News
Commission Chairman
Lynchard announces New joint use facility for Fairpoint Peninsula
residents…..
http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2011-09-22/Front_Page/Lynchard_proposes_multiuse_facility.html
Please put this on your calendar and come listen to this
information on the Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement project.
It is very important for you to voice your support for the option of
your choice. This decision will impact all of our lives and
the lives of our children and grandchildren for the next fifty+
years
8/11/2011 - 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Public Information Meeting will be held to notify local
governments, affected property owners, tenants and other members of
the public about the PD&E study. This meeting will provide an
opportunity to review the proposed study, ask questions and submit
comments concerning the upcoming project. [
Full meeting information
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UPA Newsletter - Please click here to open the Newsletter
The following information was recently passed to me and I thought it
would be of interest to many of our members including those of us
that do not live in Navarre. Some interesting shifts in
position for some of our politicians past and present……. One
interesting item of note will be to listen to how the needs have
changed since 2004 and what impact our current economy has on people
opinions of what they really want in a community. I always
valve the lessons of others around us.
The
Heart of Navarre Overlay District will be discussed at
the Local Zoning Board Meeting on August 11, and at two (2) public
hearings with the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, August
25. More information is available by clicking the link below.
http://data2.santarosa.fl.gov/developmentservices/ntc.cfm
Feb. 24, 2011 Letter to our members:
Today, the SRC Commissioners approved entering
into the Joint Participation Agreement with UPA and FDOT to
guarantee the maintenance of our improvements on HWY 98, so we are a
go to obtain final approval for phase 1 on the beautification
efforts for HWY 98 and Garcon Point intersection\
ALSO, the third time was the charm with our
County Commissioners. At today’s regular Board of County
Commissioners meeting, Garbage Consolidation was raised again and
Commissioners Bob Cole and Jim Melvin indicated they had heard the
south end loud and clear and they believed the staff may have erred
in their selection of services they deemed appropriate for the south
end. While Commissioner Lynchard wanted to stay the course
with the decision as had been announced and Commissioner Salter
cautioned about setting a bad precedent, Commissioners Melvin and
Cole led the effort to suspend the current award and task the staff
to reevaluate the services as requested by the south end including
making the service mandatory. County Administrator Walker
requested ten days to two weeks to re-evaluate the responses of the
bidders and reconsider what services should be priced out.
The main debate centered around mandatory
service, single stream verses dual stream recycling, small recycling
bins, and automated side pick-up verses manual rear pickup.
There did not seem to be any concern about the
who was the winners verses by the Commissioners, although there was
plenty of concern about Allied Waste being considered a “distant”
third when their approval rating was extremely high in the two
communities where they currently maintain a “franchise” type
arrangement in the City of Gulf Breeze and Grand Pointe. An
Allied representative complained that they had not been evaluated
based on the services requested by the south end or they would have
finished substantially higher.
If nothing else, the events of the past three
weeks proves to me that when we stick together and work together for
a common cause we do have a loud and strong voice that IS heard!
Please, pass the word that UPA is alive and
well and we can make a difference for our Fairpoint Peninsula! If
you have not sent in your membership dues yet or you know a business
or community that has not joined our efforts, please get them to
come to a meeting and hear what we are doing…..
R
http://www.pnj.com/article/20100321/OPINION/3210338/1020/Don-t-miss-chance-to-keep-our-highways-scenic
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20103100337
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100307001
“Scenic Designation” for Hwy 98 project is progressing well and SRC Commissioner Lane Lynchard is reviewing our recommendations prior to us presenting to the full Board of County Commissioners for their support and approval to conduct a public hearing of the associated ordinances and the impact of obtaining the “Scenic Designation”. The most important aspect will be UPA’s ability to submit applications for state and federal grants for beautification and pedestrian safety improvements along the route. Stay tuned for more updates on this most important community project.