Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 06-22-1965 Regular — reading text

Mr. Carnathan asked if he vere referring to letter supportiag action of the Cbamber of Commerce. Mayor Davis explained that there was a misunderstanding, that at the last meeting he had in bis haad a copy of the letter the Board of Realtors bad written and he umderstood tftat the  143 Chamber of Co...rce had written a letter. He said that Mr. Paul Roberts, the presideat ot the Chaaber ot Co..eree said ae would write a letter and possibly dida' t explain that he had written a personal letter requesting lett. r tro. the Chamber ot Comaerce. Mr. Carnathan said his position ia all the 19 years had been ia 1 ort Walton Beach that about every three or four years whe. they get ready to build houses out on Eglin, the Chamber ot Commerce had gone on record opposing it, as had the City and the Board of Realtors, and it never made a ditf. rence one way or the other. He said he personally was not opposed. He said he was sure they knew what they aeeded and he was sure they would get what they needed. He commented that as far as he was cORcerned previous actio a a sworn to and that was the way it was going to stand. Mayor Davis said Board of lealtors had takea a stand andhl had also as a realtor. Be said he would not want to hurtthe low iDcoa. airman, but on the other hand when realtors can' t give equities away to get someone to take up payments, it was a bad situation. He said the Board ot Realtors' Code of Ethics stated that they would try to uphold the values and he gave an example of a house he had be em unable to sell just to get soaeone to take up payaent s . Mr. Rigdon said he knew there were airmen living on the auxiliary fields in very poor housing because could.' t afford amythiDg else aad he said ift aamy cases so aany hoaes would be requested, maybe taat many were approved and uybe one- taird or oae- halt, but at any rate he telt waen it caae up Council acted ia haste. He said he himself had rental property aDd me UDderstoGd that problem too. Mr. Carnathan said he co_ ldn' t agree any more and e. phasized that he didn' t care how many houses were built OD Eclin, he was not opposed to it but was opposed to one Council . eeting beiRg a passing meeting and the next council meeting being a taking back meeting. He said he apologized for action ot two weeks ago it it were wrong but in the future if he didn' t uaderstaadall the ramifications of anythi. g presented to Council he was going to put it in committee and didn' t intend to pass something at one meetiag and take it back at the next. Mr. Rigdon said he agreed. Mr. Long said he agreed, however, wheD tacts were presented that hand' t beem subaitted before, he thought Council had to go back and change their minds. Mr. Carna- I tham said the importance of City Council was overemphasised. Mr. Rigdon called tor the questien aDd the vote was as foll. ws: Aye: Rigdon, Long, Guidry lay:Carnathan, Rogers XetieD failed to carry. 144 Mr. Long asked if the letter had been mailed, aad Mamager said that preYious action set no time tor preparing the letter. Mr. Rogers asked the Oity Attormey to check into legislation possibly passed in the recent session allowing cities to set up waterfront committee for work with financing waterway projects such as canals. Attorney said he was not aware or it, but he would check into it. Meeting adjourned at g: 50 P. M. t/ / APPROVED: I ()( I"- t! n<~ 1-' 9 ~?- s~ MAYOR: IJ. t),~ ATTEST: J.~~~ City lerk