Do you ever get the feeling it rains every day?

This summer, you might be right.

After over four years of service to Santa Rosa County, on Tuesday, July 13, County Administrator Dan Schebler submitted a letter to voluntarily terminate his employment agreement with Santa Rosa County. This will take place in 90 days.

Just three hours before a BOCC meeting that included a Guardian Program resolution on the agenda, Superintendent Dr. Karen Barber and Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson made a joint press release announcing the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program will not currently be implemented in the county.

With numerous allegations swirling around the Santa Rosa County-Waste Pro contract, a third-party legal investigation found there have not been any improper dealings between county staff and Waste Pro.

On April 29, 2021, a complaint was received by the human resources department from a county employee in reference to an improper business relationship between county staff and the waste hauler franchisee. To investigate this allegation, the county utilized an independent third party. Santa Rosa County has received the report from the independent investigator, which found no evidence of improper dealings between county staff and the waste hauler franchisee.

After three years of service, Assistant County Administrator Mark Murray will resign from his position with Santa Rosa County.

The Board of County Commissioners voted June 8 to approve leasing two parcels of land for future Sheriff’s Office buildings.

During a Board of County Commissioners work session meeting on Thursday, an infuriated Pace resident snapped at the county commissioners to fix the stormwater flooding in Pace.

The Board of County Commissioners met Tuesday, June 8 to discuss authorizing District 4 Commissioner and Chairman of the Board Dave Piech to sign a letter giving law enforcement the ability to warn and remove individuals from county facilities.