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Residents urge limits on proposed Highland View rehab site; county to draft ordinance and resolution options

Gulf County Board of County Commissioners · November 6, 2025
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Summary

Residents and commissioners discussed a proposed drug-rehabilitation/sober-living facility in Highland View; commissioners heard a petition and public concerns about proximity to homes, parks and services and asked staff to draft county language and a possible resolution for the next regular meeting.

Residents and commissioners on Nov. 5 discussed community concerns about a proposed drug-rehabilitation or sober-living facility in the Highland View area and asked county staff to prepare draft ordinance language and a resolution expressing location preferences.

A commissioner described a community meeting at the Hahnview Fire Station that drew around 60 people and a petition with roughly 80 signatures opposing a proposed site because of its proximity to houses and parks. Doug Kelly, a resident who attended the meeting, asked a procedural question during public comment: "When you talk about parks, can you put in there a RV park?" Staff replied that an RV park is considered a park…

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