By Jamie Gentry on August 1, 2018
Bobby Killingsworth, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Creet's Landing, Garner Economics, Heidi Allgood, James A. Parker, LLC, Municipal service benefit unit, Navarre Beach Fire Department, Navarre Beach Leaseholders and Residence Association, northwest florida industrial park @ I-10, Roger Blaylock, Roy Andrews, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Shannon Ogletree, Shawn Ward, Stormwater drainage problems, wetlands, Whispering Pines Boulevard
Local
A procedural approval for Creet’s Landing subdivision turned to tension among county commissioners and residents of Whispering Pines Boulevard. During the board’s regular meeting on July 26, District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson accused Commission Chairman Bob Cole of inserting himself into issues in Williamson’s district during discussion of the Creet’s Landing project. The highly contentious […]
By Jamie Gentry on July 27, 2018
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Local, Santa Rosa County
Questions repeatedly returned to issues of development and allowing exceptions to the land development code during the Santa Rosa Republican Women’s county commissioners candidate forum Tuesday. The questions were submitted by the members in attendance, and candidates for both District 4 County Commission, representing Navarre, and District 2 representing Milton were invited to answer. District […]
By Editorial on July 26, 2018
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Navarre Press Editorial, Rob Williamson
We were once Florida’s best kept secret, but the word got out that Navarre is paradise. And people loved it here and decided to move here. Now our developers can barely keep up with demand. That’s a great thing – right? No. In this week’s issue we take a look at Pace – the growth […]
By Jamie Gentry on July 25, 2018
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Headlines
When Garner Economics LLC presented a five-year blueprint for Santa Rosa County’s economic development, owner Jay Garner coined a simple phrase: “No product, no project.” County Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree heeded that advice. Read the full article in the July 26 issue of Navarre Press. Click here to subscribe for as little as $38 per […]
By Jamie Gentry on December 20, 2017
Carmen Reynolds, Charles Harris, Commissioner Bob Cole, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Creet's Landing, Heidi Allgood, James A. Parker, James Beasley, Navarre, Petition, Planned Unit Developments, Pouder Lane, Robert Killingsworth, Sanctuary Apartments, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Shawn Ward, Whispering Pines Boulevard
Headlines
Technically, it came down to four houses, but there was much more at stake. That was the position of a crowd of Whispering Pines Boulevard residents who addressed the Board of County Commissioners Dec. 14. Those residents left largely unhappy. Both of the PUDs (Planned Unit Developments) proposed along Whispering Pines were halted that night, […]
By Jamie Gentry on December 15, 2017
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Local
Both of the PUD developments proposed along Whispering Pines Boulevard were halted Thursday night, but development of at least one of the properties is still likely. The issue was up for vote before the Board of County Commissioners Thursday night durign their regular special rezoning meeting. The first and most contentious of the developments would […]
By Jamie Gentry on December 14, 2017
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Local
Proposed development of an apartment complex on Whispering Pines Boulevard has been nixed according to District 4 County Commissioner Rob Williamson. Williamson addressed a handful of concerned citizens Monday night at the Navarre Beach Visitor Information Center ahead of an upcoming vote by the Board of County Commissioners on the issue Under consideration were two […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 15, 2017
Apartment complex, Bill Seelman, Bobby Killingsworth, Brian Hicks, Charles Lloyd, Colten Wright, Creet's Landing, Don Richardson, James A. Parker, Jim Noles, Jim Waite, Navarre, Pouder Lane, Robin Edwards, Sanctuary Apartments, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa county Zoning Board, Scott Kemp, Sheryl Harris, subdivision, Tiger Point Community Center, Whispering Pines Boulevard
Headlines
It was standing room only Nov. 9 at the Tiger Point Community Center as roughly 100 people showed up to speak out against two developments along Whispering Pines Boulevard being considered by the county Zoning Board. The crowd succeeded in securing unanimous rejection of one of the developments, Sanctuary Apartments. But that denial is not […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 8, 2017
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Headlines
Navarre’s continued growth is a known trend, and the influx of residents means an increased demand for housing. Among the potential developments is a proposed new apartment complex on Whispering Pines Boulevard. The Sanctuary Apartments would be a 164-unit, seven building complex located at the northern end of Whispering Pines Boulevard just south of Pouder […]
