Santa Rosa County, FL
10/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/07/2024 13:41
Santa Rosa County BOCC Meeting Highlights
Santa Rosa County 4H Proclamation:
The Board of County Commissioners of Santa Rosa County proclaimed Oct. 6-12, 2024, as 4-H WEEK and encouraged the citizens of Santa Rosa County to observe this week by connecting with youth, friends, fellow employees, and relatives, and with school, community, and civic groups to engage in projects benefiting their community.
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Fall 2024 Peanut Butter Challenge:
The Peanut Butter Challenge is an annual competition between 44 County Extension offices, the University of Florida, and Florida A&M University. For last year's challenge, 27,769 lbs (19,350 jars) were collected statewide. This challenge began in 2012 in the panhandle, where peanuts are a major agricultural product (Santa Rosa produced 74.6 million lbs in 2022). The collected jars are donated to local food pantries to help our families in the county. Santa Rosa is the 4-year reigning champion for this event, and we'd like to continue that trend this year.
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2024 Peanut Butter Challenge is underway!
At the end of the collection period, the jars are tallied, bragging rights are awarded to counties collecting the most peanut butter, and the jars go to local food pantries just in time for the holiday season.
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Waiver of Landfill Disposal Fees from WMA
Approval to waive disposal fees at the Central Landfill for animal carcasses from the Blackwater Forest (Wildlife Management Area) WMA Game Cleaning Station during the hunting season from October 2024
to March 2025.
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Highlights from Sept. 26 BOCC Meeting
Cypress Tree Park Soccer Fields
Approval of an agreement with Bayside Soccer Club, Inc. to allow for the private funding of practice soccer fields in an underutilized portion of Cypress Tree Park.
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Waste Tire Amnesty Days 2024/2025
Approval of tire amnesty dates 2024/25 in coordination with FDEP.
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Shade for Veteran's Memorial Plaza
Approval to purchase shade sails in the amount of $92,754 from GameTime for the Veteran's Memorial Plaza.