Author: Ken Garner

Santa Rosa County is in the early stages of setting its Fiscal Year 2023 budget, but three things are clear: Commissioners plan significant investment in infrastructure projects and support improving workforce retention.

And they will not cut the millage rate.

Holley-Navarre Water System is planning to build a pump station and elevated water tank on property it will lease from Elevate Navarre at the intersection of State Road 87 and U.S. Highway 98, engineer Phil Phillips said Tuesday at the water board’s meeting at the Club at Hidden Creek.

It’s time to update Santa Rosa County’s economic development strategic plan, Shannon Ogletree told county commissioners Monday.

The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board heard 15 requests for variances, conditional uses, and rezoning during a 6-hour meeting that adjourned after midnight Thursday.

Federal and state legal opinions currently block Santa Rosa County from banning abortion clinics, but Commissioner James Calkins wants to be ready to act if those barriers are removed.

Santa Rosa County plans to rebuild tiny Tibet Drive, including an 800-foot privately owned section, to fix damage caused by increased use after Hurricane Sally.

When is a mural NOT a mural? When it’s a sign, according to Santa Rosa County.

Some patrons were upset last week after Pedro’s Taco & Tequila Bar at 3095 Gulf Breeze Parkway painted over a depiction of three skeletal women declaring “We Make Fresh Tortillas.”

James Calkins wants Santa Rosa County ready to act if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, which has protected women’s right to seek an abortion for almost five decades.

The Santa Rosa County Commission on Thursday approved using 150 acres in East Milton for educational facilities, clearing the way for two new schools to be built on the property despite concerns about traffic and stormwater infrastructure.