Additionally, according to FDOT, the project includes upgrading pedestrian crossings at the three signalized intersections along the project route to bring them into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, along with drainage improvements and improvements to the traffic signals at the Mack Bayou Road, Hewett Road and CR 30A intersections.
The work is scheduled for completion in late 2023, according to the FDOT.
The work now beginning to wind down on U.S. 98 in Walton County is a $42 million project that had been scheduled for completion this summer, but a more recent FDOT schedule placed the projected completion date this fall.
Sixteen acres of the overall community will remain undisturbed natural areas, according to Crest Residential officials.
“The property will include an array of luxury amenities such as two resort style salt-water swimming pools, outdoor entertainment and dining areas, car wash station, bike/kayak storage, fenced dog park, luxury pet spa and electric car charging stations,” Crest Residential officials said in a news release. “The property will also include a large clubhouse for residents which will house a 24-hour fitness center and cross training studio, sophisticated resident business center, private resident conference room, co-working lounge and coffee bar.”
Matt Benak, principal of Crest Residential, said in a statement, “Because of the location and sheer size of the property, residents can feel like they’re living on a tranquil, scenic nature preserve removed from the city while still being a very short distance away from the area’s top beaches, attractions and em
The proposal for the planned TownePlace Suites hotel at 39 Scenic Gulf Drive came in front of the Walton County Technical Review Committee last week, and will be back in front of the same committee on March 17.
The March 17 committee meeting is necessary in connection with a number of questions raised by the county s planning staff and other county government departments with regard to plans for the property.
Among the questions raised in a staff review of the proposal from Banyan Investment Group which operates 26 hotels in 13 states, including Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and Courtyard by Marriott properties, among others were concerns about a lack of floodplain data, along with concerns about landscaping buffers and the inadequacy of plans originally submitted for the project.
SANTA ROSA BEACH Walton County commissioners will consider proposals for residential developments, a hotel and a bank when they meet Thursday for their monthly session dedicated to county planning issues.
The meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. at the courthouse annex at 31 Coastal Centre Blvd. in Santa Rosa Beach. It also will be available online via Zoom teleconferencing at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89555508937.
Among the major items on the agenda is the requested approval of a final order for construction of the Town Center mixed-use development. Plans for the development call for a 92-town home residential component the maximum allowed on the site along with a restaurant and a mixed-use structure with commercial spaces and 51 rooms for lodging.
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS Walton County commissioners could make a final decision Tuesday on whether Gulf Power will be allowed to construct an 868-acre solar power facility in the north county.
The proposed solar facility is planned for a site at Harrison Road and Brown Road about 3 miles east of U.S. Highway 331 North. It is part of a joint effort by Gulf Power and Florida Power and Light to install 30 million solar panels across Florida by 2030, and is planned to generate 74.5 megawatts of electricity. A single megawatt of electricity is enough to power the average family home for a little more than a month.