A lot of people that I talked to wanted to bring it back.”<br />
During its reemergence, the regatta saw the return of the Hobie 16 race, with about 16 boats and 100 spectators welcoming its arrival.<br />
“Everything was so beautiful,” Savage said. “Each boat was painted with different colors and set against (the) Gulf (of Mexico). The atmosphere of that day was just amazing.”<br />
Savage said the event has since become a hallmark to the Fourth of July festivities and an event unlike any other for Hobie 16 enthusiasts.<br />
The entry fee is $45 per boat and includes a race shirt and gift bag. Trophies will be awarded to the top three finishes.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-3924179427363657222012-06-01T07:50:00.001-05:002012-06-01T07:50:22.394-05:00REMEMBERToday marks NEW DRIVING ON BEACH PERMITS!!!!!!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-6488500847888219282012-06-01T07:48:00.001-05:002012-06-01T07:48:25.811-05:00A Good Summer Read<h1 class="marginMidSide">
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Moonshine, bootleggers, and a giant storm are but a few of the reasons Michael Lindley chose Grayton Beach as the setting for his newest historical novel “Grayton Winds.”<br />
“I started out by picking an interesting place with a rich history,” said Michael Lindley of his third book.<br />
His first two books are also historic fiction, but are set in his native Northern Michigan. For the third, Lindley couldn’t escape the draw of 1920s Prohibition in Grayton Beach.<br />
The book opens with Matthew Coulter sitting in his beach house looking back on his life before celebrating his 85th birthday with his family. A surprise visitor from Coulter’s past draws him back as if by a hook, into a remembrance of his young adulthood, and what led him to the excitement of the Gulf Coast in the 1920s.<br />
After being ousted by his ruthless liquor baron family, Coulter flees Atlanta to stay at a friend’s cottage in Grayton. He soon finds himself caught up in the lives of the colorful folks around him, like the nefarious Willy Palumbo, based on the infamous gangster Al Capone.<br />
“There in my research I found that Al Capone was down here for a time,” said Lindley.<br />
It is rumored that Capone would bring in Prohibition “goods” through the bays and bayous along the Gulf Coast. Unconfirmed legend has it Capone even owned a golf course in Valparaiso, a town to the west.<br />
The historic Grayton Hotel figures heavily into the story, as the site of intrigue surrounding the woman who runs it. The hotel also serves as the local speakeasy, a historically accurate role, according to Lindley.<br />
“Even the hotel owner in little Grayton Beach … they served alcohol openly, and when the sheriff came in, they made sure he got a few drinks as well,” said Lindley.<br />
In “Grayton Winds,” Lindley is sure to include the historic storm of 1926.<br />
“It hit this area full force,” he said, and “literally flattened Grayton Beach.”<br />
In the book it causes more than damage to infrastructure and the coastline, but also deals a personal blow to Coulter.<br />
Lindley’s four-year journey writing the story paid off, as he managed to weave the poignancy of his story with the history and feeling of the area.<br />
Though today’s Grayton Beach is far more developed than in the 1920s, the ambiance, Lindley maintains “hasn’t changed much at all.”<br />
The constants are what make the area special — the beauty of the water, the beauty of the wildlife, according to Lindley.<br />
Lindley and his family became enamored with the area in the 1980s, when a friend in Seaside invited them down from Michigan.<br />
“We fell in love with the place and started renting a house every spring,” said Lindley.<br />
They later invested in Seacrest Beach, and though they still primarily live in East Lansing, Mich., they manage to come down to paradise four or five times a year.<br />
“Grayton Winds” is available online through Amazon and Barnes and Noble, and at Sundog Books in Seaside and The Hidden Lantern in Rosemary Beach.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-88619090609949496682012-05-15T08:46:00.001-05:002012-05-15T08:47:04.435-05:00Grayton Grapples with Parking Shortage<a href="http://www.waltonsun.com/reporter-profile/molly-mosher-mmosher@waltonsun.com">By MOLLY MOSHER</a><br />
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What do you get when you put thousands of car-driving tourists in an area with fewer than 30 parking spots?<br />
A very frustrated group of residents, including Linda Eyer and Shirley Sahlie.<br />
“When The Red Bar is really jiving — and it will be all summer and spring break — it’s a nightmare down here,” said lifetime visitor and former resident Linda Eyer.<br />
County officials acknowledge there is a problem, but they also see the bright side.<br />
“With the shops plus beach access … there is a lot of traffic that goes through Grayton; there really is nothing that can be done to stop that. And we like people coming here,” said Jason Catalano, aide to Commissioner Cecilia Jones.<br />
But, he added, “I don’t think that there is anyone that would disagree that there is a parking issue.”<br />
For decades, Eyer and Sahlie have watched Grayton grow from a sparsely inhabited gulf-side town to a destination on every 30A tourist’s agenda.<br />
But the come-uppance of Grayton must not have been in the original inhabitants’ plans, as they missed the foresight to plan for such an influx of people and cars. And this is leading to one major problem: parking.<br />
“They park everywhere,” added Sahlie, who lives off DeFuniak Street just a few doors down from the beach access and the handful of restaurants and shops off downtown Grayton’s Hotz Avenue.<br />
The sisters remembers when that street held only The Grayton Hotel and the building that now houses The Red Bar, which was at the time only a store, a few benches, and a dance floor.<br />
“It was idyllic,” said Eyer, who remembers when DeFuniak Street backed up to Grayton State Park.<br />
But now that the neighborhood traffic includes thousands of tourists during the season, and with the fewer than 25 parking spots quickly filled, the droves of people coming to enjoy The Red Bar, Shorty’s, Gypsea or The Zoo Gallery are left wondering where to park.<br />
So these intrepid visitors find spots in front of homes and along both sides of Grayton’s streets.<br />
“When anything happens down here, people park in the street because there’s no place to go,” said Eyer.<br />
With her home’s prime location, Sahlie has been plagued with this parking problem personally. Though she used to use soap on car windows as a means to reprimand those who ignored her no parking signs, Sahlie has had to get a bit more direct. Now, along with the signs along her fence, Sahlie has concrete pots and a chain across her driveway to impede drivers from parking alongside her home.<br />
“You get to that point, you just don’t have patience with it anymore,” said Eyer, whose solution to her annoyance was to move 50 miles north from Grayton Beach to escape the crowds.<br />
But the problem isn’t just the inconvenience to residents, as the crowded streets pose a more dangerous problem, one which came into focus during July fourth weekend in 2009.<br />
A fire truck coming to respond to a call in Grayton Beach was unable to get to the scene of the incident because the streets were so crowded.<br />
Later it was confirmed the “fire” was just smoke from a grill.<br />
“We’re lucky that it wasn’t a big emergency, but it brought light to the situation. We started looking at what options there could be,” said Catalano.<br />
Whether the conversation is about changing the flow of traffic on Hotz Street or trying to establish a public transportation system, those at Commissioner Cecilia Jones’ office are looking into the issue.<br />
“There’s a lot of moving parts, but it’s definitely something we’ve identified. We will work with business owners and residents to do what we can,” said Catalano.<br />
The sisters agree there is a solution, perhaps in the form of northern satellite parking lots, from which patrons could be shuttled in, relieving the congestion on DeFuniak and other Grayton streets.<br />
But what they really want is a balance.<br />
“It’s not that we don’t want everyone to have good business,” said Eyer. “It’s just that everyone pays the price.”</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-1595547254306634952012-05-14T12:08:00.004-05:002012-05-14T12:08:51.401-05:00Sea Turtle Season May 1st 0 Oct 31st<h1 class="marginMidSide">
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Turtle season kicked off across the Emerald Coast on May 1 and volunteer turtle walkers have begun their annual daybreak walks to look for the distinctive tracks sea turtles leave behind on our beaches.<br />
Sharon Maxwell heads the organization known as the South Walton Turtle Watch. She began walking South Walton's beaches in 1993 at Grayton State Park for the Parks System. She helped form South Walton Turtle Watch in 1995. The organization consists of all volunteers who walk the county's 26 miles of beaches just after daybreak each day, searching for the “crawls” of sea turtles. These trails most often mean the female turtle came ashore during the night and laid her eggs in a nest she dug in the sand.<br />
The sea turtles are listed as endangered in this area, and include the Kemp’s ridley, green, loggerhead, and leatherback.<br />
The nests are marked and watched until the eggs hatch between July and October. The gestation period for hatching in this area is a little over two months.<br />
So far, no nests have been found, which is not unusual for this time of year, said Maxwell.<br />
"The water temperature has to be 81 to 83 degrees before we see anything," she said. The current water temperature she believes is around 77 degrees.<br />
The first nest is not normally found until May 15-21.<br />
"No one has seen any crawls yet," she said. "Port St. Joe and Panama City see crawls before we do and they haven't seen any yet."<br />
In recent years the typical nest count has been around 30 per year. Last year's count was 32. In 2000, however, there were 58, which was a high year. Maxwell doesn't think we will see that many this time around.<br />
"We used to have 40 and above, but I don't think there are that many sea turtles any more. We are on a downward trend," she said.<br />
However, she is hopeful.<br />
"Leatherbacks and greens are up on the East Coast, so, hopefully our loggerheads will be too," she said.<br />
Maxwell explains that there are loggerheads throughout the world, but the ones that come up on our beaches are a sub population that are unique to our white sandy beaches and, as a whole, are a threatened population.<br />
"There are not that many," she said. "They are dwindling due to the changing of our beaches. There are more people on the beach at night than there used to be and a greater number of sea walls."<br />
However, the obstacles facing the turtles start in the Gulf with things such as long-line fishing, and every year they are hit by boats, said Maxwell.<br />
"They are trying to compete with man and hopefully man will try to be a better friend. It's not that we're bad people, we just get into what we're doing," she said.<br />
Those “doings” include not complying with lighting ordinances, using flashlights on the beach at night, and throwing plastic bags into the Gulf.<br />
"When people throw plastic bags into the Gulf, the turtles see them and think they are jellyfish and open their mouths," she explained.�<br />
She also warned about leaving objects on the beach. If a turtle encounters an obstacle on land, whether human or something man-made, they will usually turn and go back into the water without laying their eggs.<br />
"If you're on the beach and a turtle comes ashore, stand back and give her plenty of room," said Maxwell. "Don't touch her. And if any help is needed, call the Walton County Sheriff's Department."<br />
Turtle season runs May 1 through Oct. 31</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-81839662888932812002012-05-03T09:38:00.003-05:002012-05-15T08:48:35.679-05:00A Bridge in the Balance?<h1 class="marginMidSide">
Residents to decide fate of half-cent sales tax on May 8th <span style="color: red;"> ( TAX PASSES)</span> </h1>
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For poll locations, visit <a href="http://www.votewalton.com/Index.php?id=52" target="_blank" title="www.votewalton.com">www.votewalton.com</a><b>U.S. 331 multi-lane project meeting</b><br />
The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting regarding the design of State Road 83 (U.S. 331) from two to four lanes starting at Edgewood Circle and ending at S.R. 8 (I-10) in Walton County. The meeting will be held May 10 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center located at 361 North 10th Street. This meeting will allow citizens an opportunity to preview the proposed design, ask questions, and/or submit comments concerning the upcoming project.<br />
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The intent of the project is to increase the vehicular capacity of the corridor. The proposed typical section will consist of two 12-foot travel lanes in each direction, separated by a 40-foot grass median, 12-foot outside shoulders (five-foot paved) and 8-foot inside shoulders (unpaved) are proposed. This project is not currently funded for construction.</div>
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Soon after the polls close May 8, residents of Walton County will know whether or not they will fund the 331 bridge expansion with a half-cent sales tax increase.<br />
Hundreds have already voted in the early voting period, which ends Saturday at 4:30 p.m., at both the South Walton Courthouse Annex and in DeFuniak at the courthouse. Voting will be open again May 8, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters may vote in their election day precincts, at the regular ballot casting locations.<br />
If the tax does not pass, it is up to the Board of County Commissioners to decide how to proceed with the project. The results of the vote will decide if the county implements a half-cent increase in sales tax or if county commissioners discuss putting a toll on the bridge.<br />
Rather than frame the discussion in terms of a tax or a toll, the Walton County Taxpayers Association has stepped forward with a third consideration — that it is fruitless to discuss how to pay for something we don’t need.<br />
“The bridge is not essential. Not in the near term, and not in the intermediate term,” said Don Riley, president of the WCTA, which has embraced the motto of “No tax, no toll.”<br />
FDOT has dedicated $375 million for the entire 331 four-lane project, and of that, less than one-third will be used for the bridge. But in order for Walton County to receive that $102 million, the residents must come up with $75 million.<br />
Though the watchdog group seems to be balking at the cost of the match, Walton County administrator Greg Kisela thinks this is a great opportunity.<br />
“This commitment by DOT, in my mind, was a deal maker for us,” said Kisela of the $375 million, which he thinks makes $75 million look like a relatively “small investment.”<br />
Though the WCTA now stands firm in its course of action, at one point, they were almost convinced to support the project.<br />
In March of this year, Riley, along with Bonnie McQuiston and J.B. Hillard of the WCTA, and four county commissioners, met with Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad in Tallahassee to discuss the project.<br />
“ ‘The time is now,’ ” Riley recalled Prasad’s message. “He made a very persuasive argument.”<br />
Prasad also reportedly floated the idea of mitigating the cost to Walton County residents north of the bay by means of discounts and flat monthly fees.<br />
The group came away from the presentation impressed with the project, but then later, when they asked for specific numbers about the toll discounts, they were told the specific numbers would not be available until after the referendum, according to Riley.<br />
Not knowing what they were signing up for, the WCTA polled its members. Nearly 800 members of the group responded to the emailed survey. Seventy-five percent voted against the tax and 67 percent voted against the toll, according to a news release from the association. The north part of the county was more strongly opposed than the south, the news release stated.<br />
With the survey in hand, Riley sees this project as indicative of a larger problem with fund-prioritization in governments from as small as Walton County to as large as the federal government.<br />
“It’s time to stop and closely examine what we have been doing — what our core responsibilities are,” said Riley. “This county could spend its money more wisely than it has, than it is doing.”<br />
But Kisela, as the county spokesman, sees this as a worthwhile project for socioeconomic development of a main vein for travelers — especially during hurricane evacuations and tourism season.<br />
“It’s the only north-south corridor we have,” said Kisela.<br />
He also spoke to another criticism that the bridge funding debate was taking place years before the four-laning of Hwy. 331 was to be completed.<br />
“The initial concern was that we had the cart before the horse, and now they’re both going to be done at the same time,” said Kisela of the 2017 completion date for both projects.<br />
But the WCTA is not backing down from the stance that the bridge expansion remains unnecessary at this juncture.<br />
“This bridge is a real low responsibility,” said Riley. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-35630992094342747032012-04-27T15:39:00.002-05:002012-04-27T15:41:30.827-05:00Pompano Jim of Grayton<h1 class="marginMidSide">
<span style="font-size: large;">Protective paranoia, a Grayton Beach, and a quest for the stars</span></h1>
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I have known “Pompano Jim“ (alias: Jim Thean) for many years now. Awhile back I wrote an article about him and his profound knowledge of the life cycle of pompano. The pompano is declared by many famous chefs as a prime aquatic swimmer in the Gulf. It’s not often found on the normal restaurant menu, but always on “finer” dining establishments. It’s expensive and hard to catch, but not for Jim. He has his own pompano fishing guide service in Grayton Beach.<br />
Pompano Jim is also unique in that his IQ is over all standard boundaries, and he holds a full doctorate and is a retired college professor in bio-chemistry. I watched him one day give a lecture to my grandsons on the humble sand flea, and I was mesmerized at the simplicity in his explanation of how the shore flea is in harmony with the sea birds and fish.<br />
While he has been living in Grayton Beach for what seems like forever, Pompano Jim has taken on the issue of Edison’s electric lamp.<br />
“Each year there seems to be more and more people installing security lights, and that’s not counting the street lights,” he said. “Now the stars are becoming dim. Even the turtle nest count is down.”<br />
He blames the light pollution on out-of-town owners and their constant dread of crime. And so he is charging forward to fight the lights.<br />
“CHELCO has come out and seen the violations and there will be some changes or fines coming forward. Already we have seven violations and still counting just last week. The turtle protection enforcement statutes on lighting have been ignored. So I plan to return our original beach community to where we could see the constellations and not make the hamlet a city parking lot.”<br />
“Our locals don’t go spilling into other communities with invasive attitudes, so why should people from other cities and states do this to us?“ he asked.<br />
“I and a few others have managed to point some lights so they don’t face the beach and disrupt turtle migrations and their ageless nesting propagation,” he continues. “We plan to become more vigilant and simply ask home owners to enjoy the night sky and don’t bring their city fear to Grayton. The sea and sky is what we have — no mountains, no streams, no rocky shores, just the stars at night and rhythm of the waves. I recently asked some newcomers to please cut out their property lighting. They said for me to go away; it was their house and they will do as they please. The lady of the house was scared and so up come the lights. It’s disheartening.”<br />
I went out walking with Jim as he pointed to various intruding hard lights. He was right. Some people seem to care more about monetary property and protective paranoia than what they originally came to Grayton for — peace and nature. They brought the big city phobia with them.<br />
“It’s all about trying to educate the visitor and hopefully making them understand the life cycle of Grayton Beach. It is up to the homeowners association to rid the village of this invasion. Some vacation owners will always be selfish, that is their “nature,” but us locals promote God’s given nature. The stars and moon at night are enough light for us.”<br />
Jim is my hero. To catch Pompano, call Jim’s fishing guide service at 850-231-1145.<br />
Fair winds to ye matey.<br />
<i>Chick Huettel is a longtime Walton County resident, writer and artist.</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605374410161491734.post-90218278124686189872012-04-19T08:51:00.002-05:002012-04-19T08:54:37.594-05:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">The Annual Meeting was called to order by Grant Blackwell, President, at Shirley Sahlie’s yard at 11:15 AM, April 7th, 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About 80 members, guests and family members attended the Annual Meeting and Picnic. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jean Silva was absent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Special guests included artist Don Sawyer, Assistant Grayton Beach State Park Assistant Manager Mathew Allen, County Commissioner Cecilia Jones and County Sheriff Mike Adkinson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grant expressed the Board and Membership’s appreciation to Shirley for her continued support of the Association and for her gracious hosting of the annual meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, Grant introduced the 2011-2012 Board Members and the new 2012-2013 Board as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Grant Blackwell, President<br />
Scott Provow, Vice President<br />
Ann Morrell, Treasurer<br />
Larry Jackson, Secretary<br />
Billy Buzzett<br />
Andy Gray<br />
Bill Wallace<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Scott Provow, continuing for a 2011-2013 Term<br />
Andy Gray, continuing for a 2011-2013 Term, <br />
Kitty Taylor, elected for a 2012-2014 Term, <br />
Bill Wallace, continuing for a 2011-2013 Term<br />
Billy Buzzett, elected for a 2012-2014 Term<br />
Jean Silva, elected for a 2012-2014 Term<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Financial Report:</span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ann Morrell presented an </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">update of our Annual GBNA Finances as of April 7</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, 2012.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beginning Balances</span></strong></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: currentColor; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 119.7pt;" valign="top" width="160"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Checking:</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.6in;" valign="top" width="250"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6,415.00 + 100.00 dues deposit<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6,515.00<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 119.7pt;" valign="top" width="160"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Savings:</strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.6in;" valign="top" width="250"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10, 669.85 + 80.76 interest<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none none double; border-width: 0px 0px 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10,750.76<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td colspan="3" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 311.4pt;" valign="top" width="415"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Total Income :<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.25in;" valign="top" width="120"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17, 625.76<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Annual Expenses:</span></b></div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: currentColor; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2011 Annual Meeting/ Party<o:p></o:p> </span></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1,012.42<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2011 State Filing Fee<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">61.25<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2011-2012 Landscape Cost<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2,127.30<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 PO Box Rental <o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>46.00<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 Mailing/Stamps/ Postcards <o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>798.21<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2011 Telephone Conference Call <o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.94<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2011-2012 Holiday Decorations <o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">152.14<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 Reorder Checks/ Deposit Slips <o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">45.45<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 Fence Start Up Cost<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">140.00<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 Friends of Grayton Beach St Park Donation<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none none double; border-width: 0px 0px 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">100.00<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Annual Expenses Total : <o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); mso-border-top-alt: double windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4,486.71<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Special Project: Hotz Ave Beautification Expenses:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 Contractor Bill (See Transfer)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6,423.13<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2012 Plants and Labor (See Transfer)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none none double; border-width: 0px 0px 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1,868.86<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Total Expenses: Annual and Hotz Ave: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); mso-border-top-alt: double windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12,778.70<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hotz Project Transfer:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transferred 8,300 from Savings Account to Checking<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: currentColor; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Checking Balance<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" valign="top" width="409"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remaining<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2,026.30<o:p></o:p></span></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" width="409"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ending Savings Balance Total <o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: double none; border-width: 1.5pt 0px; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2,450.61<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 306.9pt;" width="409"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 7, 2012 Total Ending<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Balance Checking and Savings<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><td style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); mso-border-top-alt: double windowtext 1.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" width="126"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9,096.91<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Membership:</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dues were received for 180 memberships.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Guests:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">County Commissioner Jones</span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cecilia Jones invited property owners to contact her or her assistant, Jason, any time for help at her Grayton Beach office, 70 Logan Lane, 850-231-2978.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">County Sheriff Mike Adkinson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Sheriff Adkinson addressed the issues of parking, noise complaints and crowd control during peak periods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sheriff’s Office receives over 1000 calls for service a week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He noted that the County Administrator was the only official who could declare no parking zones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sheriff Adkinson said that the Sheriff’s office is reviewing the new Parking Ordinance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Don Sawyer Art Project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Ann Morrell introduced Don Sawyer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone thanked him for the contribution of his paintings displayed on the DeFuniak Street Lift Station.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Real Estate Update:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Scott Provow gave attendees the profile of recent home prices and sales in the 30A area and in Grayton Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sales are up 160% this year..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sellers have seen bids generally below their asking price with sale prices 60% below the 2005 prices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the last few years, Grayton Beach had an average of 18 homes for sale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year there are only 7 homes for sale.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Grayton Beach State Park</span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assistant State Park Manager Mathew Allen and District Biologist Tova Stector gave a presentation on management activities at the State Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The park consists of 200 acres of state park around Grayton Beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The presentation covered native plants common to the Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He discussed concerns for invasive plants in the neighboring communities that could affect the park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A native plant guide, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Friendly Plantings for Grayton Beach Area</i>, was passed out to attendees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been posted on the Grayton Beach Association BLOG at </span></span><a href="http://minutesonly.blogspot.com/2012/04/friendly-plantings-for-grayton-beach.html"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://minutesonly.blogspot.com/2012/04/friendly-plantings-for-grayton-beach.html</span></span></a><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One member asked about the control of Phragmites reeds spreading around Western Lake, including the Banfill-Lydia Lake Access.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mathew said they sought to control it and had access to an herbicide that was only approved for use by official agencies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This herbicide might be something the TDC could use to control reeds at our lake access areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another member asked about planting native lupine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The presenters noted only nursery they knew that was successful growing lupine was the 10 Mile Creek Nursery in Hartford, AL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The marking of bird nesting areas was also discussed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Past Year:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Grant covered association activities during the last year including the membership directory, DeFuniak Street shoulder improvements, the Sawyer Art project on the DeFuniak Street Lift Station and Hotz Avenue Beautification Project.</span> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Member Directory</span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Attendees received a 2012 membership directory replacing the 2006 Membership Directory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D9ho7wD6qSQ/T5AR9XFKufI/AAAAAAAAA4w/-H0xil6IiyM/s1600/DeFuniakShouldersandArtDisplay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D9ho7wD6qSQ/T5AR9XFKufI/AAAAAAAAA4w/-H0xil6IiyM/s320/DeFuniakShouldersandArtDisplay.jpg" width="320" /></span></strong></a></div><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Shoulder Work</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The County added aggregate to the west shoulder on both sides of the DeFuniak. </span></span></strong><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><strong> </strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 5pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 140%;">Hotz Avenue Beautification Project:</span><span style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grant covered the work completed on the project and the efforts to meet County approval.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This project was one of the capital improvement projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the project neared completion, the board reviewed and approved a special request for funding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Project Budget Target of $5,000 was approved at the September 23, 2011 Board Meeting. The Board, following the March 9, 2012 meeting, received an April 2<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>nd</sup> request from Grant and Billy for an additional $3,300 to complete the major work on Hotz Avenue Beautification project by April 7, 2012. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scott Provow made an April 2 motion to approve the additional $3,300 for the Hotz Avenue project to be included in the 2011-2012 financial statement for a total of $8,300. Grant, Billy, Scott, Andy, Bill and Larry voted yes, Ann Abstained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final cost was $8292</span></span></span></strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJhKA7w5OBI/T5AT8zblCKI/AAAAAAAAA5o/1v5fiHKkTcw/s1600/HotzGarfieldCorner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJhKA7w5OBI/T5AT8zblCKI/AAAAAAAAA5o/1v5fiHKkTcw/s200/HotzGarfieldCorner.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-rsR3tyZ0c/T5ASSym-xqI/AAAAAAAAA5I/2UrsDWahiiE/s1600/HotzZooGalleryAlley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-rsR3tyZ0c/T5ASSym-xqI/AAAAAAAAA5I/2UrsDWahiiE/s200/HotzZooGalleryAlley.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4upHaiD6Aw/T5ASPsimB6I/AAAAAAAAA5A/cGF0KwJwwcI/s1600/HotzRedbarAlley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4upHaiD6Aw/T5ASPsimB6I/AAAAAAAAA5A/cGF0KwJwwcI/s200/HotzRedbarAlley.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-98zQq3b_Wzg/T5ASVTw30XI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/RUrbSJ6tIFw/s1600/WestHotzBeachAccess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-98zQq3b_Wzg/T5ASVTw30XI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/RUrbSJ6tIFw/s200/WestHotzBeachAccess.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Background.</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GBNA received County Commission approval for the project on March 13. GBNA’s request to the Commission sought to complete the project by April 7. Thomas Stein, a county-approved contractor, was hired to cut and remove pavements, install required Ribbon Curbs and fill with soil accordance with County specifications. GBNA paid Thomas Stein for his $6,423.18 invoice for the Ribbon Curb, removing the old pavement, and replacing the soil to the county specifications. The cost of the plants and labor to plant and do ground preparation was $1,886.68 </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">January Sand Dump</span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grant covered the January Retreat Resorts Beach Restoration project that used the DeFuniak Street Beach Access to move large quantities of sand by truck over the beach from Grayton Beach past Gulf Trace to Blue Mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The GBNA Blog has a detailed Walton Sun article at </span></span><a href="http://graytonbeachflorida.blogspot.com/2012/01/county-does-it-again-to-grayton.html"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://graytonbeachflorida.blogspot.com/2012/01/county-does-it-again-to-grayton.html</span></span></a><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Member Comments/Questions:</span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traffic and Safety:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Several attendees discussed effectiveness of the speed radar indicator on DeFuniak Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other speed moderation approaches were covered including small traffic islands, flower planters and additional radar signs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Board is going to review need to push for re-installing speed bumps on DeFuniak and other streets. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Street Lighting:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Grant advised attendees that CHELCO was going to require utilities payments for street lights currently running in old Grayton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Residents there should contact CHELCO if they want to pay a monthly fee for the light in their area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rental Signs Initliative:</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The annual meeting and the Board have has discussions over visual impact of signs over the last few years. u.e. the <em>Davis IS Grayton for sale?</em> Presentation at our 2008 Annual meeting. One companion cited was the restriction sign requirements for Gulf Trace property owners.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Richard Veldman, Rivard Realty, reported that his company has been changing out the hanging rental signs for property signs attached to the home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He recommended that Grayton property owners all start doing this.</span></div></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZSKbDI1MIU/T5AX3YsgYXI/AAAAAAAAA6A/zL0oqtTEfeQ/s1600/RivardNewSigns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZSKbDI1MIU/T5AX3YsgYXI/AAAAAAAAA6A/zL0oqtTEfeQ/s320/RivardNewSigns.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Noise:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Billy and Grant have had discussions with Sheriff Adkinson about noise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current criteria is “Breech of the Peace”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sheriff comment was they will respond to call and make a determination in accordance with current ordinance.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Adopt a Tree:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Grant discussed a proposed volunteer project to plant more trees as a part of a neighborhood beautification project. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 AM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Member Communications:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Members were reminded of the two digital communications systems available - the Grayton Beach Neighborhood Association Blog at </span></span><a href="http://graytonbeachflorida.blogspot.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://graytonbeachflorida.blogspot.com/</span></span></a><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the Facebook site at </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraytonBeachNeighborhoodAssociation"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.facebook.com/GraytonBeachNeighborhoodAssociation</span></span></a><span style="color: #1f497d; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> .<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Submitted by Larry Jackson, Secretary Upon approval, these minutes are posted on Grayton Beach Neighborhood Association BLOG at </span><a href="http://graytonbeachflorida.blogspot.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://graytonbeachflorida.blogspot.com/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> , </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">The Minutes are cataloged at </span><a href="http://minutesonly.blogspot.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://minutesonly.blogspot.com/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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Whatever concerns citizens may have about the proposal to add a new two-lane span to the U.S. 331 bay bridge, having to stop to pay a toll should not be one of them, as all tolls would be collected electronically. Discounted tolls for local residents would also be possible.<br />
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Representatives of the state Department of Transportation (DOT) and of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise were in DeFuniak Springs on April 3 at an informational special meeting of the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) at the Walton County Courthouse.<br />
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On May 8, Walton County citizens will vote on whether to fund through a sales tax the $75 million that would be required as matching funds to make the $177 million project a reality. If the vote on the proposed half-cent per dollar sales tax increase fails, commissioners will be faced with a decision whether or not to have the state impose a toll on the new bridge span in order to pay off a loan or bonds for the $75 million.<br />
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The purpose of the April 3 meeting was to receive public input and provide new information on the toll possibility. Slightly over two dozen people were in attendance.<br />
“As you know, it is a very complicated issue,” Walton County Administrator Greg Kisela told attendees.<br />
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He called DOT’s recent proposal to widen all of U.S. 331 as far north as I-10 by 2017 “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Recently the agency made this commitment with the condition of Walton County participating in the funding of the bridge expansion by providing the $75 million in local matching funds.<br />
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Kisela noted that the total project would result in $1.5 to $2 million per week in DOT and county dollars being spent in Walton County. This would create a “real boom” for the local economy, he predicted.<br />
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Tommy Barfield, DOT secretary for District 3, agreed that the project was “a tremendous opportunity,” not just for Walton County but for his agency. Barfield said that he was very close to revealing other “good news” but was not able to do it just yet.<br />
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Barfield said DOT had recently made repairs to the causeway of the existing bridge that had smoothed out its surface, and that additional work on the causeway was planned.<br />
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The bridge span that would be added would run from shore to shore without causeways.<br />
In response to a question, Barfield clarified that the new span would be built east of the existing bridge and would become the northbound span. If a toll is implemented, it would be applied to that new northbound span.<br />
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DOT officials had previously provided information different from this on the proposed new bridge span. Barfield indicated that plans had not changed but that this was a case of the officials having misspoken.<br />
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In response to another question, Barfield noted that DOT would strive to protect both the environment and recreational use of the causeway and its boat ramps. However, he said, it might be necessary to close the ramps temporarily at some time during construction.<br />
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DOT has estimated a $2 toll if a toll is implemented on the new span, and that the toll would need to remain in place for 30 years for the $75 million debt to be paid off. Once the debt was paid off, the toll would sunset, Barfield stated.<br />
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Asked how this would be guaranteed, Barfield assured residents that a binding legal agreement would be drawn up and signed to ensure that the toll would be discontinued at that time. Rather than coming under the authority of the Turnpike Enterprise, he detailed, the new bridge would be a facility subject to an agreement between Walton County and DOT, with the Turnpike Enterprise “helping at our request” with the collection of tolls….</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1