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SRC Employee of the Quarter

Written by Ken Garner on January 13, 2023. Posted in News.

Ginny Davis, who has been described as ‘the face of Emergency Management’ because of her efforts to educate residents about disaster preparedness at community events, is the Santa Rosa County Employee of the Quarter for the Fourth Quarter of 2022. Santa Rosa County Assistant Administrator Brad Baker holds a plaque he presented to Davis at the county commission’s meeting Thursday. Also pictured is Administrator DeVann Cook.

Owner wants to rezone 42 acres in East Milton to commercial

Written by Ken Garner on January 11, 2023. Posted in News.

A property owner is asking the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board to recommend rezoning 41.8 acres of vacant agricultural land on State Road 87 in East Milton for commercial use. The board will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday at the County Administration Complex, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton.

BoCC sets busy agenda for Thursday

Written by Ken Garner on January 10, 2023. Posted in News.

A City of Milton-Santa Rosa County property deal dominated the county commission’s committee meeting Monday, but the commission did forward some important items to Thursday’s regular meeting.

Deed discussion dominates 3 ½-hour BoCC meeting

Written by Ken Garner on January 10, 2023. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Commission on Thursday will decide whether to approve transferring 100 acres to the City of Milton for its $70-million wastewater project. On Monday, it listened for almost three hours to speaker after speaker argue why it shouldn’t.

County to discuss deeding land to Milton for wastewater disposal

Written by Ken Garner on January 7, 2023. Posted in News.

After more than a month off for the end-of-year holidays, Santa Rosa County Commissioners have a busy first meeting of 2023. A vote that could dramatically change the future of Milton’s $70-million wastewater treatment plant project highlights the agenda. Public forum begins at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the County Administrative Complex, 6245 Caroline St. in Milton. The commission will begin consideration of the published agenda at 5:30 p.m.

2023: Santa Rosa County faces a busy agenda

Written by Ken Garner on January 5, 2023. Posted in News.

'Tis the season…for looking to the year ahead. Sandpaper Publishing asked Santa Rosa County Public Information Officer Sarah Whitfield to help us preview the county’s 2023 to-do list. She consulted County Administrator DeVann Cook and Assistant County Administrator Brad Baker to provide the following issues to watch:

Looking ahead: Milton hopes 2023 brings more answers than questions

Written by Ken Garner on January 4, 2023. Posted in News.

The City of Milton’s 2023 will be shaped largely by forces beyond its control.

SRC Commission prepares to debut new forum format

Written by Ken Garner on December 29, 2022. Posted in News.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 9, the Santa Rosa County Commission will limit public forum to an hour before each meeting. “We felt like this was a reasonable compromise,” Chairman Colten Wright said at the commission’s regular meeting Dec. 8. “Once again, there was never any effort to squash anyone’s First Amendment rights or anything like that.”

Legislative Delegation: Election security, water quality highlight residents’ concerns

Written by Ken Garner on December 13, 2022. Posted in News.

Lawmakers hear a little bit of everything when they hold public hearings in their districts: funding requests, policy concerns, conspiracy theories and political attacks.

Bed tax uses, Whiting Aviation Park among SRC legislative priorities

Written by Ken Garner on December 5, 2022. Posted in Uncategorized.

Easing restrictions on how Santa Rosa County is allowed to spend tourist-development tax revenue and funding to build a taxiway and apron to connect Whiting Aviation Park to an NAS Whiting Field runway are among the requests County Commission Chairman Colten Wright will share with state legislators at the county legislative delegation’s annual public hearing at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Gulf Breeze Community Center on Shoreline Drive.

Author: Ken Garner