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Site plans have been submitted to Santa Rosa County for an Amazon distribution center at the Santa Rosa County Industrial Park in East Milton off US 90. According to District 4 County Commissioner Dave Piech, the center will be just under 81,000 square feet and will be taking over a former call center.

“I think it’s awesome. It’s going to bring in some higher paying jobs from a higher paying company,” Piech said. “It doesn’t surprise me. We have a very talented work pool.”

Santa Rosa County is in the early stages of setting its Fiscal Year 2023 budget, but three things are clear: Commissioners plan significant investment in infrastructure projects and support improving workforce retention.

And they will not cut the millage rate.

Opponents of widening U.S. Highway 90 through downtown Milton are running out of time.

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin designing the project in the coming fiscal year. On Tuesday, a resident questioned Mayor Heather Lindsay’s commitment to finding a better solution.

On June 10, a 39 year old man died after his Ford F-150 crashed on US-29 near Molino.

The vehicle, which was pulling a utility trailer, was heading south on US-29 approaching County Road 196 when the man lost control of the truck, causing it to cross the center median into the northbound lanes.

The Milton City Council on Tuesday approved erecting “No Parking” signs in a tiny subdivision created from Hurricane Ivan disaster recovery housing.

At least one resident thinks that limiting parking to one side of Carmell Ridge Circle will create a new emergency.

With ‘kitten season’ in full swing, the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter is looking for “medical fosters” who can help care for sick kittens that are not old enough to adopt. SRCAS says these kittens need a safe place to rest and recover until they are well and/or at least eight weeks old.

Medical fosters will be responsible for administering treatment, bringing fosters to shelter appointments, and providing a loving environment for recovery. Medical treatment and supplies are provided by the shelter, at no cost to the foster parent. For more information on fostering or to sign up to be a kitten foster, visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/727/Foster-Program.