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A W A R Call 934-6200 D jmillers.com ● W ● Gulf Breeze I ● Pensacola N ● N Destin I N G 50¢ YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER May 21, 2009 Yard parking sparks debate Hoffman Bayou to be dredged ■ City seeks community input on collected from Beautification Committee sur- ■ Adjoining property owners will that will dredge the mouth of the bayou. divisive vehicle parking issue veys and months-long discussions about more be assessed $1,500 to pay for work Neil Olsen grew up on the body of water and comprehensive, detailed codes and ordinances. challenged the timeliness and fairness of the The Beautification Committee reported con- BY VICI PAPAJOHN BY VICI PAPAJOHN project. Gulf Breeze News siderable community input regarding the unat- Gulf Breeze News “My family has been in the community for [email protected] tractive effect random car, boat and RV parking [email protected] over 50 years,” Olsen said. “I know of only one had on the community. time that the bayou nearly closed up, and that The City of Gulf Breeze is soliciting a varied Many survey participants called for tighten- Residents with property adjoining Hoffman was years and years ago. I think also that since group of people from the community to join in a ing of the code. Currently, only parking in fire Bayou attended Gulf Breeze City Council meet- lot size varies so much, some lots have over- series of workshops to consider roadside park- lanes and commercial vehicles of more than one ings May 13 and 18 to weigh in on a proposed sized access to the waterfront and others have ing, boat and RV storage and other divisive ton are prohibited from parking in residential dredging project. smaller lots, the benefit is not equitable. I just issues. areas within the city limits. Under the plan, each resident adjoining the don’t think we need it yet.” The action was prompted by community input See PARKING, Page 2A bayou will be assessed $1,500 for the project See DREDGE, Page 2A WWeatherEEKEND Dolphins make history County schools’ THURSDAY 5/21 funding cuts less Scat. T-Storms high 80O O than anticipated low 70 ■ School board also were on track to be about $10 FRIDAY 5/22 can assess quarter-mill million down from this year’s Scat. T-Storms budget.” bump in taxes for 1 year In addition to sending more O high 79 dollars than expected back to O BY PAM BRANNON low 73 the local school districts for the Gulf Breeze News next school year, the legislature [email protected] also took a revolutionary step in SATURDAY 5/23 The people who crunch the allowing school districts to levy Scat.T-Storms numbers for Santa Rosa County an extra quarter-mill in taxes to high 81O School District are breathing help fund the local district if the low 74O much easier this week, thanks to school boards choose to do so the actions of the Florida without bringing the issue Legislature in its final budget before taxpayers – but only for SUNDAY 5/24 passage last week. one year. Scat. T-Storms “Thanks to the federal stimu- Sen. Don Gaetz said last high 82O lus dollars and the actions taken week the state made some deep low 74O by the state legislature, we will cuts elsewhere to support the only be about $2 million down education budget. in our budget for this next “The state legislature com- school year,” said Doug Dillon, bined state revenues, federal INSIDE Assistant Superintendent For stimulus funds, unprecedented Finance. “Until last Friday, we See FUNDING, Page 3A Calendar 2A Classifieds 3D Crossword puzzle 3B Insurance issues rise Community 3-8A Entertainment 2B as storm season nears Island News 1D ■ Residents, business “You should always insure for Lifestyles 1B owners should insure the replacement cost of your Obituaries 7A property, not just the cost of your for ‘replacement cost’ Opinion 6A home or business mortgage,” Kirk Ball, state chairman of the Senior Scene 7A BY JOE CULPEPPER Sports/Schools 1-8C Gulf Breeze News Florida Association of Insurance Talk of the Town 5A [email protected] Agents, told the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce With the start of the 2009 “Mailing Statement Governmental Affairs Atlantic hurricane season just Committee earlier this month. on Editorial Page” 11 days away, now is the time Bob Self/Florida Times-Union Ball, Chief Operating Officer FOUR SECTIONS for Gulf Breeze residents to Anthony Stancher is mobbed after scoring the winning run for Gulf Breeze in Game 2 of of Fisher-Brown Insurance in VOL. 8, NO. 21 review their homeowner prop- the Dolphins’ Region 1-4A championship series against Paxon. 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Call 932-8986 today Call 932-8986 today Enjoy your community paper community your Enjoy mailed directly to mailed directly GULF BREEZE NEWS (850) 932-8986 www.gulfbreezenews.com 2A May 21, 2009 GULF BREEZE NEWS PARKING: Council wants No passing on Shoreline recommendation in July Continued from page 1A Thursday, May 21 Wednesday, GET INVOLVED Gulf Breeze Area Chamber May 27 Council discussion covered a of Commerce Breakfast 7 City residents Gulf Breeze Area range of considerations. a.m., Andrews Performance interested in serving on Chamber of Councilman Joe Henderson and Research Pavillion, Gulf the committee should Commerce Board of City Manager Buz Eddy provid- Breeze contact City Hall at Directors noon, ed a slide show reviewing the Early Learning Coalition of 943-5100. Chamber many unsightly examples of Santa Rosa County Executive Headquarters, 409 Gulf uncontrolled parking within the Committee 9 a.m.; Finance Breeze Parkway city. spaces. Finally, storage of Committee 9:30 a.m.; full Santa Rosa County “We have to form some sort wrecked or inoperable vehicles Board 10 a.m., Coalition Office, Affordable Housing of consensus,” Eddy said. “Right in the front yard was to be disal- 6555 Caroline Street, Milton Advisory Committee 3 now, anything pretty much goes. lowed. Santa Rosa County School p.m., Conference Room, The city of Milton recently Instead of accepting staff rec- Board 10 a.m., SRC School 6051 Old Bagdad passed a three-part ordinance ommendation, council members District Headquarters, 5086 Highway, Milton that, first of all, prohibits agreed that they desired signifi- Canal Street, Milton Santa Rosa Island wrecked or inoperable vehicles cant community input for an Santa Rosa County Local Authority Committee 5 p.m., to be left in the front yard longer ordinance specific to the com- Mitigation Strategy Meeting SRIA Headquarters, 1 Via than 72 hours; parking of recre- munity needs and expectations. 1:30 p.m., Conference Room, DeLuna Drive, Pensacola ational equipment in any portion “The council wants a good 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Beach of a public right of way was pro- cross-section of people geo- Milton Santa Rosa County Parks hibited; and the parking of major graphically and demographical- and Recreation 5:30 p.m., recreational equipment is limited ly to consider tightening our Monday, May 25 County Administrative Center, to the sides of yards or on a codes,” Eddy said after the Vici Papajohn/Gulf Breeze News paved driveway.” meeting. “We plan to hold A highway striping machine recently placed double Memorial Day, all govern- 6495 Caroline Street, Milton Staff recommended slightly workshops and need volunteers no-passing lines along Shoreline Drive, making the mental offices closed; Gulf City of Gulf Breeze stronger prohibitions of boat, from both sides of the issue as entire area along Shoreline from the City Hall Breeze News offices closed Executive Committee 6:30 camper or RV or trailer storage well – folks who think no one entrance to Sunset a no-passing zone. The city p.m., City Hall, 1070 Shoreline from parking in the right of should park in their front yard council voted to restripe the area to make it safer for Tuesday, May 26 Drive, Gulf Breeze motorists and pedestrians. way; and the ticketing of cars and people who have RVs, boats Santa Rosa County that don’t move from the right and trailers stored in their yards. Commission Committee 9 Thursday, May 28 of way. “The folks have to be willing a.m., County Administrative Santa Rosa County A second recommended pro- to work on this issue at several DREDGE: City will place Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Commission Regular 9 a.m., hibition urged that cars, trucks, meetings over the next few Milton County Administrative Center, boats and trailers not be allowed weeks as the Council wants a liens on impacted land City of Gulf Breeze Board 6495 Caroline Street, Milton to park within the front-yard recommendation by July 15.” of Adjustments 6:30 p.m., Santa Rosa County Continued from page 1A owners are in favor of the Gulf Breeze City Hall, 1070 Commission Special project.