Circumventing Florida’s public records law, and destroying public documents, has cost Martin County commissioners more than $12 million -- and the toll keeps rising. The commission on Tuesday agreed to a $12 million payout to Lake Point, a rock quarry company that has plans to become a water company, sued the county for breach of contract and for violating the state’s Sunshine Law. The agreement will put an end to a four-year legal dispute but not the end of the county’s woes. A grand jury is investigating allegations that at least one county commissioner destroyed records relating to the case, which could draw criminal penalties. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2yUjyvQ&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=sf0UypWT5BZLH5Ktj3OBCH81mjIA6U9GcwparquadDA&s=hDOR1C2We8du6-V0o9nJGZnJ_3hqEvfQj74IUA6JPMs&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2yUjyvQ-2B&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=sf0UypWT5BZLH5Ktj3OBCH81mjIA6U9GcwparquadDA&s=bJY_RS2zzkbbEIPq3VxSaentO48FDqJNDjdDiS64i0c&e= -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emailcharter.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=sf0UypWT5BZLH5Ktj3OBCH81mjIA6U9GcwparquadDA&s=Tn7JY18ZXTPBDbypqd-mfX6_bN8vgYCBh_PZHIWwJzc&e= “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]