Washington County News A9 NASCAR THREE THINGS TO WATCH IN 2019 Saturday, December 1, 2018 chipleypaper.com @WCN_HCT facebook.com/WashingtonCountyNews.HolmesCountyTimes 50¢ County TDC discusses contingency fund use By Jacqueline Bostick were reluctant to approve available to the TDC due to open or have found other William “Don” Walters The News the $6,900 digital and print the hurricane. ways to schedule openings 850-630-6167 | @_JBostick branding and advertising "I am not willing to take it for visitors. [email protected] package from Washington out of contingency," he said With both views on the Community County News and Holmes from speaker phone, having table, the council decided remembers CHIPLEY - At a spe- County Times-Advertiser. been conferenced-in along to table the item for a vote cial meeting Thursday, the With support from Chair- with Phillips and Tracy at the Jan. 10 meeting. Don Walters: Washington County Tour- man Bill Maphis, TDC Vice Andrews. TDC Director Heather ist Development Council Chairman David Rich made Andrews appeared to be Lopez had presented the ‘He was a doer’ debated the use of contin- the motion to approve the neutral or amicable to the package to the council a gency funds. package; however, coun- majority, while Rich hard- number of times prior to the By Jacqueline Bostick The discussion centered cil members Charles Kent lined the issue. hurricane and recommended The News on the need to promote and Dana Phillips stated The contingency fund is it for approval. However, 850-630-6167 | @_JBostick attractions that are cur- they would not support the available when things come she said Friday morning, [email protected] rently available to tourists motion. up unexpectedly, he said, though split on the deci- in the aftermath of Hur- Kent said he needed more "I think Hurricane Michael sion, the council is simply CHIPLEY - A commu- ricane Michael. Having information about the qualifies as unexpected." looking to make an informed nity impacted by the life not met their internal goal advertising package and is Although some attractions decision. of a Renaissance man will for the contingency fund, confident state advertis- have been impacted by the pay honors to him in a final some council members ing monies will be made storm, others have remained See TDC, A2 farewell today. A funeral service for Wil- liam "Don" Donald Walters will be held today, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. at First United Meth- odist Church of Chipley, 1285 Council moves forward with spray fi eld site W. Jackson Ave, with the Rev. Mike Orr will officiate. Visi- tation will be held 9-10 a.m. By Jacqueline Bostick Walters’ memorialization and The News cremation will take place at 850-630-6167 | @_JBostick Brown Funeral Home of Chi- [email protected] pley, 1068 Main Street. He passed away at the age of 84 CHIPLEY - At a special on Monday, November 19, meeting Thursday, Chipley 2018 at Washington Nursing City Council learned more and Rehab Center. about the nearly 200-acre "He was a doer," said property that could be used Florida Farm Bureau Presi- to dispose its effluent water. dent Dr. Bruce Christmas, a Bill Perry with engineering long-time friend of Walters’. and development group Mott "He felt like he needed to get McDonald Florida presented out, make some accomplish- the council with a description ments" for the place he lived. of and funding options for the Several of those accom- $13.4 million project, which he plishments cost the county described as "encouraging," no money at all, Christmas though "a long time coming." noted. Walters would solicit "This proposed project will support from the state leg- take you will into the future," islature and keep pushing he said, anticipating up to 50 until his goal was realized. years in the future. He would do things from his With the capacity to dis- own pocket. pose of 1.2 million gallons of "He had a little card he’d effluent per day, Perry’s rec- hand out that said, ‘My vision ommendation was to approve is to help people,’" Christ- the property located off of mas said. "And I think he did State Park Road. The waste attempt to do that as much as would travel about 12 miles Bill Perry with engineering and development group Mott McDonald Florida discusses the promising he possibly could." out of Chipley to the site. Cur- aspects of a proposed spray fi eld site located off of State Park Road with Chipley City Council rently, the city disposes about member John Sasser following a Chipley City Council special meeting held Thursday evening. [PHOTO See WALTERS, A5 600,000 gallons per day on CREDIT: DANIEL MCCONNELL] average. Perry said the site is ideal for “He had a little card constructability. His group With the capacity to dispose of 1.2 million gallons of effl uent per day, Perry’s he’d hand out that had originally checked 17 recommendation was to approve the property located off of State Park Road. The said, ‘My vision is to other sites for land applica- waste would travel about 12 miles out of Chipley to the site. Currently, the city help people. And I tion, however, only five had disposes about 600,000 gallons per day on average. think he did attempt to potential but the City could do that as much as he not negotiate offers with the possibly could.” landowners. of the county. Twenty sites found to be in low-lying from which the single one From that point, he said, were located and several areas. was chosen. Dr. Bruce Christmas county and chamber offi- "looked attractive," but after Finally, nine sites were cials suggested to look south investigation, they were found south of Wausau, See COUNCIL, A2 Volume 95 Number 65 Local & State .........A3, A5 Community ................A7 A11 A12 Phone: 850-638-0212 Opinion .................... A4 Sports...................... A10 HOME: How to stop List of events from the Fax: 850-638-4601 Kids activities ............ A6 Classifieds ............... A14 leaking toilet faith community * ** A2 Saturday, December 1, 2018 | Washington County News Picks will leave supreme Bill would move concealed weapons court without black justice licenses to FDLE Lloyd Dunkelberger and Dara Kam News Service Staff highlighted errors in News Service Florida background checks. TALLAHASSEE - The In a tweet on Tues- TALLAHASSEE - For state’s concealed-weap- day, Fried came out in the first time in 36 years, ons licensing program support of the proposed the Florida Supreme Court would be moved to the move of the program to will not have an African- Florida Department of the Florida Department American member when Law Enforcement, under of Law Enforcement. three new justices join the a measure proposed Fried and Hammer have court early next year. Thursday by Sen. Lauren clashed over the pro- Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis Book, D-Plantation. gram. In Book’s measure will select the new justices The proposal came (SB 108), which would from a list of 11 nomi- as National Rifle Asso- take effect Jan. 1, 2020, nees sent to him Tuesday ciation lobbyist Marion the Department of Agri- by the Florida Supreme Hammer is urging that culture and Consumers Court Judicial Nominating the Republican-domi- Services would have to Commission. None of the nated Legislature move provide the FDLE all nine judges and two law- the program from the records of the program yers on the nominee list is Department of Agri- and “may not retain any black, although six of the culture and Consumer copies, whether physical, original 59 applicants were Services to state Chief electronic, or otherwise.” African-Americans. Financial Officer Jimmy The bill is filed for con- Patronis’ office. Demo- sideration during the 2019 See JUSTICE, A5 [SPECIAL TO THE NEWS] crat Nikki Fried, who was legislative session, which elected Nov. 6 to succeed starts in March. term-limited Agriculture Senate President Bill Commissioner Adam Galvano, R-Bradenton, COUNCIL Putnam, has questioned declined to comment the need for the Depart- Thursday. “He will review From Page A1 ment of Agriculture and legislation that has been Consumer Services to filed and refer it to the oversee the program, appropriate committees The property was which came under scru- for their consideration,” available for sale at a rea- tiny this summer after Galvano spokeswoman sonable cost per acre and the Tampa Bay Times Katie Betta said in an testing revealed "that and Associated Press email. the site is very condu- cive to land application and would take care of immediate needs - well Traffi c stop ends in into the future." Perry also said the property was generally two being arrested fit for standard environ- mental parameters and Special to The News does not pose a serious threat to local waters and An early morning traf- animal species. fic stop on Wednesday In terms of finan- ends in two arrests. cial feasibility, Perry Just before 3 am, presented two funding November 21, a Wash- McKeithen Shipes scenarios that both con- ington County Sheriff’s sist of a combination of deputy conducted a traf- methamphetamine, pos- applying for loans and fic stop on S.R. 77 for a session of a new legend grant or principal forgive- A map by engineering group Mott McDonald Florida shows where effl uent water traffic infraction. As the drug, possession of ness. In the first one, the could be dumped. [PHOTO CREDIT: DANIEL MCCONNELL] deputy made contact with drug paraphernalia, and City could accept $3.75 the driver, 42-year-old introduction of contra- million in loans and the had few questions about Grant compliance poli- which addresses domes- Serena Shipes of Vernon, band into a correctional remainder in grants; the the site itself, proceed- cies.