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Walton County delays Blackstone PUD second public hearing, schedules Feb. 25 rematch in Defuniak Springs
Summary
Commissioners voted unanimously to re-advertise and move the postponed second public hearing on the Blackstone planned unit development to Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. in Defuniak Springs; county will pay required advertising costs after meeting relocation prevented required legal advertising.
The Walton County Board of County Commissioners voted to reschedule the second public hearing on the Blackstone planned unit development (PUD) to 1 p.m. on Feb. 25 in Defuniak Springs and to pay the county's advertising costs. The hearing was postponed after the board moved the Feb. 11 meeting to South Walton because of an unforeseen problem at the originally planned North location, which staff said prevented required advertising under state law.
County staff described the scheduling conflict and asked the board to re-advertise the second hearing at the county’s expense so the PUD can be heard at the North-end meeting on Feb. 25. A commissioner made a motion to move the item and set the hearing time at 1 p.m.; another commissioner seconded. The board then voted in favor.
Why it matters: The second public hearing is a required step before the board can consider an ordinance linked to a PUD. County staff said compliance with state advertising requirements made rescheduling necessary after the venue change. The board directed staff to place the re-advertised hearing on the Feb. 25 docket at the stated time.
Background and process details: County staff told the board the item had originally been scheduled as the second of two required public hearings for adoption of the PUD ordinance and that the board had previously directed that the hearing be held in the North-end meeting. Because the relocation interrupted the legal advertising timeline, staff recommended restarting the notification process and absorbing the ad cost.
Votes at a glance: The motion to reschedule and re-advertise the Blackstone PUD hearing passed on a voice vote with the board approving the change; public comment at the time of the motion was none.
