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Commission awards countywide managed beach vending contract to Coastal Paracel; public raises enforcement, ambassador staffing concerns
Summary
The commission approved a two-year managed-vendor contract with Coastal Paracel to operate chair-and-umbrella vending on regional and neighborhood beach accesses. Public commenters pressed for strong enforcement, beach ambassadors and limits on equipment and locations.
Walton County commissioners on Jan. 28 authorized the chair to sign a managed‑vendor contract with Coastal Paracel (Coastal Paracel, Inc.) to provide single-provider, countywide vending services for chairs, umbrellas and small tables at designated beach accesses. Tony Korman, deputy director of code compliance, described procurement and contract changes from prior seasons: the RFP attracted multiple proposers, a three-person review panel ranked Coastal Paracel highest and the board previously directed staff to award the contract to the top-ranked firm. Korman said the contract updates include a…
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