Public Service

The Commission

Doug Liles is an elected Special District Commissioner in South Walton County, Florida, first elected in 2020 to the South Walton Mosquito Control District. His commission work focuses on stormwater advocacy, transparent and auditable governance, and an open public record of public comments and regulatory filings. This page collects that work as it is finalized and published.

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Stormwater advocacy

Stormwater is the quiet infrastructure crisis of coastal Florida. I advocate for funded, measurable, and transparent stormwater management across South Walton — pairing engineering with environmental monitoring so taxpayers can see what they're paying for. Detailed positions, project records, and grant documentation are coming to this section.

Where AI genuinely helps with stormwater work

Related effort: Protect30A.org — community advocacy for protecting the 30A corridor.

Primary-source record

FY2022–23 smart stormwater appropriation

Florida's FY2022–23 General Appropriations Act, Specific Appropriation 1665A, included $250,000 for “Smart Stormwater Management to Improve Florida Water Quality and Prevent Flooding.” House HB 4011 and Senate Local Funding Initiative Request 2461 identify Good Samaritan Institute as the recipient/requester. A Florida Department of Environmental Protection Agreement Initiation Form records agreement number LPA0381 and names Good Samaritan Institute as grantee.

This is an appropriation and agreement-initiation record, not an outcome claim. The retained evidence does not establish that a grant agreement was executed or that funds were disbursed, implemented, completed, or produced environmental outcomes.

Source note: The retained FDEP Agreement Initiation Form for LPA0381 is the primary source for the grantee assertion. Its public-safe grant evidence recordcatalogs its provenance, integrity reference, proof boundary, and review date. The official FDEP grants portalis linked for program context; it does not represent that this retained record is publicly available. Retained source material may be requested through the contact path, subject to privacy and records-handling limits.

Voluntary safeguard

Conflict-of-interest and recusal practice

During my service on the South Walton Mosquito Control District board, I will not seek or accept a contract to provide realty, goods, or services to the District. No entity I own, control, direct, or represent will seek or accept such a contract.

When a measure creates a voting conflict under Florida law, I will not vote, will publicly state the nature of the conflict before the vote, and will timely file the required written disclosure. When the answer is uncertain, I will obtain guidance from District counsel before acting or participating. Public duties, resources, records, and nonpublic information remain separate from private and nonprofit activity.

This voluntary safeguard supplements rather than replaces Florida law, District policy, and fact-specific legal review. See Florida Statutes §112.313 and §112.3143.

Voting-conflict disclosures use the Florida Commission on Ethics Form 8B.

Public comment archive

An open archive of my public comments, regulatory filings, and correspondence as a commissioner — searchable and citable. If a position is worth taking, it's worth putting on the record.

Public comment on FDEP’s July 2026 draft amendments to Chapter 62-342, F.A.C. (mitigation banking) — July 22, 2026 · evidence & limitations

District resources

Meeting schedules, agendas, and how residents can participate in special district governance. See the official district resources below.

Board meetings & agendas · District transparency (budgets, audits, ethics code) · Statutory disclosures (FS 189.069) · Sunshine Law (FS § 286.011) · Public Records (FS Ch. 119)

To raise a district question, contact me directly.

Evidence index

FASD 2026 · LPA0381 · Mitigation banking 2026