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This morning, in the BPCA conference room, several residents of Bay Point met with Bay County Commission Chairman "Griff" Griffitts, the County Attorney, the county Director of Community Development, and the Assistant County Manager, with respect to the proposal to eliminate Policy 3.4.5 from the Bay County Comprehensive Plan. The meeting was educational, courteous, and productive. As a result of the meeting and the efforts by many members of the

Several concerned Bay Point property owners have started a petition on the Change.org website. The petition allows all who participate to express their feelings to the Bay County Commissioners about the proposed removal of Policy 3.4.5 from the Bay County Comprehensive Plan. The removal of Policy 3.4.5 from the Comp Plan, in effect, removes the land use restrictions which are now contained in the DRI Map "H". For instance the

On April 23rd, the Bay County Planning Commission considered an amendment to the Bay County Comprehensive Plan affecting the Bay Point community. The amendment seems to be rather innocuous at first glance; however, its impact is significant and worthy of serious discussion and vetting. The amendment removes policy 3.4.5 from the Bay County Comprehensive Plan. Policy 3.4.5 requires the land use restrictions last incorporated in the Development of Regional Impact

Jim Moore, Lynn Briley, and I continue to meet each Monday morning at 0800 to discuss events of the past week and make plans to implement improvements for the future. In summary, the past weeks have been challenging and exciting; Mr. Moore and I are committed to making continued progress. 1. Mr. Moore has devised a new and improved employee scheduling system, which should provide for more consistency and continuity

Bay Point Security Report March 2019 BAY POINT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SECURITY REPORT March 2019 Jim Moore and I start each week with an 8:00AM meeting every Monday morning, where we discuss progress made and issues encountered during the previous week and establish goals for the new week ahead. In the three weeks since being elected 1st VP and being charged with the responsibility of oversight of the security department, the

A special meeting of the BPCA Board of Directors was called by board President Ed Helms to be held on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the BPCA conference room. Proper notice was given seven (7) days in advance of the meeting, as required by the By-Laws, due to the nature of the proposed agenda for this meeting which included a discussion and motion concerning the upcoming election

Dan Sowell, Bay County's Property Appraiser, is asking property owners who had damage to their real property from Hurricane Michael to complete the Hurricane Damage Form. Your responses on this form may be used to provide you with some possible real estate property tax relief in 2019. The Hurricane Damage Form can be accessed online at www.baypa.net then use the link located on the left side of your computer screen

Cautionary Note: As with every disaster, a lot of contractors converge on the affected area. Unfortunately, some of these contractors are unscrupulous persons and prey upon storm victims. If you should engage a contractor to assist in your storm recovery, I offer the following advice: 1. Ensure the contractor can provide you with a valid Certificate of Florida Workers Compensation Insurance or a valid Certificate of Exemption. 2. If required

The BPCA Finance Committee has announced the Bay Point Community Association office is now able to accept and process debit and credit card payments for amounts owed to BPCA. BPCA will add a 3% convenience fee to your card payments so as to not penalize persons who choose not to use a card for payment. The convenience fee is not intended to earn a profit for BPCA, but only to

The 2018 Fall season of the Men's Golf Association (MGA) got underway on Friday, September 14th, with a joint MGA/LGA Step-aside Scramble on Bay Point's Meadows Golf Course. The weather was fantastic and the course was in great shape - a most enjoyable day on the golf course. Seven teams participated in the season opener, many golfers still have not returned from their summer vacations. MGA President, Van Johnson,

The final MGA event before the summer hiatus was held on the Nicklaus course, Friday, June 8th; it was a 4-man team event. Van Johnson, Jeff Marti, Ed Helms, and Walt Symons carded a score of 193 to gather first place honors; the team of Dale Rowland, Ray Spock, Art Bergman, and Matt Thome finished second with a score of 194. Other teams were: Al Davis, Bill Wanner, Bob Ginn,

Ryan Mulvey, Bay Point's Director of Golf, announced the Nicklaus Course greens will undergo a turf conversion from Tif-Dwarf Bermuda to the new Ultra-Dwarf Tif Eagle Bermuda. The process will include a full-till with the current sod being stripped off along with 6 inches of soil. New soil and sand will be introduced, tilled, and then fumigated to remove any fungus, disease, nematodes, and various other potential soil issues. Once

The Bay Point Men's Golf Association (MGA) played its May match on Bay Point's Meadows Course on Friday, May 18th. The team of Jim Cornelius and Theodore Kraemer walked away with first place honors and $100 by carding a net 58. The complete results follow: Jim Cornelius - Theodore Kraemer; 58; $100 Bill Mathews - Till Bruett; 58; $70 Dave Collings - Matt Thome; 60; $60 Hugh Cottingham - Ron

Bay Point golfer Steven Johnson, the son of Steve and Linda Johnson and a recent Bay High graduate, has added a few more golfing accomplishments to his impressive list. Starting the summer, Steven won a match play event on the Emerald Coast Jr Golf Tour in Niceville. Additionally, Steven scored a hole-in-one on hole #7 of Bay Point's Nicklaus course; Steven used a 7 iron on the 166 yard hole

Bay Point's Director of Golf, Ryan Mulvey, today announced the 2018 Member-Guest Golf Tournament has been postponed until the Fall of 2018 because of several scheduling conflicts. Stay tuned to this website for the announcement of the rescheduled date.

Bay Point's 2018 Member - Member Golf Tournament was played in dry, but windy, weather during April 21 thru 22 over both Bay Point golf courses. The first day consisted of two 9-hole events, a scramble on the front nine and a modified alternate shot on the back nine. On Sunday, the teams squared off for 18 holes in a 2-person Better Ball format. Low gross honors were won by