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The request to begin property due diligence drew extensive public comment. Dozens of residents told the board the park and its springs are historical and should not be sold. Speakers urged the commission to postpone any consideration of a sale, to pursue alternative options such as forming a preservation foundation or to develop revenue-generating uses on county-owned land that keep the property public, such as an RV park, kayak launch or eco-tourism amenities. Several speakers asked that any decision be placed on a countywide ballot.

County staff said they would not move forward with a survey, appraisal or title work unless the board authorized the boundary and scope of the parcel to be studied. Staff presented a map depicting the corner parcel in question (roughly 5.92 acres) and told commissioners the parcel is road-fronting and contiguous; staff also noted the county had previously discussed retaining historical portions of the site.

Commissioners discussed options for offering adjoining property owners a right of first refusal in limited circumstances (as in a prior King Beach sale) when parcels are too small to build on. They also discussed whether to set a minimum price before bids and to offer the public an opportunity to bid. The board directed staff to proceed with the survey, appraisal and title work — a necessary first step before further action such as an auction, sale or offering to adjacent owners can occur.

No sale or transfer was approved at the meeting. Commissioners said the due diligence work was intended solely to provide the board with accurate legal descriptions, market value and title information to inform any future decision. Several residents urged delay and additional study; others urged the county to consider conservation or community-driven fundraising to keep the land public.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Taylo County Brd of County Commissioners","oneSentenceSummary","Taylor County commissioners agreed to proceed with a survey, appraisal and title search for a roughly 5.9-acre corner parcel at Hampton Springs Park despite numerous residents urging the board to halt any sale of county-owned historic land.","taxTitle","Taylor County, Florida","taxId",28196,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6611091,"Commission agrees to staff title search and survey after dispute over fence on Lawrence Raul Road",459,2037000,2496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2899395-52ecdd9d41e9d0e59ebeb07ac3aa6f63&start=2037&end=2496","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2899395-52ecdd9d41e9d0e59ebeb07ac3aa6f63/thumbnail_2037000.jpg","/articles/6611091/Taylor-County/Florida/Commission-agrees-to-staff-title-search-and-survey-after-dispute-over-fence-on-Lawrence-Raul-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611091-1b794e2d012d52b788251157490ea980/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162600&Signature=DTdAL3P9Z~mGp0UG9cJUaMGm-KoRwgBLE-OQUQJP8fQsQyrf0Ih4EP-jYeMCBjTFhpe0HKUGEGHEcDXB7eX3Nhgup9NNg3zONZivwsO~Q9k14lJQpKkrizE3t2aSme4a22A74AWqCTeurV-SjSRYh4uMG~kGgFGBmN5lzk776xSeRY4zsgSr03SDrZuCNe~6JlOU0ctIFEMG9ux5D0PqgizlvZkXA9y5uKkLidanAIx5XJRdt165P7NtwkPYCwnq06bfDxNTpS-RfSNVY1JusyPgTXXoBGhFhcM3gxdOveNiQ7RbRFPZ8~H4SHVZ4pQhRFNxuu5a5vBGC9WvodqJ-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Following lengthy testimony from Walter Ryle and multiple community members, the Taylor County Commission on April 8 directed county staff to obtain a title search and a professional survey to clarify competing claims over the Lawrence(a.k.a. Lawrence Raul) Road right-of-way and to consider next steps for a fence erected across a portion of the roadway.

Ryle told the commission he and his family developed the subdivision that includes Lawrence Raul Road and presented deeds, a private survey, and historical context, asserting the road as a county right-of-way and saying a fence placed across the road prevents access to his property. Church representatives and other neighbors said a recent professional survey they commissioned showed no public road through the wooded property and described installing a fence along surveyed monuments after concerns about land clearing and trespass.

County staff advised the board that records indicate Lawrence Raul Road is listed as a county-maintained road with an 18-foot maintenance width, while a field check measured closer to 24–25 feet for the maintained strip. Staff also noted the need to determine whether the county constructed and continuously maintained the roadway, which would raise prescriptive-easement issues under Florida law, and whether any conveyance to the county exists. Attorneys on both sides referenced Florida Statute section 95.361 (prescriptive easements) and statutory procedures for abandoning or closing roads.

After discussion the board directed staff to obtain a formal title search and a professional survey and to report back with findings; staff estimated those costs could be modest (one staff comment estimated under $2,000), and the board asked that funds be identified to pay for the work. Commissioners emphasized the need to resolve the dispute formally and warned that, if the county had maintained the road for a statutory period, removal of fences or other on-site actions might be required by ordinance and statute. The board did not order immediate removal of the fence; instead it requested documentary verification and a staff report to guide action.

Several residents urged a negotiated resolution; others said litigation or a formal road abandonment petition could be necessary depending on title and maintenance records. The county will use the title search and survey to assess maintenance history, width actually maintained, evidence of construction by the county and whether the fence lies within that area before deciding on enforcement or abandonment procedures.","After extended testimony from a landowner and church representatives, the Taylor County Commission directed staff to obtain a title search and professional survey to determine whether a fence sits on county right-of-way along Lawrence Raul Road and to report back.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6611096,"Taylor County commissioners press for detailed breakdown of $3.3 million jail operations budget",321,1499000,1820000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2899395-52ecdd9d41e9d0e59ebeb07ac3aa6f63&start=1499&end=1820","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2899395-52ecdd9d41e9d0e59ebeb07ac3aa6f63/thumbnail_1499000.jpg","/articles/6611096/Taylor-County/Florida/Taylor-County-commissioners-press-for-detailed-breakdown-of-33-million-jail-operations-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611096-efee5f3a1f856c3048adda34b08f4ed0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162600&Signature=RO87rELsz84CPRHs7STeIAgrXKjNL0wNmlS3hN05~0IxEnvB4IUGKjAOgt-MwSObmx8gdaunbj1hejvXW~Zt0E9mMmqbT6eGfxH47H0eupN0IhrApDx6eTQcvkG1VzDyLo11QsNgUUYkpPjTfCJQtroruVqaf3yo2r~eIFUeRSSBJF5~GyC4s6qdlzRABJ3PqZBGURwD8~MhWixW8W-bMiijZzVEd7eH5OSxZStFHBM5H99Dl86Dn9BS905NvmjEvjssxsfhRBwPtXam7Uho78i~qIHBbA0ZsnV~H9yRmhyJzPiS-JUOzOcnHRX5KuB1koKmm~muE9AJoC1YOfocLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Taylor County commissioners pressed for detailed, itemized information about a $3.3 million jail-operations budget and discussed timing if the county assumes responsibility for running the jail.

The discussion followed prior budget-review requests for constitutional officers to propose reductions. Commissioners said the sheriff and other constitutional officers had returned various proposed cuts — for example, the supervisor of elections at 13% — and the board asked for specific line-item detail for the sheriff's jail budget.

Commissioners and the sheriff discussed that shifting jail operations to county control would not, by itself, reduce total spending; rather, it would move costs between county budget lines. Commissioners asked for an itemized accounting showing salaries, benefits, insurance and other components of the $3.3 million figure. One commissioner asked that an itemized statement be prepared before any October 1 transition date or before the first of next fiscal year so the board could make decisions in advance of budget adoption.

The sheriff said his office has pursued grants and other revenue sources and that he has tried to return money to the county where possible; he said he would provide an itemized law enforcement statement and a separate itemized jail operations statement. Commissioners said the county administrator should work with constitutionals and the sheriff to refine budget figures and identify potential savings.

No formal transfer of jail operations was approved during the meeting. Commissioners directed staff and the sheriff to produce an itemized breakdown of the jail operating budget and to coordinate on timing for any proposed operational change so the board can consider budget impacts in upcoming proceedings.","Commissioners pressed constitutional officers and county staff for a line-item breakdown of a proposed $3.3 million jail operations budget and discussed timing and responsibilities if the county assumes operations.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6611101,"Taylor County approves future land-use change for Keaton Beach site; public speakers oppose Dollar General plan",625,841000,1466000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2899395-52ecdd9d41e9d0e59ebeb07ac3aa6f63&start=841&end=1466","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2899395-52ecdd9d41e9d0e59ebeb07ac3aa6f63/thumbnail_841000.jpg","/articles/6611101/Taylor-County/Florida/Taylor-County-approves-future-land-use-change-for-Keaton-Beach-site-public-speakers-oppose-Dollar-General-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611101-67a8deebd4975d1492352937db22ba93/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162600&Signature=QuG1KwpTtKsoX8~8av-nxBXBiOvVP~aVPuEbxuBX4aEH2t3UbsW~QtOfHNaocO6Jq8n98imT2nzbPueYE1I-QTDrCAdo9paoB-pa1qBoTl6m3rr7DAvzMzab2JeN6hxrlwVKhE69r63XKJCA2Gu8syaegRDw0C-MG8cY1Daifnl0YdSbrRXZRWhuUw3Cu~FQIBPuTVSg-QtBq1-Dzt3FLWDQWA8PJuQBJbvRC1ONLUeufgl-rdc9udOczflBkLu2HvTsXU1Vf7l4u9l0s5iseOs3NDYdADHDmllmoBX7zU2xRFI4MCwHrSxgeyIM4Ke8SP2Sx5aIDhjTbfPAFp-vSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Taylor County commissioners on April 8 approved an amendment to the county's future land use map that will change roughly 3 acres near Beach Drive and Sea Meadows Drive in the Keaton Beach area from \"agricultural rural residential\" to \"mixed-use rural residential.\" The applicant presented the amendment as a step toward a retail building of about 9,100 square feet.

A certified land-use planner hired by the applicant, Alara Mills Fletcher, told the commission the property lies outside FEMA flood zones, coastal high-hazard areas and mapped wetlands and that the county planning commission had recommended unanimous approval. Fletcher said the county's mixed-use rural residential category allows a transition from agriculture to a mix of commercial and residential uses and would permit buildings up to 10,000 square feet versus the 5,000-square-foot limit under the existing designation.

The amendment drew sustained public comment. Several residents asked whether the proposed store would be a Dollar General and urged the commission to resist further small-box retailing in the area. Connell Beasley and other speakers said multiple Dollar General stores already exist within a short drive and that another such store would shift local spending away from existing businesses. A church representative said a recent survey of church-owned property showed no county road where a neighbor claims a right of way; that neighbor later sought county action on a separate access dispute.

Commissioners read the ordinance by title and moved to adopt an ordinance amending the Taylor County comprehensive plan (application CPA 25-01) under the amendment procedures established in Florida Statutes sections 163.3161–163.3248. At roll call the board recorded a majority for adoption and one commissioner voting no. The ordinance amends the future land-use classification for the described parcels to mixed use rural residential and sets an effective date as provided by law.

The approval is limited to the comprehensive-plan map amendment; Fletcher noted that an additional development application and any required site and building permits remain necessary before construction could proceed. She said the applicant intends to combine the three parcels into a single parcel and will submit a development application if the map amendment is approved.

Residents and commissioners asked staff and the applicant to clarify next steps: what precise uses would be allowed under the mixed-use category, the maximum building footprint expected, and whether the applicant would pursue any required concurrency or infrastructure approvals. Those clarifications were requested for subsequent permitting reviews rather than as conditions of the map change.

The ordinance was adopted as read; the commission voted to proceed with the map amendment as presented. The planning commission had recommended approval by unanimous vote prior to the county commission hearing.","The Taylor County Commission adopted an ordinance amending the comprehensive plan to reclassify a roughly 3-acre Keaton Beach property from agricultural/rural residential to mixed-use rural residential, a change the applicant says will enable a 9,100-square-foot retail store and that several residents said appears intended for a Dollar General.","actionData","errors"]

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