FEMA Grant Funding Inches Closer Red-Light ■ State of Florida Division of Emergency the City’S Director of Finance
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Although FEMA per- could result in up to $15 million mitted the City’s project Project Request formality, it means the technical sonnel have been involved in in specific, pre-approved capital deterrence requests to the FEMA and preliminary reviews of the providing the City and State projects and equipment funding. Gulf Breeze News Infrastructure Branch Director projects have been completed to guidance and feedback on the The alternative projects range for Florida, Sid Melton. BY VICI PAPAJOHN The City’s application for the State’s satisfaction, which Alternative Projects application from some replacements in the Gulf Breeze News Alternative Project grant fund- “The State of Florida sup- typically includes technical process, the official transmis- City’s aging fleet vehicles to a [email protected] ing from FEMA moved closer to ports this Alternative Project reviews by FEMA personnel.” sion of the grant request from significant expansion in the recreation center. Under the The Gulf Breeze City fruition last week. Request and recommends the The City of Gulf Breeze, as the State to FEMA is a major Council voted Monday to In a letter dated March 8, full capped obligation,” with all municipalities receiving milestone. terms of the Stafford Act, sign Resolution 08-10 sup- Robert Seibert, Lead Deputy Seibert’s letter stated. any public assistance aid from Upon successful obligation FEMA would fund about $13.5 porting House Bill Director Public Assistance “This is a very important step FEMA, is a sub-grantee to the of these grant funds, after final million of those projects and the 325/Senate Bill 294 in sup- Officer for the State of Florida’s forward,” said Steve Milford, State of Florida; the State is the review within the U.S. Treasury See FEMA, Page 2A port of cameras at red traf- fic lights. The bill was pre- pared by the Florida League of Cities and is co- U.S. 98 sponsored by Rep. Clay Gulf Breeze Celebrates the Arts! See CAMERAS, Page 2A in city WEEKEND to receive Weather aesthetic FRIDAY 3/19 Isolated T-storms makeover high 69O low 51O BY VICI PAPAJOHN Gulf Breeze News Nancy Blades of Jonesboro, Ark., [email protected] SATURDAY 3/20 captured Best in Show honors with her amazing fine-art photography. In the next few weeks, residents Partly Cloudy and visitors will see a transforma- O high 70 tion along U.S. Highway 98 low 56O through Gulf Breeze. Nearly 2,000 linear feet of steel and brick col- umn fencing will be erected in SUNDAY 3/21 place of the current chain-link Partly Cloudy fencing that lines nearly a third of high 65O the byway. low 42O Beautification funded by a Photos by Joe Culpepper/Gulf Breeze News $350,000 grant from the Florida Five-year-old Kaylee Campbell of Beulah gets her face painted by Gulf Department of Transportation Breeze High School sophomore art student Whitney Jones on Sunday. (FDOT) will add plants and trees Navarre High senior Cadhla Cox won Kaylee is the daughter of Gemma Camp Bell, an artist in her own right. to further enhance the corridor. INSIDE a blue ribbon with this stunning acrylic painting of a woman’s wind-blown hair. “It’s something a long time coming,” said City Councilman Crossword puzzle 3B Despite breezy weather, J.B. Schluter. “The citizens have Classifieds 3D wanted it for a long time. We’ve Community 2-8A had a lot of great comments on the festival rated big success little things we have done, and we House Election 2A are going to continue the theme of Island News 1D Cool, blustery conditions during the the landscaping in the medians. Lifestyles 1B BY JOE CULPEPPER winds were Mother weekend show at We’ll be adding elements, too; a Obituaries 7A Gulf Breeze News Nature’s contribution [email protected] Gulf Breeze High little bit of color and a little bit of Opinion 6A to the 16th annual School. Turnout was dimension.” Sports 1-8C Gulf Breeze Celebrate the Arts steady on Saturday and Sunday as Schluter heads up the commit- Talk of the Town 4A Festival. the region’s spring arts festival sea- tee that has worked for years to “Mailing Statement Even cast-iron butterflies were free But exhibitors and patrons cheer- son kicked into gear. solve many problems facing city to fly during the weekend’s blustery fully braved the winds in exchange “Attendance was really good, the beautification efforts including on Editorial Page” conditions at Gulf Breeze High School. for the brilliant sunny skies and dry See ARTS, Page 5A recovery from salt-water intrusion FOUR SECTIONS, 24 PAGES See FENCING, Page 3A VOL. 9, NO. 11 MARCH 18, 2010 Suspect might be Work begins in linked to burglary Whisper Bay area home! ■ Man in custody being questioned ■ Access road and intersection on about Feb. 5 GB bait-shop crime U.S. 98 should be done by September your A tip from Key Roadway con- West is helping BY LISA NEWELL struction began BY JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze Police Gulf Breeze News Monday on the Gulf Breeze News close in on the Gulf [email protected] controversial addi- [email protected] Breeze Bait and Tackle burglars. tion of a traffic light and new access roadway at Gulf Breeze Police Department Investigator the intersection of Whisper Bay subdivision and Chris Henderson began connecting the dots from Gulf Breeze Parkway. two men selling Costa del Mar sunglasses in Key Santa Rosa County Engineer Roger Blaylock Call 932-8986 today Call 932-8986 today Joe Culpepper/Gulf Breeze News West to a series of burglaries similar in nature to A portion of the old Delchamps shopping center is being said completion of the project, which will create See BURGLARY, Page 2A demolished to make way for a new access road to U.S. 98 See WHISPER BAY, Page 2A Enjoy your community paper community your Enjoy mailed directly to mailed directly GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 2A March 18, 2010 GULF BREEZE NEWS CAMERAS: Gulf Breeze was FEMA: Eligibility stems 1st in state to gather data from ’04 bridge damage Continued from page 1A “We make sure the car is in the Continued from page 1A Thursday, March 18 Chamber road, the light is facing the car “Although FEMA Gulf Breeze Area Chamber Headquarters, 409 Gulf Breeze Parkway Ford of Gulf Breeze and eight and is red. It’s all the same State would fund about $1 personnel have been of Commerce Monthly Breakfast 7 a.m., Andrews , Gulf Breeze other state Representatives. things we’d look at for an on- million, with the City respon- involved in provid- Santa Rosa Since the city began its traf- site ticketing. Two photos are sible for the remaining costs. Performance and Research Pavilion, Gulf Breeze County Affordable fic light enforcement program taken, and both photos must The City became eligible ing the City and Housing Advisory support a violation. Every City of Gulf Breeze over five years ago, 6,047 tick- for this funding as a result of State guidance and Architect Review Board 6:30 Committee 3 p.m., ets have been issued. According measure is taken to ensure that the damage sustained by the feedback on the p.m., City Hall, 1070 Shoreline Conference Rooom, 6051 Old Bagdad to Police Chief Peter Paulding, the light is in fact run. ‘If in Gulf Breeze Fishing Bridge Drive, Gulf Breeze doubt, throw it out’ is our motto. Alternative Projects Highway, Milton not every individual ticketed during Hurricane Ivan in 2004 has paid the $100 fine. “We were the first city in application process, and the City Council’s subse- Monday, March 22 “There is an appeals process, Florida to gather data with a Santa Rosa Island quent decision not to rebuild the official transmis- Authority Committee 5 and 68 of the drivers ticketed red-light camera and send out Santa Rosa County Commission Committee 9 p.m., SRIA have appealed,” said Paulding. violations. Now we are one of the pier. The City is required sion of the grant to deconstruct the remnants of a.m., County Administrative Headquarters, 1 Via de “The process is very strident to many throughout the state.” request from the Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Luna Drive, Pensacola the fishing pier and has ensure that only obvious viola- Current vendor TrafficPax State to FEMA is a Milton Beach tors are cited. Since the cameras absorbs the expense of the pro- received encouraging indica- major milestone.” Santa Rosa County Utility Santa Rosa County Parks were up and running in 2006, a gram and owns the equipment tions that FEMA assistance Board 5 p.m., County and Recreation 5:30 p.m., total of 10,483 incidents have installed.