Commissioners set local option sales tax allocations
GULF BREEZE — With Santa Rosa’s increasing population and a potential budget decrease starting at $3.6 million due to a state bill, the county’s local option sales tax dollars are becoming more valua…
Mayor seeks order in future meetings
MILTON — Milton Mayor Wesley Meiss wants to bring tighter order to government meetings following recent heated sessions such as the April 11 council and May 1 executive committee meetings, where coun…
Increased tax exemption for property owners would mean reduced revenue for Santa Rosa County
Voters in 2018 will have the chance to pass an increased homestead tax exemption of $25,000 now that the bill to do so has passed both the Florida House of Representatives and the Senate. City and co…
Councilman calls for ordinance amendment to give council power over city staff
MILTON— Monday’s Milton Executive Committee meeting ended with a discussion between council members that sparked disagreement.
Approximately 70 minutes into the meeting, Councilman Jeff Snow starte…
Tourism taxes to pay for hospitality, networking expenses
MILTON — The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners unanimously moved to allow the Tourist Development Office to provide hospitality expenditures to tourism-related industry representatives …
'We've been gearing up for it'
Santa Rosa County Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree is concerned for the future of Enterprise Florida.
Website content sparks debate among city leaders
MILTON — Thursday’s Milton Committee of the Whole meeting commenced smoothly compared to the Milton City Council’s April 11 meeting, which suddenly ended after dispute between council members.
Howe…
Kmart building added to list of courthouse sites
MILTON— A major subject on the agenda of Milton City Council’s April 11 meeting was to vote on which possible future courthouse sites to send to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration.
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Milton councilwoman calls for city manager's resignation
MILTON— The Milton City Council's April 11 meeting ended abruptly after a dispute between council members.
After a two-hour discussion between council members and concerned citizens about a possibl…
'The value of business goes up'
MILTON — The city has allowed Sunday alcohol sales since Feb. 14; Santa Rosa County, north of the Yellow River, has done the same since Feb. 23.
To varying degrees, restaurant owners are seeing bus…
















