By Jamie Gentry on August 8, 2018
Bagdad Recreation Facility, bed taxes, BP oil spill, Commissioner Don Salter, Commissioner Lane Lynchard, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Commissioner Sam Parker, District 4 Master Plan, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program, GameTime, gulf of mexico, Gulf side pavilions, Local-Option Sales Tax, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary, Navarre Youth Sports Complex, NYSA, Pace, Park funding, Russell Park, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners, Santa Rosa County Commissioner meeting, Stephen Furman, Tourist Development Council, Tourist Development Office
Local, Santa Rosa County
Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) handled several requests for park funding NYSA playground to get fresh rubber In Navarre, that meant funding to replace the problematic rubber surface for the playground at the NYSA. District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson questioned why the surface needed to be replaced so shortly after it was installed. […]
By Brian Lester on December 24, 2015
artificial reef projects, contracting process, expansion of reefs, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, funds, FWC, gulf of mexico, local waters, marine life, Mike Sandler, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Marine Park, Navarre Chamber Foundation, NRDA, positive environmental impact, proposal, Reef, RFP, Santa Rosa County, Sarah Whitfield, Sheila Fitzgerald, snorkel reef, South Santa Rosa, Special Projects and Grants for Santa Rosa County, subcontract arrangements
Beach, Lifestyle/Leisure
Steps still need to be taken before work begins on two artificial reef projects off Navarre Beach, but according to Navarre Chamber Foundation President Mike Sandler, things continue to move forward. The next step is the contracting process. “There is nothing stopping the county from proceeding with the snorkel reef at Navarre Beach Marine Park,” […]
By Brian Lester on October 21, 2015
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, contract, escambia county, ferry service, Fort Pickens, National Park Service, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Superintendent Dan Brown
Business
Pensacola is one step closer to having a ferry service. Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Dan Brown announced Thursday the National Park Service has awarded the contract for the design, construction and delivery of two 150-passenger catamaran ferry boats to All American Marine in Bellingham, Wash. Ferry service is expected to begin in March of […]
By Brian Lester on May 19, 2015
2010 oil spill, artificial, BP, gulf of mexico, Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, Navarre Beach, NRDA, reefs
Headlines
Santa Rosa County expects to receive $1.3 million to build an artificial reef off of Navarre Beach while expanding the two existing reefs. The money will come from the Natural Resource Damage Assessment fund, part of the agreement with BP following the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A total of $11.4 million has […]
