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North Okaloosa residents press commissioners for action, transparency after INSPIRE study
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Dozens of North Okaloosa residents urged the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners to act on the INSPIRE study’s recommendations, citing farmland loss, traffic and transparency concerns; commissioners said the item was placed on the county’s legislative priorities for state guidance and discussed paths for local follow-up.
Dozens of residents from the county’s North End urged the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners to adopt and act on recommendations in the INSPIRE North Okaloosa planning study, saying farmland, rural character and transparency are at risk.
Speakers at the public-comment period said they want immediate county attention rather than more study. Shannon Nixon, who identified herself as a farmer, said farmland is being lost and urged commissioners to protect agricultural land: “Only you can prevent the wildfire destruction that’s taking our farmland.” Pat Watkins and Bonnie Grundell, both longtime North End residents, told commissioners the INSPIRE report reflected thousands of public responses and said the county has not implemented the study’s…
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