Comments on: DeSantis Vetoes Millions For Escambia, Santa Rosa Projects – Including The Bluffs In Cantonment, Jay Park Plan

By: mike

mike — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:20:40 +0000

thanks for the picture of the walkway, not so many pics online with that viewpoint. led me to find out about The Chimney, and it’s history of the mill it once was used for.

By: nike

nike — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:08:39 +0000

silly Redneck Rivierans, don’t you know that money is for his South Florida buddies?

By: isolated

isolated — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 23:32:10 +0000

Seriously David, Chicken Coopes?

The north end of Santa Rosa County always get the short end of the stick when the beaches gets new parking lots, walkways across the sand, Major League style ball parks at Woodbine, 50 acres of soccer fields near Chumuckla,, and new surface on hwy 98, through Tiger Point, every time a seagull craps on it…. But our young chickens do not deserve a facility they can be proud of.

Where did you say you lived?

By: David

David — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:59:33 +0000

Kudos
Its nice to have a Governor instead of a good ole boy ….who wants to fund a chicken coop….

By: BRING IT ON

BRING IT ON — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:58:47 +0000

These are the things that happen when you shutdown the economy. You reap what you sow.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:39:46 +0000

Considering he cut 1 Billion from the budget, the 5.4 million in local cuts is just a drop in the bucket. I’m glad he made cuts, he is showing some fiscal responsibility during a year where it counts. Since it’s my tax dollars, I like to see it used with some small amount of common sense. Hopefully the state will bank some of that money for a rainy day which appears to be coming sooner than later.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:36:00 +0000

Sorry to see that the Pea Ridge connector to Hamilton Bridge funding was cut, as it would have relieved the present heavy traffic on East Spencer Field Road. But, if the money is not there, not much they can do, even if this & others cut, are all “worthy” projects. Maybe change it from four lane to two to cut the cost, with some kind of local funding would be nice if possible, but not holding my breath. The estimated cost sounded reasonable & fairly low for a new road of this type. Too bad the County can’t do it themselves a little at a time, unless they don’t have the required equipment.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:22:17 +0000

@Judy, have you seen Baker’s tax funded facilities compared to Jay’s? Also, you don’t understand how money works within local governments. So please Don’t comment if you do not know what you are talking about. You obviously don’t understand how small town funding works.

By: Me

Me — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:00:11 +0000

People are still holding onto the “Small Town” mentality. Eventually we have to realize that the Greater Pensacola Metro Area (Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Milton, Pace, Navarre, Beulah etc) is no longer the community of small towns it was 30 years ago and start treating it as such. Population is outgrowing infrastructure, education opportunities are slimming and public services are underfunded for the demand they are faced with. The items vetoed by the Governor would have addressed these issues directly with funding and indirectly with the eventual tax revenue produced by projects like The Bluffs. Investing in the future of our community is always a good idea.

By: J-THE-G

J-THE-G — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:03:43 +0000

Now he just needs to cut the pay raises slated for himself and numerous state employees to make this seem right. If we need to back off from something its raises for government workers.