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Residents press county on stormwater, conservation communities and meeting accessibility during public forum
Summary
At the Sept. 11 public forum, residents raised stormwater and flood-insurance costs, opposed a proposed conservation-communities approach to the land-development code, and criticized meeting accessibility and chair conduct.
Several residents used the Sept. 11 public forum to press Santa Rosa County commissioners on local stormwater management, proposed land-development changes and accessibility at commission meetings.
Chris Kerr, who identified himself as affiliated with Blood Defenders Panhandle and described 34 years of stormwater experience, told commissioners "Santa Rosa County between 1980 and 2023 had $525,000,000 in claims to the National Flood Insurance Program for 8,133 claims." He cited Hurricane Sally data and argued flood risk modeling and planning need more attention.
A speaker from Rhine Valley Place opposed allowing "conservation communities" (also described as alternative…
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