A Wakulla County Commissioner will retain his seat and a controversial amendment dealing with wetlands has been defeated.
Wakulla voters have reelected County Commissioner Jerry Moore, controversial for his nearly million-dollar sale of land to the state, and for his support of repealing a 75-foot wetlands buffer zone for development. A local group had tried to get the buffer reinstated through a county referendum, but Wakulla voters rejected that as well.
“Referendum A was voted down with 56 percent of the vote. 42 percent voted yes on it. That means the 75-foot buffer will not be reinstated and things will stay as they are with that," said Wakulla News reporter Nicole Zema Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Zema says Wakulla elections will now be non-partisan after county voters approved another referendum taking out party affiliations, something supporters say will help tamp down partisan politics.
