The developers behind an unpopular plan to build condominiums in Navarre Beach Marine Park have told Santa Rosa officials they are willing to swap that private property for a less controversial parcel outside the park.

With three new schools in Tim Wyrosdick’s five-year plan, he’s rallying support to renew the existing half-cent sales tax that will help pay for them while his staff scouts likely locations.

The Atlanta attorneys who claim ownership of the 2,718-acre parcel known as Jubilee say the dispute over their right to donate it to Santa Rosa County may go on indefinitely.

Although the central and south areas of Santa Rosa have long outpaced the north in residential development, the disparity is rising amid a wave of homebuilding since the Great Recession.

Dredging done

About 1.3 million cubic yards of sand was dredged from the Gulf and piped onto the Navarre Beach shoreline.

Amid an ownership dispute over the 2,718-acre Pace-area property known as Jubilee, Santa Rosa commissioners abruptly cancelled a special hearing to consider accepting it as a donation.