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Beach Archive

Feb 5, 2015

Smith named Gulf Coast Regional director

Judd Smith had the opportunity to play professional beach volleyball, and even though his playing days are behind him, he is still involved in the game.
Jan 29, 2015

City of Cape Canaveral is trying to rebrand itself 

Cape Canaveral, the community at the gateway to Port Canaveral — one of the world’s busiest cruise ports — wants to define and distinguish itself from other Florida beachside towns.
Jan 29, 2015

BP penalty trial dredges up gloomy images of 2010 Gulf spill 

Images of oil-coated birds and testimony about “widespread sociocultural harm” opened the third phase of a trial to establish penalties BP must pay under the federal Clean Water Act for spilling millions of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
Jan 22, 2015

Leaseholders encourage attendance at Jan. 28 commission workshop

Residential beach leaseholders are a bit unnerved as the clock ticks toward an extended March 31 deadline for lease fee payments. Whether or not they will have to pay them remains unresolved, but the matter is scheduled for discussion at an upcoming Santa Rosa County Commission workshop.
Jan 22, 2015

Science Station, Marine EDGE announce Shorebirds and Snowbirds

Navarre Beach Marine Science Station and Northwest Florida Marine Education and Discovery of Gulf Ecosystems, Inc. are teaming up with Audubon Society to encourage bird watching while enjoying the winter beach.
Jan 22, 2015

Navarre may get its first beach wheelchair

Navarre Beach doesn’t have beach wheelchairs, but that could soon change.
Jan 15, 2015

Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center closed during mold remediation

The Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center at Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS) headquarters in Gulf Breeze closed Jan. 10 for mold remediation in the aftermath the April 2014 declared flooding event.
Jan 15, 2015

County may add staff for RESTORE funding

Santa Rosa County Jan. 15 began accepting applications for the first allocation of local RESTORE Act funding – roughly $4.3 million.
Jan 15, 2015

2-state Gulf Coast manatee sighting network expanding west 

As manatees recover in Florida, their U.S. home base, more and more seem to be showing up farther west along the Gulf of Mexico.
Jan 1, 2015

2014 Beach Year in Review

Beach lease fees

Residents of Navarre Beach fought throughout the year to acquire fee simple titles for their properties on Santa Rosa Island.  Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Greg Brown began levying taxes against leased property and improvements on Navarre Beach in 2001. Residents opposed the taxes as they already paid leaseholder fees and saw it as a double tax. However, the Florida Supreme Court upheld Browns’ actions even after leaseholders asked for clarification.