Letters to the Editor Archive

My name is Robert Orth and I am a local resident of Navarre, FL. I have called Navarre home all my life and lived here 29 years. I have seen the area grow from one grocery store and very little to no shopping available to four grocery stores and some good local shopping opportunities as well as some good restaurant choices preventing me from having to drive to Pensacola or Fort Walton to go out to eat. I have greatly appreciated the growth in my hometown and taking advantage of the opportunities to keep my dollars local. I am very excited for the new development to the East of Publix. There has been some commotion about changing the zoning of a parcel located in the middle of the Navarre Maritime Park on Navarre Beach. The developer is seeking to build a beautiful hotel, RV pads, a kayak and paddle board rental station, as well as a pool and club house. The parcel is currently zoned for a boat marina. I would much rather see a beautifully designed hotel and RV site than an eyesore of a marina in such a beautiful location. This will keep more of the local economy in the area, provide more tourism income, as well as create more jobs. I fully support the zoning change and encourage you to show your support as well by voting to change the zoning. Thank you for your time and I appreciate what you do for our local community. Have a great day!

For years I’ve heralded one vote matters.

I am actually excited again about change. One thing John McCain’s death did for me was make me take a serious look at my own values and attitudes again. I believe with Dr. Jennifer Zimmerman (Congressional candidate FL01), Andrew Gillum (gubernatorial candidate), and Sean Shaw (FL Atty Gen candidate) that we are going to see a different approach to politics and campaigning and leadership in our state and our country. 

Highway 98 traffic is awful. If my wife and I order takeout from almost any restaurant, it takes anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour round trip from Holley by the Sea. And that’s with no accidents. Holley by the Sea residents must use Highway 98 or 399 to go anywhere. If some of the businesses had a rear access, similar to Publix, then more people could shop without having to get on Highway 98. If the neighborhood Walmart had a rear entrance that would help. Hopefully the new shopping center east of Publix will have more than just one entrance/exit. Lots of little changes could help reduce hwy98 traffic.

Is it right to accuse someone of a crime without corroborating evidence? Are you disgusted at the Kavanaugh hearing, the way he was assumed guilty of a crime without supporting evidence? Our Constitution and Bill of Rights is what makes our nation different by bestowing the same rights to all the people. Innocent until proven guilty, the right of free speech, assembly and religion are just a few of the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The radical left in cooperation with the media suppresses these basic rights and promote group think. If you like what you saw at the Kavanagh hearing, then vote Democrat because you will get a lot more of the same.

At this writing Jeff Flake is living up to his name, Flake. The dictionary gives several definitions fitting him to a “T.”

We want to preface this with a simple statement of goal. We want the Panhandle Butterfly House to succeed. They are an asset to our community.

That DiFi and desperate Democrats produced an 11th hour derailment attempt was no surprise!

We have people in Navarre living in trash piles. I don’t care if they are white, brown or black, the Santa Rosa County Commissioners job is to make sure all residents are provided safe livable housing that meets the basic human needs and sanitary healthy living condition. The trash I have seen is in no way safe or healthy livable. If we get a storm, hurricane or cold weather the people would suffer. Could those places they call home have mold or something that could make them sick. They are unsafe. Those  people are our residents, from what I have seen they are red blooded Americans. I know the County can do a better job of providing for the poor here in Navarre. First, we need low income housing and then we need shelters in case of a hurricane or storm. The Commissioners should take the time to write better code enforcement regulation, the County Commissioners should do its job and write strict  rules for the Health Department and Code Enforcement and make them follow the new rules because the old ones has no place in Navarre. Unless it’s a rich person or someone trying to get more tax money out of the residents the Commissioners turns a blind eye to the poor here in Navarre, yet they will spend every dime on themselves, and helping the wealthy business, the birds, turtles and their friends. This is not how God wanted us to live as his children.

Kudos to everyone who’s keeping the right of ways along our roads nicely landscaped. But, can we stop with the auto pinball courses?