GBHS GRIDDERS ROLL CLARIFIED BUTTER COOL PHOTOGRAPHS Andy Creech throws 4 touchdown Food expert Gail Bowling Series of compelling photos continues passes in 7-on-7 win over Navarre, 1C touts an easy favorite, 1B with Washington Monument, 8A 219 July 5, 2012 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 75¢ Fire totals apartment unit after resident taken into custody Midway Fire BY MELANIE KORMONDY responded to a call at Golf Villas District Lt. Chris Special to Gulf Breeze News Apartments at 1252 College Stimmel (left) [email protected] Parkway. A fire broke out in and firefighter Apartment A while its occupant, Jimmy Skipper A domestic abuse complaint Troy Autin, 52, was outside being rescue a pet last week led to an arrest and an questioned and arrested for from an apart- apartment fire that forced the allegedly hitting his live-in girl- ment complex evacuation of numerous fright- friend. before turning No injuries resulted from the the scared ened residents in the Santa Rosa canine over to Shores neighborhood. fire. At least one pet was rescued its relieved At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June from the building. owner. Photos by Steve Clark/Special to Gulf Breeze News 26, the Midway Fire Department See FIRE, Page 2A NASA Former Gulf Breeze resident Alan G. Poindexter Focus on our future Jet-ski Options for growth accident give visionaries claims plenty to digest U.S. hero ■ Former astronaut BY JOE CULPEPPER / [email protected] Alan Poindexter dies Gulf Breeze will look very different by 2062 after tragic local incident if government leadership decides to act on BY JOE CULPEPPER growth and development opportunities deter- Gulf Breeze News mined by participants in a master planning [email protected] workshop whose goal, in part, is to make the The nation this week is town America’s most livable city. mourning the death of retired Within the next 50 years, it is possible that athletic NASA astronaut Alan facilities at Gulf Breeze High School might be relocated Goodwin Poindexter, who flew to open the way for development of a downtown business two shuttle missions into space district along Daniel Drive that could feature a variety of in 2008 and 2010. high-end retail and professional office space. Poindexter, 51, a former res- The area of Live Oak Shopping Center and the medical ident of Gulf complex including Andrews Institute and Baptist Gulf Breeze’s Villa Breeze Hospital could be modified and expanded for even Venyce more preferred tax-generating retail businesses, pumping neighbor- millions of additional dollars annually into city coffers. hood, died Representatives of an Orlando planning firm in June Photo & illustration VHB MillerSillen Sunday in crunched data and created visual roadmaps that showed ABOVE: Fifty years Pensacola how Gulf Breeze might pursue economic development, from now, Gulf Breeze after being transportation and infrastructure improvements and hous- might actually boast of involved in a ing options in the coming years. a main street retail jet-skiing On Thursday, during the final meeting of an intensive, area with stores, accident in weeklong workshop, residents, business and governmental Little Sabine shops and boutiques. Joe Culpepper/ leaders favored a framework alternative that would move Bay at Pensa- GBN the baseball and softball fields at GBHS to Shoreline Park RIGHT: The develop- cola Beach. Space shuttle and open the way for development around the current ment of retail space Poindexter Discovery Dolphin Stadium. along the U.S. 98 cor- was married with Alan Under the same plan, which has numerous similarities ridor and creation of a to the former Poindexter at to two other alternatives that also garnered significant downtown core area Lisa Pfeiffer the controls blasts off on support, four new traffic lights would be added and/or on property currently of Pensacola, relocated on Gulf Breeze Parkway between Fairpoint whose par- April 5, 2010 occupied by athletic from Cape Drive and the city’s eastern gateway. Massive redevelop- facilities at Gulf ents, Carol ment in the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) Canaveral. Breeze High School and Ron would include makeovers for the Harbourtown Business might look something Pfeiffer, live Complex, areas east of Dolphin Stadium and north of St. in Gulf Breeze. He was jet-ski- like this in 2062. New Ann Catholic Church, property along Andrew Jackson ing with his adult sons Sunday buildings are depicted Trail and the Hoffman Drive triangle. at about 1:30 p.m. when a craft in tan. See MASTER PLAN, Page 4A See POINDEXTER, Page 5A WEEKEND Weather-plus Santa Rosa assured of BP oil spill fine monies your FRI 7/6 SAT 7/7 SUN 7/8 MON 7/9 ■ Millions of dollars should last Friday afternoon. The Act allo- ISOLATED ISOLATED ISOLATED ISOLATED eventually flow into coffers cates all the fines being negotiated T-STORMS T-STORMS T-STORMS T-STORMS between the U. S. Justice Department of counties most affected hi 88/lo 77 hi 88/lo 76 hi 89/lo 77 hi 88/lo 77 and BP concerning the oil spill along rain: 30 % rain: 40 % rain: 30 % rain: 30 % “This the coast of 2010 will be sent to the is beyond BY PAM BRANNON eight Florida counties along the Gulf exciting! Gulf Breeze News Coast that actually received impact INSIDE [email protected] This is a from the spill. home! Betty Allen . .7A Fire Reports . .2A On The Spot . .6A win for Lynchard said no one knows yet Calendar . .2A Gas Watch . .6A Opinion . .6A everybody who lives along the Gulf how long it will take to complete those Classifieds . .7C Legal Advertising 6,7C Police Report . .2A Coast!” negotiations, but current estimates are Crossword Puzzle . .3B Lifestyles . .1B Sports . .1-5C that the final fines will add up to Call 932-8986 today Call 932-8986 today Santa Rosa County Commissioner Lane Lynchard made those com- between $5 billion and $25 billion. “Mailing Statement on Opinion Page” ments referring to the U. S. Congress “If the final settlement between the THREE SECTIONS, 20 PAGES | VOL. 11, NO. 27 | JULY 5, 2012 passing the bi-partisan Restore Act See RESTORE ACT, Page 3A Enjoy your community paper mailed directly to paper mailed directly community your Enjoy GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 2 A July 5, 2012 GULF BREEZE NEWS ELECTION 2012 Southerland eyeing Villane seeks election CALENDAR OF EVENTS Commission seat 5 supervisor’s position Monday, July 9 Pete Southerland of Gulf If elected, he will focus on Tappie Villane of Gulf 100 people with disabilities Santa Rosa County Commission 9 a.m., County Breeze is a candidate for rebuilding economic develop- Breeze is seeking to succeed that were trained and Administrative Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton Santa Rosa County ment and retaining military her boss as the next Supervisor employed in the community. Fire Department Executive Group 6:30 p.m., Commissioner, District 5. bases. of Elections for Santa Rosa She managed a $1 million- Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton Southerland, a U.S. Marine Southerland is an active County. plus budget. Corps veteran, former city volunteer with Habitat for Villane, 43, is a political Villane is a Chambers of Tuesday, July 10 councilman and 36-year resi- Humanity and various other newcomer currently employed Commerce member in Santa Midway Fire District Commission 7 p.m., Station dent of Santa organizations and entities and as the assistant to Rosa County, Gulf Breeze, 35 headquarters, 1322 College Parkway, Gulf Breeze Rosa County was president of the Emerald retiring Elections Navarre and Pace. She also is Wednesday, July 11 believes that our Coast Honor Flight. He also Supervisor Ann a member of the Republican school system, served on the Gulf Breeze Bodenstein. Party of Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Tourist Development South natural resour- Area Chamber of Commerce Villane has 11 North Santa Rosa Lions Club End Committee 9 a.m., Navarre Visitors Center, 8543 Navarre Parkway, Navarre ces, leadership Military Affairs Committee. years of elections and the Navarre Area Board of and citizens have Southerland has a bache- Gulf Breeze Toastmasters noon, Fellowship Hall, experience and Realtors. First Baptist Church of Gulf Breeze, 555 Fairpoint Southerland made this one of lor’s degree in Business Villane has worked in 22 Villane graduated from the Drive, Gulf Breeze the best places to Administration from the elections, all in University of West Florida Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce live in the United States. He is University of West Georgia. Santa Rosa County. with a bachelor’s degree in Governmental Affairs Committee 4 p.m., Chamber running for this office because He works in the construction A 25-year resident of the Communication Arts and a Headquarters, 409 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze he wants to take what we have industry. county, Villane previously was minor in Sociology. She and City of Gulf Breeze Executive Committee 6:30 and make it even better. He and his wife of 46 employed at ARC Gateway for her husband of 21 years, Paul, p.m., Gulf Breeze City Hall, 1070 Shoreline Drive, Southerland will listen to years, Pat, have two married 16 years. For 10 of those are the parents of one daugh- Gulf Breeze his constituents and educate children and three grandchil- years, she was the Program ter, Kaycee, who attends Gulf Thursday, July 12 himself on the issues so that dren. Director for Pollak Industries Breeze High School. “together we can all build a The primary election is Santa Rosa County Commission Regular 9 a.m., and was responsible for 18 The primary election is County Administrative Center, 6495 Carolina Street, strong Santa Rosa County.” Tuesday, Aug.