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Walton County commissioners approve letter asking Army Corps to reconsider dredge-spoil site
Summary
Commissioners authorized the chair to sign a letter supporting neighborhood requests that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers choose an alternative site for dredged material, after residents described truck traffic and water-quality concerns from the currently proposed spoil placement.
Walton County commissioners voted to authorize the chair to sign a letter, pending county‑attorney review, asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider the proposed placement of dredged material near Tucker Bayou.
Residents of the affected neighborhood told commissioners the Corps intends to place spoil on land near Peach Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway, adjacent to a densely populated area. Todd Reeves and Charles Whitley asked…
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