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Commission votes to put Beach Drive pedestrian and stormwater question on April ballot after heated debate
Summary
The Panama City Commission voted 3-2 on Feb. 11 to put a single, nonbinding yes/no question on the April municipal ballot asking whether a specified state grant should be used for pedestrian and stormwater improvements on Beach Drive within the city's public right of way.
After extended public comment and more than an hour of debate, the Panama City Commission voted to place a single, nonbinding referendum on the April 22 municipal ballot asking whether the city should use a specified state grant for pedestrian improvements and stormwater/environmental work on Beach Drive.
The final ballot language approved by the commission reads, in substance: "Should the City of Panama City use state funding (grant number 450940-1) to make pedestrian improvements on Beach Drive and make stormwater and environmental improvements within the publicly owned right of way, with the understanding these funds are restricted and cannot be used for any other…
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