Recycling overflows county center
This holiday season brought the community of Santa Rosa County cheer, merriment and a whole lot of trash.
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County Attorney warns TDC of emails
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Less than one month after State Attorney Bill Eddins’ Office concluded the review of a complaint over altered minutes and found no wrongdoing, Santa Rosa County Tourist Development (TDC) officials received a warning from Santa Rosa County Attorney Angela Jones. Jones issued an email to council members concerning a possible violation of Florida’s Sunshine Law.
No Gardasil adverse reactions reported in the county
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According to the Center for Disease Control, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually-transmitted virus in the United States. More than half of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives.
County narrows possible courthouse sites
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Santa Rosa Commissioners had aimed to keep only three proposed sites in consideration for a planned new county courthouse. Instead, the board decided to keep four parcels in the running at its meeting last Thursday.
County asks for bear management plan
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Florida’s black bear population is ballooning back from a population estimated at just 300 in the 1970s. The thriving population has since exploded tenfold to roughly 3,000- prompting removal from state’s list of threatened species in August of 2012. As a result, the number of incidents involving bears throughout the state is escalating and spreading into populated areas.
County mulls funding beach restoration
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A firm hired by Santa Rosa County to determine the feasibility of funding options for beach restoration made a presentation to county commissioners at the board’s Dec. 9 meeting, outlining five different local revenue generators which could be used to fund the effort, which is expected to cost $10-12 million.
County makes exception for dirt pit
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Commissioners will allow developer James A. “Jim” Young, Jr. to construct a borrow pit on property located within the county’s expanded well field protection area. The commission had adopted an ordinance on Mar. 7 expanding the area to provide further protection of the local water supply, including a ban on resource extraction, such as dirt removal.
Citrus canker confirmed in county
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The first case of citrus canker in the Florida Panhandle was recently confirmed, and it’s very close to home.
4-day week for many county workers
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More than 159 county employees are working four 10-hour days instead of the traditional five 8-hour days per workweek. The majority of those employees work for the board of county commissioners (BOCC), which employs 338 workers. Most of the county’s constitutional officers, such as the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser, maintain a five-day schedule for employees.
Santa Rosa teachers to vote on raises
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Despite Governor Rick Scott’s intention to give every full-time classroom teacher in Florida a $2,500 raise, educators in Santa Rosa County are only set to receive between $1,200 and $2,350, depending on their level of employment with the Santa Rosa School Board.