County makes state funding wish list
Santa Rosa County Commissioners today are expected to approve the county’s legislative priority list for the upcoming 2015 regular session of the Florida Legislature.
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County reserves drop below 25 percent
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The Santa Rosa County Commission Aug. 28 passed a resolution to transfer $8.2 million from unrestricted county reserves to a restricted fund for an upcoming Navarre Beach renourishment project.
More Santa Rosa voices to plan regional transportation
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Many changes are underway at the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), providing a larger Santa Rosa County representation and streamlined TPO functioning.
High water mark signs going up around county
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Earlier this week Santa Rosa County and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials unveiled new signage aimed to increased public awareness purchasing flood insurance in the area.
County seeks proposals for $4.3 million in local RESTORE funding
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Millions of dollars are about to start flowing from monetary penalties associated with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Santa Rosa County plans to announce Dec. 16 the availability of roughly $4.3 million for local projects. It’s the first of several phases of RESTORE funding directly allocated to the county.
County hires lobbyist
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The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted Dec. 3 to hire the Tallahassee-based lobbying firm of Johnson & Blanton. The county will contract the firm to lobby local interests at the state level for $60,000 per year.
Day care owner assigned Walton County judge
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Thelma Denise Lowery, the Milton day care owner charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 10 death of a 16-month-old toddler in her care, has been assigned a Walton County judge.
No recycling stations in south Santa Rosa
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Recently the Florida Department of Environmental Protection celebrated Florida Recycles Day 2014, recognizing recycling as a top priority in daily life. However, local recycling efforts continue to face challenges following the closure of most county recycling stations.
County allocated $2.1 million for April flooding disaster
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A special meeting of the Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) committee took place Nov. 13 to recommend approval of projects slated for more than $2 million in federal funding resulting from April’s flooding event, which was declared a disaster.
19 fatalities prompt south Santa Rosa bicycle-pedestrian plan
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The statistics are shocking. Since 2006 there have been 110 accidents involving bicycles or pedestrians along the congested U.S. 98 corridor between Navarre and Gulf Breeze. Nineteen were fatal.