By Jamie Gentry on March 21, 2019
Ball Family Partnership, Beckie Cato, Bill Seelman, Braden Ball, Charles Loyed, Colleen Ball, don richards, Drew Wright, florida department of transportation, Gerald Paris, impact fees, James Ball, James Calkins, Jeremy Reeder, Jim Waite, Kristen Ball, Lakes of Woodbine, Lonnie Hawkins, Pace, Phillip Hoffman, Roy Andrews, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Santa Rosa Voters Against Overcrowded Roads and Schools, Scott Kemp, Shawn Ward, Suzanne Ball Parkhurst, Van Hibbert, Wendel Hall, Woodbine Road
Headlines
After more than 3 hours of emotional debate and a meeting that ran past midnight, Zoning Board members could not come to a consensus regarding development of 726 homes along Woodbine Road in Pace called Lakes of Woodbine. The Santa Rosa County board room in Milton was packed with members of the impact fee and […]
By Jamie Gentry on January 16, 2019
Angela Jones, Arcadia Culverts, Beckie Cato, Beckie Cato LLC, Colten Wright, Commissioner Dave Piech, David Miller, Drew Wright, Highway Commercial Development, Jeremy Reeder, Jim Cobb, Land Development Code, Lonnie Hawkins, Lori Lane, Milton, Pace, Robin Edwards, Robin Stewart, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Shawn Ward, Van Hibberts, Woodbine Road
Headlines
Milton-based small business Arcadia Culverts was given a six-month reprieve from being shut down Jan. 10 after the county Zoning Board voted to postpone any code compliance action. The decision was made in opposition to vocal neighbors. Read the full article in the Jan. 17 issue of Navarre Press. Visit www.navarrepress.com/subscribe to view subscription options […]
By Rob Johnson on October 5, 2017
Beckie Cato, Fulton County Supreme Court, James Freeman, Jubilee, Jubilee Investment Holdings LLC, Milton, Residential community, Rick Novak, Ronald Reeser, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser, Shawn Ward, single family homes
Local
The Atlanta developer who last year stopped his partners’ proposed donation to Santa Rosa County of the 2,718-acre property known as Jubilee is still working behind the scenes to create a huge residential community there. Ronald Reeser met with several county officials in July, according to Shawn Ward, Santa Rosa’s interim planning and zoning director, […]
By Jamie Gentry on June 1, 2017
Baskerville-Donovan Inc., Beckie Cato, building permits, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Commissioner Sam Parker, David Peaden, Flooding, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, florida department of transportation, Holley by the Sea, Home Builders Association of West Florida Inc., Larry Boling, National Wetlands Inventory Map, Navarre, RESTORE Pot 3, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, septic-to-sewer conversion, sewer infrastructure, South Santa Rosa, Tom King Bayou East Branch Channel Restoration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, wetlands, wetlands evaluation, Yvonne Harper
Headlines
Months of effort by county staff and residents of Holley by the Sea to hold builders accountable went up in smoke Thursday night as the Board of County Commissioners moved to scrap a proposed change to the building permit process that would verify that builders were indeed following federal and state wetlands regulations. Read the […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 17, 2017
Beckie Cato, Building permit process, construction, Flood Control, Florida Deparment of Environmental Protection, florida department of transportation, Holley by the Sea, Home builders, Jim Waite, Lonnie Hawkins, National Wetlands Inventory Map, Navarre, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Scott Kemp, South Santa Rosa, stormwater drainage, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, wetlands, wetlands permits, Yvonne Harper
Headlines
All or nothing. That was the stance of the county Zoning Board May 11 as they voted unanimously against a procedure change that could improve stormwater drainage in the county’s largest flood-prone subdivision. The current version of a change in the building permit process would require builders in Holley by the Sea (HBTS) to provide […]
By Jamie Gentry on May 11, 2017
Beckie Cato, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Dan Schebler, drainage improvements, Florida Legislature, Holley by the Sea, Holly, Local-Option Sales Tax, LOST, Navarre, Navarre Pass, Public Safety, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa Island, Tiger Point Community Center, Tom King Bayou East Branch Channel Restoration, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz, Yvonne Harper
Local
County Commissioners seem a little less lost on the LOST (local option sales tax) following Monday’s regular meeting after newly hired assistant county administrator Dan Schebler provided a less structured solution. While the past months have seen project list after project list outlining how the money should be spent each year down to the dime, […]
By Jamie Gentry on April 20, 2017
Beckie Cato, Berryhill Road, Bob Suffrage, Charles Loyed, Colton Wright, Commissioner Sam Parker, George Atchinson, Greg Scoville, Lonnie Hawkins, Milton, North Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Substance abuse, Substance abuse therapy center, Tildon Street
Local
“Not in our neighborhood!” declared signs and neighbors Thursday night as community members spoke in opposition to the opening of a substance abuse therapy center in Milton at the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board’s regular meeting. The 25.32 acre property located on Tildon Street includes two multi-story living houses and an entertainment building including a […]
By Jamie Gentry on March 22, 2017
Beckie Cato, building permits, drainage improvements, Flooding, Holley by the Sea, Holley by the Sea Homeowners Association, Land Development Code, Navarre, Rhonda Royals, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Sewer hookups, South Santa Rosa, wetlands, Yvonne Harper
Headlines
As county commissioners prepare to spend millions of dollars to improve drainage in Holley by the Sea, county staff members are coordinating with the Homeowners Association to better regulate how new construction will affect drainage in the neighborhood. Read the full article in the March 23 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online at navarrepress.com for […]
By Jamie Gentry on March 16, 2017
animals, Beckie Cato, Bill Anderson, Bill Seelman, Bird flu, Charles Lloyd, Cloptons Circle, don richards, Ed Antenberg, Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, Greg Scoville, Holley, Holley Navarre, Jeremey Reeder, Lonnie Hawkins, Navarre, Navarre Area Board of Realtors, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Robin Caton, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, South Santa Rosa, Steve Hall, susan leveille, wildlife refuge, Zika
Local
Despite neighbor complaints, the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge has moved one step closer to relocating its operations to Holley. The county Zoning Board recommended approval of rezoning for the 2.3-acre property last Thursday. Read the full article in the March 16 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online at navarrepress.com for as little as $38 per […]
By Jamie Gentry on March 1, 2017
Beckie Cato, County Engineer Roger Blaylock, Department of Transportation Act, Flatwoods salamander, florida department of transportation, Gulf Breeze, Heart of Navarre, Highway 87, Highway expansion, Hurlburt Field, Local Businesses, Louise Biernesser, Mary Esther, Mary Esther Boulevard, Navarre, Navarre Park, Navarre Park. U.S. Highway 98, Navarre Parkway, Panhandle Butterfly House, Portside Drive, right of way, ROW, Santa Rosa County, Shawn Ward, South Santa Rosa, T.C.'s Front Porch, Tanya Branton, Traffic
Headlines
U.S. Highway 98 is more than 10,000 trips a day in excess of its capacity according to the Florida Department of Transportation. Solutions for 98’s congestion have been a topic of discussion for many years in Navarre. To read the full article or to view maps of the proposed expansion that may affect local businesses […]
By Jamie Gentry on February 2, 2017
Athletic park, Beckie Cato, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Commissioner Rob Williamson, East Bay Boulevard, Holley Field, NAS Whiting Field, Navarre, Recreational park, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, South Santa Rosa, Tiger Point
Local
Santa Rosa County Commissioners moved forward with turning a piece of county owned land into new athletic fields in Navarre off East Bay Boulevard Thursday, Jan. 26. The 11-acre, L-shaped parcel is zoned for recreational park uses, but could not be used for that purpose due to being in a military airport zone. The parcel […]
By Jamie Gentry on January 4, 2017
Amendment 2, Beckie Cato, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, cannabis, Charlotte's Web legislation, Commission Chairman Rob Williamson, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Florida, Florida Association of Counties, florida department of health, Florida Medical Association, Florida Senate Health Policy Committee, Florida voters, medical marijuana, Melissa Kuipers Blake, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, THC, treatable illnesses
Headlines, Health
After more than 70 percent of Florida’s voters approved an amendment to the state’s constitution broadening allowable use of medical marijuana, law makers at the state and local level were scrambling to put regulations in place and sort out fact from fiction as Amendment 2 went into effect Jan. 3. As the Florida Senate Health […]
By Rob Johnson on November 23, 2016
Adams Homes, Avant-Price Builders Group, Baskerville-Donovan Inc., Beckie Cato, Commissioner Rob Williamson, construction, County Administrator Tony Gomillion, elevated lots, Flood, Flooding, florida department of health, Great Recession, Holley by the Sea, Holley by the Sea residents, Holley-Navarre Water System, Jason Buttke, Mike Price, Navarre, new homes, Paul Gardner, Rhonda Royals, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, septic tank, South Santa Rosa, stormwater, sunrise drive, Tom Green, Valley Road
Headlines
Jason Buttke looks up at the new house under construction next door to his on the 1800 block of Sunrise Drive and wonders where any excess stormwater will drain in the event of heavy rain. Like many new residences going up in Holley by the Sea, the lot under the Adams Homes building has been […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 15, 2016
Alice Brupbacher, Beckie Cato, Commissioner Bob Cole, County variances, Emily Spencer, government, Greg Scoville, Milton, Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, University of Florida
Local, Santa Rosa County
The Board of County Commissioners appointed a new member to the county zoning board Sept. 8 during their regular meeting. Greg Scoville, an experienced building planner, was selected to fill the vacant Zoning Board District 2 seat by Commissioner Bob Cole after the seat sat vacant for six months. “I’m a native of Santa Rosa […]
By Jamie Gentry on June 30, 2016
agricultural land, Beckie Cato, Blackwater State Forest, Board of County Commissioners, code complaint, county ordinances, Florida, industrial property, Joshua Pittman, landfills, Larry Pittman, Milton Resident, Pittman Recycling, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County zoning code, scrapping business, Weis Recycling
Community
Violating the Santa Rosa County zoning code can come back to bite you. No one knows that better than Milton resident Joshua Pittman, who as of Thursday night, June 23, had to shut down his business and sole source of income. Some 20 years ago when the Pittman’s first moved to the 4 acre plat […]
By Jamie Gentry on June 10, 2016
Advise, Alan Isaacson, Beckie Cato, Bill Seelmann, Board of County Commissioners, Business, Colten Wright, don richards, environmental protection, Jeremy Reeder, Jim Waite, land use, Local Government, Lonnie Hawkins, Milton, Robin Edwards, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County residents, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Scott Kemp, zoning board, Zoning codes
Santa Rosa County
Created in 2011, the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board governs how land is used in Santa Rosa County. Whether building a grocery store in a neighborhood or digging a pit in the backyard, you will likely have to fill out a request with the Zoning Board. The board consists of two members for each district […]
By Rob Johnson on April 21, 2016
beach erosion, beach land sale, Beach leaseholders, beach property owners, Beach replenishment, Beckie Cato, Commissioner Jayer Williamson, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, District 1 Commissioner Bob Cole, District 3 Commissioner Don Salter, District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson, environmental preservation, gulf of mexico, lease fees, leaseholders' replenishment assessment, Municipal Benefit Service Unit, NABOR, Navarre, Navarre Area Board of Realtor, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residents Association, Realtors, recreational use, revenue source, sand replenishment project, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Comissiners, South Santa Rosa, Teresa Pack, Town Hall meeting
Beach
Although at least three Santa Rosa commissioners support exempting beach leaseholders from paying an extra share of the planned $17 million sand replenishment project, the board’s eventual vote will likely hinge on the county’s overall budget needs. “I think we’re going to see some commissioners keep their powder dry” until next year’s budget is prepared […]
By Rob Johnson on March 23, 2016
Attorney David Hightower, Beckie Cato, Best Western, commercial development, Crab Island Cantina, Dewey Destin, Dewey Destin's Seafood Restaurant, East River Smokehouse, economy, gas station, grocery-gas station, growth, Gulf Breeze, Hotels, Marriott Springhill Suites, Midway, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Parkway, projects, restaurants, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Planning and Zoning Department, Scooter Taylor, Scooter's Fish House, South Santa Rosa, Stewart Taylor, Stewby's Seafood Shanty, Titan Ventures LLC, U.S.Highway 98, west navarre primary school
Headlines
Plans for two new restaurants, a gas station-convenience store and an expression of interest in building a 17-story hotel on Navarre Beach all emerged last week to give South Santa Rosa County prospects for its biggest commercial development year since before the Great Recession. Read the full article in the Mar. 24 issue of Navarre […]
By Rob Johnson on March 17, 2016
Beckie Cato, boaters, BOCC, Business, County Comission, Dewey Destin, expand operations, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Greg Britton, helicopter pad, helicopter tour rides, Lonnie Hawkins, more room to roam, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Family Watersports, Navarre Parkway, navarre sound, pontoon boats, safety, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Santa Rosa Sound, South Santa Rosa, Twelve Oaks Management, U.S.Highway 98, Zoning
Business, Local
Despite officials’ concerns about safety, the Navarre Family Watersports complex won approval from the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board to expand operations within its existing property—moving closer to Santa Rosa Sound and putting boaters nearer to the facility’s helicopter pad. Read the full article in the Mar. 17 issue of Navarre Press. Click HERE to […]
By Staff Reporters on February 4, 2016
Beckie Cato, Board of County Commissioners, Comissioner Rob Williamson, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Don Salter, Commissioner Jayer Williamson, Employee of the Year, Employee of the Year Award, Jennifer Tilden, Santa Rosa County Public Services, Zoning administrator
Business
Santa Rosa County’s Public Services Department selected Jennifer Tilden as employee of the year for 2015. Tilden, who has served the county as zoning administrator since January 2013, was recognized by the Board of County Commissioners at the Jan. 28 meeting. Read the full article in the Feb. 4 issue of Navarre Press. Click HERE […]
By Staff Reporters on January 21, 2016
Aleta Floyd, Beckie Cato, Brad Baker, Brandi Whitehurst, experience in pubic relations, Hunter Walker, informs residents, initiatives, manages website and social media, marketing experience, Meeting, PIO, policies, programs, promotes awareness of the county's mission, public information officer, Public Involvement Coordinator, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners, Sarah Whitfield, Tony Gomillion, West Florida Regional Planning Council
Santa Rosa County
Brandi Whitehurst was approved to be the new public information officer for the county at the Jan. 14 Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners’ meeting. The PIO is responsible for promoting awareness of the county’s mission, programs, policies and initiatives to residents of the county and the media. Whitehurst’s employment began Jan. 19. According to […]
By Bill Arnett on July 18, 2014
480 acres, Beckie Cato, July 10, July 24., Planning and Zoning Director, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board
Community, Local, Santa Rosa County
Developers are requesting a zoning change for a 480-acre vacant, wooded parcel, north of Highway 98 and west of Edgewood Drive. The request would allow for smaller lot sizes on the property, which could result in more homes when the property is developed. The Santa Rosa County Commissioners will consider the request Thursday at 6 p.m. The […]
