Santa Rosa County, FL
05/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/09/2025 08:40
Santa Rosa County BOCC Meeting Highlights
Exciting things coming to Santa Rosa County:
National Military Appreciation Month
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed May as National Military Appreciation Month to remember those who gave their lives in defense of freedom and to honor the men and women of all our Armed Services who have served and are now serving our Country, together with their families.
Building Safety Month
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners proclaimed May Building Safety Month in recognition of Santa Rosa County building code staff's commitment to improve building safety, resilience and economic investment at home and in the community, and the essential service provided to all of us by local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal building safety and fire prevention departments, in protecting lives and property.
Tribute to Mr. Maxwell from Central High School
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners presented a proclamation to Mr. Ken Maxwell for his passion for educating his students at Central High School through his World History, Economics, and US Government classes. Mr. Maxwell consistently seeks out ways to engage his students in government at the local, state, and federal level and had the largest Civics learning gains in the entire county on the Florida Civics Literacy Exam. He, with the support of the Supervisor of Elections Office, registered more seniors to vote than any other high school in our district.
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Expansion of the Rural Protection Zone
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved expanding the Rural Protection Zone, south of the current location, to match the Allentown and Munson Fire District boundary lines, moving the line will bring in approximately 70,000 acres of agriculturally defined land, with the goal of protecting farmland and the rural way of life for northern Santa Rosa County
Digital Literacy Skills Development - Digital Connectivity Technology Program Grant
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a budget amendment to recognize the Digital Literacy Skills Development- Digital Connectivity Technology Program grant in the amount of $100,000 from Florida Commerce and allocate it for expenditure.
Economic Development Wastewater Treatment Capacity Allocation
Authorize the Economic Development Director to provide a letter for wastewater treatment capacity
allocations for a medical facility to the requesting entity, and the City of Milton.
Grant Term Sheet Approval for Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved the grant term sheet for Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. in the amount of up to $2,483,094 for Project Turbo.
Next Phase of Floridatown Living Shoreline
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a grant-funded Task Order to Jacobs Engineering for bid-phase and construction-phase services related to the Floridatown Living Shoreline project.
Bid for construction of the Central Landfill Phase V, Cell D project
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved Panhandle Grading & Paving, Inc., for the bid for the construction of the Central Landfill Phase V, Cell D project.
Striping Task Order
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved Task Order # 3 to TRP Construction Group, LLC, to perform thermoplastic striping.
Striping is recommended for the following:
- Garner Landing Rd.
- Hurricane Lake Rd. (From Hwy 4 to Beaver Creek Rd.)
- Bryant Bridge (Sandy Forest to County Line)
- Bob Pitts Rd.
- Deaton Bridge Rd. (From Boundary Line to Bryant Bridge)
- Mary Kitchens
- Woodlawn Way, Cypress Bend, Woodlake Trace
- 4 Crosswalks at Woodlawn Way and Woodlake Trc Intersection
- 4 Crosswalks at Woodlake Trace and Cypress Bend Trl Intersection
- 2 Established Crosswalks at School on Woodlawn Way
- 1 Crosswalk at Edgewood and Fairmont
- Da Lisa Rd.
- N. Simmons Rd
- Harvest Rd.
- Turn Arrows @ Anderson Ln and Willard Norris Intersection
- Approaching both sides of the Red Rock/Bryant Bridge Intersection and Pleasant Home Church/Sandy Forest Rd. (Thermo Rumble Strips) and Add/Update stop bars. (Intersection being converted to 4-way)
- Stop Bars at Frontera and Montalban (Located on Frontera)
- Stop Bars at Salamanca and Montalban (Located on Salamanca)
- Parking Lot Striping 37A and 37C Paved Parking Lots on Navarre Beach (See Plans, NO Handicap Parking at 37A)
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