Cherokee Bend Phase II, Roadway Pavement: Atoka Trail Request to Complete Roadway Pavement of Atoka Trail to Live Oak Church Road Shoal Lake Homeowners Association Est. 5 Aug, 1996 Marie Mancini, President
Purpose and History of Request Used as Roadway Prior to Phase II Development – Platted as Roadway Upon Approval to Develop Phase II by BCC, Planning Commission, County Engineer, etc. Access Point to Phase II Development for All County Emergency Services – Okaloosa County Sheriff, Ambulance, Fire, Electric, Water, Gas, etc. – Used by Waste Mgmt., USPS, Schools, UPS, FedEx, Residents Alternate Evacuation Route During Emergencies Cherokee Bend Subdivision, Phase I and Phase II (173 Homes) Have Only One Entrance/Exit (John King Rd.) Avoid John King Rd Traffic by Utilizing Live Oak Church Rd. – Shortens Go-Around of Phase II Residents by Approx. 2 Miles Platted Map Showing Roadway Provided to Every Homeowner Upon Closing (Purchase) of Home Home Owners Association Meeting with District 1 County Commissioner Sherry Campbell, and Okaloosa County Water (2004) – Rejected Out of Hand by Okaloosa County Water Representative – Reason; Area Not a Road, Will Never Be a Road. Home Owners Association Discussions with District 1 County Commissioner Wayne Harris (April, 2010) – Claims property was always Utility Easement ( s available) Incorrect. Majority of Property belonged to Shoal Creek Home Owners Association Since 1996 Adjacent properties purchased in FY2000 and FY2003 by Board of County Commissioners for Use to Provide Water Resources to Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County Clerk of Courts - Official Record Filing of Cherokee Bend Phase II Instrument: Record Date: 9/5/1996 Book/Page: 2021/791Legal: Cherokee Bend #2 BL A L ETC
Okaloosa County Clerk of Courts - Official Record Filing of Cherokee Bend Phase II Instrument: Record Date: 9/5/1996 Book/Page: 2021/791Legal: Cherokee Bend #2 BL A L ETC
Okaloosa County Clerk of Courts - Official Record Filing of Cherokee Bend Phase II Instrument: 1717 Record Date: 7/24/1996 Book/Page: 16/62Legal: R23 T3N S33
Platted Area of Interest
Okaloosa County Property Appraiser Map of Phase II Area of Interest (Atoka Trail) Printed 8/25/2013
Aerial View of Atoka Trail
Unpaved Distance from Atoka Trail to Live Oak Chruch Rd. - Approx. 500 Feet Go Around Distance (highlighted in Red) - Approx. 2 Miles
Current Views of Proposed Roadway (Cherokee Bend Phase II, Atoka Trail) Atoka Trail Opening at Live Oak Church Rd. (View Looking East at Atoka Trail) Center of Atoka Trail Looking East into Cherokee Bend Phase II Atoka Trail Looking West to Live Oak Church Rd. Center of Atoka Trail Looking West to Live Oak Church Rd.