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Board approves Echelon MAJ 2534 after split, rejecting magistrate objections fails
Summary
After a lengthy review of vested‑rights arguments and magistrate findings, Walton County commissioners approved the ALJ’s recommended final development order for project MAJ 2534 (Echelon) on a 3–2 vote; commissioners who opposed the approval cited concerns about scale, traffic and neighborhood compatibility.
Walton County commissioners accepted an administrative law judge’s recommended final order for project MAJ 2534, commonly referred to in the meeting as “Echelon,” after a divided meeting over vesting and neighborhood impacts.
Commissioner Curry moved to reject the special magistrate’s order — citing (and adopting) objections documented in the agenda packet alleging legal and factual errors in the magistrate’s conclusions. That motion failed after discussion by staff, planning and…
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