One Cent Surtax Ballot Referendum

[Snowy]

November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot, Walton County Referendum regarding a once-cent Sales SURTAX


The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA)

Overview of Performance Audit Findings Walton County, August 2022

Overall, the County Did Not Meet Expectations in 12 of the 25 Performance Audit Research Areas.

Sample Ballot Vote Walton

"Should transportation facilities and services be funded throughout
Walton County, including, but not limited to, projects that improve roads
and bridges, expand public transit options, fix potholes, enhance bus
services, relieve rush hour bottlenecks, improve intersections, and make
walking and biking safer by levying a one-cent sales surtax not to exceed
30 years, and subject to annual review by the Board of County
Commissioners?"

0 FOR the one-cent sales surtax
0 AGAINST the one-cent sales surtax

 

[Matt J]

Against until they remove the North/South connector. The other name for that is the Pt. Washington State Forest bisecting road.

Wait until people find out the majority of funding will go to that project.

Vote NO to the forest road!

 

[Bob Wells]

I am a no for 2 reasons. That report and the 30 years..

 

[Jim Tucker]

November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot, Walton County Referendum regarding a once-cent Sales SURTAX


The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA)

Overview of Performance Audit Findings Walton County, August 2022

Overall, the County Did Not Meet Expectations in 12 of the 25 Performance Audit Research Areas.

Sample Ballot Vote Walton

"Should transportation facilities and services be funded throughout
Walton County, including, but not limited to, projects that improve roads
and bridges, expand public transit options, fix potholes, enhance bus
services, relieve rush hour bottlenecks, improve intersections, and make
walking and biking safer by levying a one-cent sales surtax not to exceed
30 years, and subject to annual review by the Board of County
Commissioners?"

0 FOR the one-cent sales surtax
0 AGAINST the one-cent sales surtax

Thanks for the post. What do you think?

 

[James Bentwood]

Against until they remove the North/South connector. The other name for that is the Pt. Washington State Forest bisecting road.

Wait until people find out the majority of funding will go to that project.

Vote NO to the forest road!

I believe we don't need new roads. Improve existing ones and stop developing every square foot as dense as possible.

 

[Matt J]

It'll be interesting to get Donna John take on this since the least benefited district will be Miramar Beach, but based on population they'll likely bear the greatest cost.

 

[Snowy]

Thanks for the post. What do you think?

I think the ordinance as written is ambiguous at best, and the referendum was intentionally worded in a vague and persuasive format. It reads as a plea to a cause, rather than a technical summary of actual use. According to the results of the report, the county should be focusing on responsible management and spending of current taxes not increasing taxes due to mismanagement.

 

[Dawn]

Against until they remove the North/South connector. The other name for that is the Pt. Washington State Forest bisecting road.

Wait until people find out the majority of funding will go to that project.

Vote NO to the forest road!

How can the county put a road in a state forest!? Terrible idea. I thought state lands were protected form development.

 

[Matt J]

How can the county put a road in a state forest!? Terrible idea. I thought state lands were protected form development.

The state hasn't agreed to a road, but according to the plan the first step is $5 million for right of way acquisition. For some reason we're doing that before PD&E and even before the state agrees to it, not to mention the utilities that own the easement.

This tax is a boondoggle waiting to happen. Vote NO.

 

[Dawn]

The state hasn't agreed to a road, but according to the plan the first step is $5 million for right of way acquisition. For some reason we're doing that before PD&E and even before the state agrees to it, not to mention the utilities that own the easement.

This tax is a boondoggle waiting to happen. Vote NO.

Is it because Walton County gets what it wants because it is mostly Huckabee. DeSantis. Gaetz voters?