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Walton County consultants recommend codified reserve policy; urge separate protection for beach‑renourishment funds
Summary
Consultants proposed a reserve-fund framework that prioritizes beach renourishment, destination development and traffic mitigation; they reviewed existing reserve balances ("a little over $60,000,000" for beach renourishment; total reserves about $167,000,000) and suggested testing a 5% budgeting rule as a high-level modeling approach.
Consultants presented a draft reserve‑fund policy to Walton County officials that would codify how tourism reserves are maintained, managed and deployed and set strategic priorities for future investments.
The presentation named three priority areas for reserve dollars: beach renourishment and coastal resiliency; destination development and infrastructure; and traffic mitigation and mobility. "Beach renourishment has to be called out separately," a consultant (Speaker 6) said, arguing those monies should be held separate and protected from other appropriations.
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