Mediation is
continuing between Franklin County and the St. Joe Company over a lawsuit the
company filed over the removal of four future land use maps from the county’s
comprehensive plan in 2009.
The St.
Joe Company sued Franklin County 6 and a half million dollars under Florida’s
Bert Harris law which is designed to protect private landowners from
overreaching government intrusion.
The
issue goes back to 2005 when county commissioners added 4 land use maps to the
county’s comprehensive plan which set out areas east of Carrabelle where the
St. Joe Company planned to build thousands of homes.
That
was before the property market crashed.
In 2009
the county voted to remove the Future Land Use Maps to protect Franklin County property
values from a glut of buildable lots in the future.
For its
part, Franklin County says that the St. Joe Company still has every right to
build on its land; it’s just going to have to work with the county commission
every step of the way to make sure the developments are right for the area.
The two
began the mediation process last year and there could be a resolution on the
horizon.
The
county commission has agreed to meet with its attorney on April the 7th
to discuss a possible offer – that meeting will be closed to the public.
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