3:05 → 5:42(2m 36s)
Meeting called to order; invocation and pledge led after instructions for public conduct. Chair Drake absent; another commissioner announced they would preside. Public-comment procedure explained (agenda items, end-of-meeting).
Walton County Board of County Commissioners held a regular meeting that included adoption of the Walton Forever land‑conservation program ordinance (policy framework, no funding allocated), extended public comment with expert testimony and USDA support, a contentious parks & recreation discussion including a $3 daily golf fee increase, several tourism grant policy changes, and a series of operational updates (GIS, Choctaw fire station, volunteer policy, and code enforcement).
