Be Prepared. It’s the time-honored motto of the Boy Scouts, and in traditional terms, it applies to a scout being ready to deal with treacherous weather on a campout or the ability to jump into action to save a life.
You may have noticed driving down 98 in Navarre – and west of Navarre, there is a lot of building going on which means that people are investing in our area. Across from The Sound at Navarre – the 250-unit luxury apartment homes, you can see the excavators getting ready for the new Walmart Neighborhood store. This will also have an outparcel for a fast food location which is yet to be determined. On the corner of Lowe Road, there is an assisted living facility that we reported on in July. Farther west towards Gulf Breeze, you will see The Reserve completing their additional apartment homes. Sacred Heart is working on the reported-on clinic at Tiger Point and then there is a Sacred Heart Pediatric facility going in just west of Panera. You can read about several of the projects mentioned above on page 1B.
The comic character Pogo once said “who are the enemy and they are us”. History repeats itself for those whom do not know the past. Our schools have failed us by not teaching civics and American history. The loyal opposition has become radicalized without regard for the common good.
The county has published their proposed spending plan for an estimated $39 million in local option sales tax funds, and not surprisingly folks aren’t happy with the distribution.
Repaving of East Bay Boulevard came to an abrupt halt at the start of February as paving company Panhandle Grading and Paving picked up and left for another project in Escambia County.
Rezoning of a Holley property to allow for the relocation of a wildlife refuge to the area was postponed for a month following concerns from neighbors.
Two more commercial developments have received development orders along U.S. Hwy. 98, a Walmart Neighborhood Market and Navarre Gardens Assisted Living Facility, furthering a trend of growth in business along the corridor.
Proposed legislation that would eliminate state tourism marketing group Visit Florida and state economic development agency Enterprise Florida, Inc. was introduced Feb. 8 to the Florida House of Representatives Careers and Competition Subcommittee.
While the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station usually focuses on educating young minds about marine ecosystems and studies, the station took on a much older crowd of students Feb. 8 during their snowbirds bird watching event.
