Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman
Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman
Personal mulch pile becomes county dilemma
One person’s very large mulch pile is a next-door neighbor’s rat- and termite-infested heap of danger.
Self-inserted into the dispute between adjacent property owners was the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners second-guessing a code violation citation issued by the county Code Enforcement Department.
Wendy Victora Rudman: Silver lining in wearing mask
I was raised on a steady diet of platitudes. The early bird gets the worm. Every cloud has a silver lining. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Like so many things I told my children, phrases like these become meaningless – perhaps because they are said so often.
Holley by the Sea fines county $1,000 for yard violations
It has been almost two years since Santa Rosa County bought a house in Holley by the Sea. Officials didn’t set out to buy the house.
The county bought the property for $275,000 because it was prone to flooding.
Proposed rezoning will move students in six south-end schools
On March 9, parents will have a chance to tell the Santa Rosa County School Board what they think about the proposed changes to school zones in the south end of the county.
Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services Joey Harrell can’t predict exactly what parents will say about the plan he and his staff have worked on for months.
$8-plus million in annual gas tax revenue expected from truck stop
When the new Love’s Truck Stop is completed and open, it will likely bring in $8 to $10 million in gas tax funds to Santa Rosa County.
Commissioners heard a brief update on the progress of the construction at the Feb. 11 work session.
Golf course survived 2020, future planning underway
Holley Navarre Water System board members received updates on the Club at Hidden Creek course at their monthly meeting Feb. 16.
The unaudited 2020 year to date financials included the news that there were about 7,000 fewer rounds played that year than in 2019.
‘Shamrock Stroll’ slated for Navarre Beach
Navarre locals, visitors and pets, it’s time to get your green on and sign up for the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s first Shamrock Stroll 5K Run/Walk.
The March 20 event was approved by the Board of County Commissioners Feb. 18.
School quarantine process modified slightly
Gulf Breeze, Pensacola to connect again in March
In with the new courthouse, but what about the old one?
It was one of the first issues Commissioner Bob Cole addressed 18 years ago when he was first voted onto the Board of County Commissioners.
And it’s still going.
Now, though, there is real progress on the construction of a new county courthouse and the disposition of the old building, which has been part of Milton’s historical downtown since 1927.