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Commissioners suspend North Walton TDC spending, send tractor-museum funding back to the Tourist Development Council
Summary
After heated public comment and legal questions about TDC authority, the board voted 5–0 to suspend spending of North Walton TDC reserves and to ask the Tourist Development Council to reconsider a proposal to use reserve funds for purchasing a tractor collection; staff were also asked to seek alternative funding sources.
Joe Johnson asked the Walton County Board of County Commissioners to earmark $800,000 from North Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC/PDC) reserve funds to acquire a tractor collection appraised around $1.5 million for a proposed tractor museum and visitor attraction. Johnson said the collection would serve the FFA Museum and bolster North-End tourism and education. (Joe Johnson)
Commissioners, staff and members of the public debated whether money earmarked by the TDC for advertising should instead be redirected to capital…
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