The controversial, unannounced gathering of some Fairpoint Regional Utility directors on Oct. 31 isn’t prohibited by Florida’s Sunshine law, Chief Assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille has concluded.
Wednesday, before Thanksgiving, a home on Tupelo Street burned. It was fully involved when the Holley Navarre Fire District and other agencies arrived – and what they discovered was not unusual for them. There was no fire hydrant on the street. Instead of hooking up to a hydrant to fight the fire, they had to rely on tanker trucks to provide the water.
Nearly three years after the City of Gulf Breeze started levying water utility surcharges on its customers who lives outside the municipality’s border, the Florida Auditor General’s Office is looking into numerous complaints about those fees.
Allegations that three of Fairpoint Regional Utility’s seven board members violated Florida’s Sunshine Law by meeting in private last month are under review by the State Attorney’s Office in Pensacola.
Thank a veteran this Saturday on Veterans’ Day. Mike Esmond, a Vietnam Veteran, at Gulf Breeze Pools and Spas put an ad in this issue thanking Veterans. Navarre Lumber always offers military discounts. Check out their ad for some of the items they carry that you won’t believe they have.
Jack Sanborn wants some light shed on allegations that he violated Florida’s Sunshine Law last June by speaking to another volunteer member of the Tourist Development Council.
The rebellion among Holley Navarre Water System board members against proposed debt restructuring by the collective that supplies their water focuses on concerns that the motive behind the deal is actually to enrich the City of Gulf Breeze.