Santa Rosa County could face cuts to libraries, veteran services, animal services and 911 dispatchers, along with new user fees, if voters approve a statewide property tax amendment in November.
Santa Rosa County is proposing to reformat its Land Development Code to make it easier to maintain and use, though county officials say no development regulations would be changed.
Crime scene technicians with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office say the biggest difference between the real world and what people see on “CSI: Miami” comes down mostly to time.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners followed the recommendation from the county’s zoning board, denying a request to rezone 503 acres off Berryhill Road for a subdivision and neighborhood shopping area that county staff said could hold as many as 2,000 homes.
Opponents of the proposed Navarre Beach boardwalk dominated the public forum at the Santa Rosa County Commission meeting on Sept. 22 in Milton, pressing commissioners on the project as a public workshop is now less than a month away.
Santa Rosa County commissioners on Sept. 22 unanimously renewed the county’s five-cent local option gas tax, extending the levy on fuel purchases that funds transportation projects.
Santa Rosa County has received a low bid of more than $8.3 million for the proposed Navarre Beach Boardwalk, a project that has dominated public comment at county meetings for nearly a month.
The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board voted 7-1 Sept. 10 to recommend denial of a request to rezone 503 acres north of Berryhill Road for about 1,500 homes and 10 acres of neighborhood commercial space after residents and board members said roads cannot handle more traffic.
Santa Rosa County will receive $525,000 in state grants to design an expansion of Whiting Aviation Park and to buy land near NAS Whiting Field to protect the base from encroachment, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County officials.
