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New apartments coming to El Paseo St.

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on September 29, 2023. Posted in News.

Navarre residents who live on or near El Paseo St. will soon be getting some new neighbors.

Plans have been approved by Santa Rosa County Planning and Zoning for a new 14 unit apartment complex at 8530 El Paseo St., which is at the intersection of El Paseo and Prado St. The County approved site plans for the apartment complex Aug. 22.

Commission promises not to impose impact fees for at least 12 months

Written by Ken Garner on September 25, 2023. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 at its special budget meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19, not to act on impact fees until at least October 2024.
Commissioner Sam Parker suggested the moratorium; he said construction costs already are too high and the economy “is becoming a wreck.”

Commissioners discuss 2025 recreation projects

Written by Ken Garner on September 25, 2023. Posted in Uncategorized.

Santa Rosa County commissioners hadn’t officially approved the Fiscal Year 2024 budget before they began discussing possible capital improvement projects for FY25.

BoCC removes alternative subdivision provision from LDC; keeps clear-cutting

Written by Ken Garner on September 22, 2023. Posted in News.

Alternative subdivisions and clear-cutting are two of the most unpopular practices allowed under Santa Rosa County’s existing Land Development Code; last week, the Board of County Commissioners decided to remove alternative subdivisions from the updated LDC but unanimously agreed to keep existing clear-cutting practices.

Milton gun store owner says ATF ‘retaliated’ against him, store manager

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on September 19, 2023. Posted in Business, News.

A Santa Rosa County gun store owner is alleging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) harassed him and his store manager after criticizing the agency in the past.

Chris Smith, the owner of Gulf Coast Gun in Milton, says the ATF attempted to audit him for a license he had yet to use after he spoke out against ATF policies at a congressional field hearing held June 26 at the Okaloosa County Administrative Complex in Shalimar.

State buys Wolfe Creek Forest land for preservation

Written by Ken Garner on September 19, 2023. Posted in News.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved spending $141 million to buy more than 42,000 acres, including more than 1,500 acres in the Wolfe Creek Forest northeast of Milton in Santa Rosa County.

BoCC to hold final 2024 budget hearing tonight

Written by Ken Garner on September 19, 2023. Posted in News.

The Santa Rosa County Commission will have its final Fiscal Year 2024 budget hearing at 6 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Commission Meeting Room, 6495 Caroline St., Milton. The Board of County Commissioners is expected to officially approve a total overall budget of $251,355,646.

Weekly Area Volleyball Stat Sheet

Written by Brian Lester on September 16, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Check out the latest volleyball stats for Santa Rosa County schools in our coverage area.

Beach restoration timing depends on FEMA environmental assessment

Written by Ken Garner on September 15, 2023. Posted in News.

FEMA is standing by its decision not to allow restoration of eastern Navarre Beach, according to Santa Rosa County Assistant Environmental Director Tanya Linzy.

“Currently, the draft SEA – Supplemental Environmental Assessment – indicates that ‘the (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) found the Navarre Beach Renourishment Project as inconsistent with the purposes of the CBRA,’” Linzy wrote in an email to Navarre Press. “With that understanding, FEMA will not allow renourishment in the CBRA zone.”

SRCAS to Host Community Cats Day Sept. 20

Written by Staff Reporters on September 15, 2023. Posted in News.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services is hosting a Community Cats Day for Santa Rosa County residents on Wed., Sept. 20 at Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. Up to 30 stray/feral cats will be accepted for free spay and neutering through community cats program funding.