By Rob Johnson on June 21, 2017
Bien May, effluent disposal, Federal Clean Water Act, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Rural Water Association, Florida Utility Services, Gulf Breeze, hidden creek golf course, Holley by the Sea, Holley-Navarre Water System, James Calkins, manhole covers, Mike Smallridge, Navarre, recycled water, Santa Rosa County, Sewer pipes, South Santa Rosa County, south santa rosa utility system, stormwater, Tampa Springs, Tiger Point, treated wastewater, Yvonne Harper
Headlines
The failure of Holley-Navarre Water System to stay within its state-approved standard for disposing of treated wastewater is partly the fault of some homeowners who are improperly channeling stormwater into sewers, according to the utility board’s president, Bien May. In a letter responding to a Navarre Press query, May confirmed the accuracy of this newspaper’s […]
By Rob Johnson on June 21, 2017
Andy Terhaar, Attorney Jennifer Byrom, City of Milton, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Sam Parker, downtown milton, Ed Henry, Guidry Land Development LLC, half-cent local option sales tax, JDL of Santa Rosa, Milton, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County jail, Santa Rosa County Judicial Center, Seville Square Realty, Terhaar & Cronley
Headlines
Five Santa Rosa property owners have come forward with offers of land—one for free and the others for sale—on which to build a new county courthouse. The overtures are in response to county commissioners’ request last month for bids as they reassess their previously unsuccessful strategy to replace the aging downtown Milton courthouse. Read the […]
By Rob Johnson on June 20, 2017
ad valorem taxes, Capital Trust Agency, David Peaden, demolition, drainage infrastructure, Ed Gray, Gulf Breeze, Highpoint Drive, Housing development, Larry Kuhn, Levin-Rinke Realty, Milton, Navarre, Real Estate Market, Rick Harper, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Property Appraisers, Santa Rosa Sound, teardowns, West Florida Homebuilders Association
Local
The number of Santa Rosa homes torn down to build new and bigger ones has nearly doubled since 2012, and the trend is evident from Milton to Gulf Breeze. “I think it’s a healthy sign for the real estate market,” said David Peaden, executive director of the West Florida Homebuilders Association. Read the full article […]
By Rob Johnson on June 15, 2017
Bergren Road, City of Gulf Breeze, effluent spray, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser, HNWS, Holley-Navarre Water System, James Calkins, Tiger Point
Local
Unable to stay with the state-approved standard for disposing of treated wastewater by spraying effluent on a golf course or piping it into ponds, Holley Navarre Water System is nearing a deal for a major expansion of disposal capacity. Mindful that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is well aware of the utility’s continuing infringement […]
By Rob Johnson on June 8, 2017
"boiler rooms", conspiracy, escambia county, Florida, fraud, Internal Revenue Service, Milton, Sagar Thakkar, Santa Rosa County, scam, scammers, telemarketing fraud
Local
If it seems that you’re getting more of those suspicious phone calls lately from someone claiming that you’re way overdue on money owed to the Internal Revenue Service or on a credit card, welcome to the club. The Escambia-Santa Rosa County area is ranked 45th among the country’s most popular markets for telephone scammers in […]
By Rob Johnson on June 1, 2017
Attorney Roy Andrews, Chris Thomas, Coastal Concessions LLC, Fusion World LLC, Judge John Simon, Lagerhead's restaurant, Lagerheads on the Gulf, lawsuit, Legal battle, mediation, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, Navarre Pier, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Circuit Court, Scott Rayner, South Santa Rosa, Stephanie Maddox
Local
Although the feuding business partners who manage the Navarre Beach pier are being allowed to stay on after a contract violation, they still face possible sanctions in Santa Rosa Circuit Court. Judge John Simon told Scott Rayner and Stephanie Maddox last week that they must soon end their four-month legal battle through supervised mediation. Read […]
By Rob Johnson on May 31, 2017
Buz Eddy, Catawba Street, City of Gulf Breeze, Don Spencer, Dr. Kenneth Long, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Breeze City Hall, Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser, Jim Doyle, Nathan Ford, Plantation Hill subdivision, Santa Rosa County, South Santa Rosa, stormwater drainage infrastructure, Tappie Villane, Terry Mead, Thomas Lambert, tiger point golf club
Headlines
Jim Doyle is disproving the old adage that you can’t fight City Hall. He recently rallied several of his Gulf Breeze neighbors to defeat a plan devised by the City Council and its paid staff to levy a special assessment of $1,686 per home to pay for new stormwater drainage infrastructure near their houses. Doyle […]
By Rob Johnson on May 25, 2017
ad valorem tax, Business development, commercial development, economic development, Joe Kucharski, national retailers, Navarre, rebates, Retailers, Rick Harper, Sales taxes, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Shannon Ogletree, South Santa Rosa, The Fresh Market, Tourist traffic, Whole Foods Market
Business
Navarre could eventually be the site of new high-end grocers such as Whole Foods and The Fresh Market if the county successfully expands its fledgling economic development incentives for national retailers as Shannon Ogletree envisions. Read the full article in the May 25 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online for as little as $38 per […]
By Rob Johnson on May 24, 2017
Department of Defense, Department of Veteran Affairs, Ed McCants, Internal Revenue Service, Karen Haworth, medicaid, military, Military benefits, National Personnel Records Center, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Veterans Services, social security, Veteran services, veterans
Headlines, Military
The daunting hodgepodge of forms and documents required to obtain some financial and medical benefits for military veterans has driven up requests for help in Santa Rosa by double digits in the past five years. But even if they lack the precious scraps of evidence to qualify for pensions, insurance and medical care, Karen Haworth […]
By Rob Johnson on May 18, 2017
Attorney Roy Andrews, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Commissioner Sam Parker, Community workshops, Dan Schebler, Dean Easterwood, Ed Carson, Florida's Sunshine Law, half-cent local option sales tax, James Calkins, Local-Option Sales Tax, LOST, LOST revenue, Moving Santa Rosa Forward, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Scott Kemp, Tamara Fountain, taxes
Local, Santa Rosa County
Although a citizens group is supposed to oversee how the county’s new half-cent local option sales tax is spent, some members of that panel say the real decisions are being made without their input. Read the full article in the May 18 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online at navarrepress.com for as little as $38 […]
