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Santa Rosa County denies conditional-use permit for Hipcamp-style campground on Muskogee Road
Summary
The county commission denied a conditional-use application by Jeremiah and Cassie McCoy to operate a member-only Hipcamp campground in the American Farms area after neighbors raised noise, safety and septic concerns.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on July 24 denied a conditional-use permit (2025-10-CU) sought by Jeremiah and Cassie McCoy to operate a member-only Hipcamp campground on Muskogee Road in the American Farms neighborhood.
Neighbors described late-night visitors, safety concerns and septic and fire risks at the small, largely “primitive” campground the McCoys have been operating for about a year. Michael Schmidt, who said he lives at 9978 Muskogee Road next door, said he first learned of the site from a Facebook post and described people arriving late at night: “No family, a old cracked…
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