Santa Rosa County’s impending quest for an outside economic development consultant will lead officials into a nationwide network of highly paid advisors who often work for both local governments and the companies they seek to recruit as new employers.
The County Commission’s recent proposal to pay up to $120,000 for an economic development strategy devised by a private consultant seems to ignore that it paid $25,000 for such a plan in 2013.
Pensacola businessman Jerry Long didn’t waste time in accepting Santa Rosa’s $850,000 offer for his 19 acres on Avalon Boulevard as the prospective site of the new county courthouse.
I am proud that I graduated from the University of West Florida and earned a bachelor’s degree, not because it means I’m “smart” or because I had the socioeconomic status necessary to pursue higher education.
Santa Rosa Medical Center is hosting Talk with Doc on Tuesday, August 8th. The topic will be Skin Cancer. You can register for this free seminar at srmcfl.com/register.
Earlier this week we sadly reported that our resident Loggerhead sea turtle, Gigi died. For those of you who may be visiting our area, Gigi’s home was the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center. You will see a beautiful tribute to her on our Beach page. The people at the center who cared for her are going to miss her as will all of our Navarre residents. She had become the mascot of our area. I know they will begin the search for another sea turtle to care for soon. And I know their hearts are big enough to welcome another turtle in.
