Like many other Santa Rosa County residents this campaign season, Norman Stephens was visited by a political candidate. Rob Williamson, who is seeking the District 4 county commission seat, stopped by Stephen’s house in Milton to campaign.
Navarre residents who travel and live near High School Boulevard might find the construction being done on the road both beneficial and annoying at the same time.
Crews have completed their work to remove a tar mat discovered June 21 in the Gulf of Mexico in the Fort Pickens Area of Gulf Islands National Seashore. The amount of material removed was about 30 percent more than a tar mat discovered in the area in March.
A company looking to develop about 185 acres along Soundside Drive invited nearby property owners to an informational meeting July 31 in an effort to alleviate concerns many had expressed prior to the county’s zoning board meeting in June.
The Holley by the Sea Board of Directors welcomed five new members July 19, and 10 days later, three of the newly elected board members tendered their resignations leaving the association susceptible to the threat of receivership.
Gulf Breeze has the goal of being “the most livable city in America” by the year 2020. City Council voted Aug. 4 to approve Comprehensive Plan Amendments that are designed to align it with the Master Plan, also known as the “Most Livable City Plan.”
The Florida Department of Health reported Aug. 1 a confirmed case of Vibrio vulnificus in Escambia County. It is the first confirmed case of the bacteria in northwest Florida this year.
The primary election race for Santa Rosa County Commission District 2 is a bit of an oddity. Two current Santa Rosa County Commissioners are squaring off to represent District 2. Bob Cole currently sits in the District 2 seat, while Jim Melvin represents District 4. When district lines were redrawn based on the 2010 Census, Melvin’s home became part of District 2, so he could not seek reelection in District 4.
