Once again Santa Rosa County voters have opposed the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners’ effort to enact a local option sales tax (LOST) to fund construction of a new judicial facility to replace the aging county courthouse, which was originally built in 1927.
In a debate that divided Navarre for months, voters Tuesday night showed their lack of support for the possible incorporation of Navarre, with nearly 6,000 people voting no in the straw poll. The unofficial vote was 5,993-4,765 against continuing the study of incorporation.
A search of a Milton home located on Hamilton Bridge Road produced over 100 grams of methamphetamine oil as well as 1 gram of “finished product” according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office press release.
After receiving feedback from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Santa Rosa County Commissioners suspended an existing lease credit policy. The board also nixed plans to reduce beach lease fees to $1.
Citizens to Incorporate Navarre hosted West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC) staff for a discussion about Navarre area transportation issues Oct. 21. Attendees learned details about specific local projects and advocated for traffic congestion on U.S. 98.
Santa Rosa County Commissioners are providing letters of support for two regional projects being submitted for RESTORE funding through the Gulf Restoration Council — an East Bay estuary project and a tri-county effort to address the negative effects of local gullies.
Two factors stand between Navarre and an estimated $3.3 million: incorporation and approval of the one-cent sales tax needed to build a new courthouse.
