The risk of a state-imposed regulatory moratorium on new sewer hookups by Holley-Navarre Water System is being exaggerated so the company can build a controversial wastewater treatment unit in the Williams Creek residential neighborhood.
Mike Sandler signed a confidentiality agreement before he joined the BentProp expedition this year in the Republic of Palau on a mission to find downed planes and vessels that may contain remains of MIAs from WWII. Sandler, a resident of Navarre, and a retired chief master sergeant from Hurlburt Field, was one of only three new selectees this year for the task after a nationwide search by BentProp. Sandler returned in mid-April and when asked if he found anything, he would say, “We found a lot of places where there isn’t anything.”
The proposed 134-condominium complex on a 6-acre private parcel in Navarre Beach Marine Park hasn’t yet been named, but if it gets called something such as “Bob Sikes Villas” there would be historic justification.
Tiger Point residents’ worries over traffic safety around the new Sacred Heart clinic under construction on U.S. Highway 98 are growing after they were excluded from a closed-door meeting of county and state officials on the issue last week.
Thursdays in the Park starts tonight with our favorite band – Not Quite Fab. This one-of-a-kind Beatles Tribute Band features one of our own, Dickie Williams, aka Paul McCartney. Not Quite Fab is in high demand and we are fortunate that they are playing tomorrow.
Tiger Point residents’ protests over traffic safety around the new Sacred Heart clinic under construction on U.S. Highway 98 are growing amid questions about the project’s engineering plans.
Two of Santa Rosa’s major wastewater utilities are citing state-regulated effluent treatment limits while lobbying county commissioners to grant expansion plans that face public opposition.
The City of Milton will soon hold its second outreach meeting for the property owners in and around Stewart Street. According to Milton City Planner Randy Jorgenson, the once vibrant commercial corridor no longer serves the needs of today’s consumer. Strip mall developments, though popular in the past, are no longer attractive to many of today’s shoppers. As a result, said Jorgenson, many of the buildings on Stewart are vacant or under-utilized. While there are areas that show signs of revival and recent investment along parts of Stewart Street, most of the street continues to languish. All properties along Stewart are currently zoned commercial and limited to those specific types of activity. The city is examining the potential of rezoning to again provide for residential usage.
Some backers of the proposed 1-cent sales tax to pay for a new Santa Rosa County courthouse are debating whether their plan should be put before the voters in prime time.
Oh what a night for art programs in the local schools. Educators, students and supporters of the arts gathered in the Gulf Breeze Library Meeting Room the evening of May 3 for a presentation where Gulf Breeze Arts, Inc., awarded a $20,000 grant for art programs and other education efforts in area schools.
