Parker’s plan will streamline meetings without reducing public input
Santa Rosa County is fortunate to have a committed group of citizen advocates, small but vocal, who monitor local government to protect the interests of “We the People.”
Always remember Pearl Harbor
This newspaper is dated Dec. 7, 2023, the 82nd anniversary of the devastating surprise attack by the Japanese against the U.S. Navy’s facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i. Most Americans know today is Pearl Harbor Day, that the attack precipitated the United States’ entry into World War II and that President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in condemning Japan’s aggression, called Dec. 7, 1941, “a date that shall live in infamy.”
‘Total operational rebuild’ could be a fresh start
Scott Collins got our attention Nov. 16 when he said at a Milton City Council work session that the city’s government needed a “total operational rebuild.”
“No one reads newspapers anymore”
It was a statement we heard at a national business conference and that wasn’t the only remark we heard about our industry. “Journalists go to journalism school to learn how to ask stupid questions.” This particular speaker had been the subject of “gotcha” journalism in the past. Every time an employee left his company it made the front page of the local newspaper. They referred to him as a cult leader and worse.
North Santa Rosa needs Broxson’s proposed utility authority
Florida Sen. Doug Broxson’s proposal for a North Santa Rosa County Utilities Authority might be the best hope for the future of Milton’s controversial wastewater treatment plant.
Almost 20 years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Florida Department of Environmental Protection ordered the city to stop discharging treated wastewater – called effluent – into the Blackwater River by the end of 2025.
Prepare for heaven, don’t populate hell
Is anybody wondering what God’s thoughts are about Hamas’ inhumanity to man in this “wicked and perverse” generation? Of course, some are, in light of Biblical warnings of wars and rumors of wars occurring. Some know, most don’t that nothing needs to happen before the rapture, the next event on God’s calendar. The rapture is the “catching-up of the church,” only God knows when!
A ‘historic resource’ is not equivalent to a National Historic Site
For well more than a year, the Milton Historic Preservation Board has proposed ordinances to extend its reach beyond the city’s National Historic District. For well more than a year, it has faced adamant opposition from district residents.
It’s hard not to see the debate through the lens of typical Milton division, but we believe the issue is more nuanced.
BoCC should meet its residents where they live – or as close as possible
Ray Eddington has a thick Tennessee drawl and a sensibility that pairs well with a solid work ethic and growing reputation as a practical problem solver.
But his common sense failed him last month when he suggested keeping all Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioner meetings in Milton, the county seat.
But his common sense failed him last month when he suggested keeping all Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioner meetings in Milton, the county seat.
