At the Nov. 12 Santa Rosa Board of Commissioners meeting held at the Tiger Point Community Center, Santa Rosa Tax Collector Stan Colie Nichols returned $370,081 in unspent funds back to the county.
More than 20 attorneys have applied for the contract to represent the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, including former TEAM Santa Rosa counsel Roy V. Andrews of Milton. Several of the applicants have experience in the government sector, including the Lee County Attorney and assistant county attorneys from Polk, Charlotte and Hillsborough Counties.
Santa Rosa County’s nearly 159,000 residents are the sixth healthiest in Florida, according to a study released last week comparing the overall health of Americans by county.
Red, white and blue are patriotic colors, symbolizing America. Red, white and blue are also gang colors symbolizing the Bloods, 18th Street and the Crips, respectively.
Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) invites the community to attend a holiday adoption event at the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Rd. in Milton, on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Drivers in Santa Rosa County will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
In preparation for the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, there will be no lane closures or other activities that impede traffic on major state roads beginning at 12 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 and ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30.
Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners voted for their new Chair and Vice Chair of the board at their Nov. 13 meeting. Commissioner Colten Wright (District 5) will be the board’s new chair, while Commissioner Ray Eddington (District 4) will be the new vice chair.
Replacement of Navarre Beach Bridge in the coming years is a big priority for the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners. The biggest question facing the commission has been how to pay for it.
At their Oct. 20 meeting in Tiger Point, the commission may have gotten their answer.