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Walton Commissioners learn a Clerk of Court "audit" of their spending was not actually an audit, but an "examination of potential asset misappropriation."
Walton Commissioners learn a Clerk of Court \
Commissioners began their quest to have county's beaches opened to the public in 2018 when they voted to request a legal declaration of customary use.
A Walton County employee filed a whistleblower complaint when a pair of county commissioners sought his termination. He wound up with a big settlement.
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — In the face of some public opposition, Walton County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend a contract for a planning, development and environmental study for a proposed connector road between County Road 30A and U.S. Highway 98. The county has been working since 2015 with Atkins North America, an engineering firm with offices in Tampa, on traffic studies and other issues. In 2018, the county signed a $597,780 contract with Atkins for design and engineering services for the proposed connector road. That contract was extended in 2019 and again in 2020. With...