Santa Rosa County’s property tax base has grown 5.1 percent, boosting the fiscal year 2015 budget to $104 million. That’s more than a $2 million increase over the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Some of the additional funds will be used to increase pay for deputies by $1,000 each and provide merit raises for county employees who pass their annual evaluations.

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County issued Monday a mosquito-borne illness advisory after receiving a report of West Nile Virus in a Santa Rosa County resident. Health department spokeswoman Deborah Stilphen would not release whether the resident was from north or south Santa Rosa County.

For the second year in a row, county employees are getting pay raises. Commissioners Aug. 14 approved a 5 percent merit raise for employees with five years or less time on the job. Those who have worked with the county for more than five years will receive 2.5-percent raises.

Santa Rosa County Commissioners rejected a request to rezone a 480-acre parcel in south Santa Rosa County that would have allowed higher density and smaller lot lines. The land in question is home to wetlands and at least few endangered or threatened species.