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Santa Rosa commissioners consider local funding after state veto of Soundside conservation parcel

5540257 · July 7, 2025
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Santa Rosa County commissioners on Monday discussed a plan to use local funds to acquire a Soundside conservation parcel after the state vetoed an $850,000 legislative appropriation for the purchase.

Santa Rosa County commissioners on Monday discussed a plan to use local funds to acquire a Soundside conservation parcel after the state vetoed an $850,000 legislative appropriation for the purchase.

The discussion centered on a proposal to combine $300,000 in Tourist Development Council (TDC) funds and $550,000 from a county conservation reserve to make up the county portion of a roughly $1 million purchase price. County staff said private donors have already pledged $150,000 toward the sale and that the owner is a…

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