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Residents and advocates press delegation to withhold state funds for Santa Rosa Boulevard 'road diet'
Summary
Several residents told the delegation they oppose Okaloosa County's Santa Rosa Boulevard lane reductions and urged legislators to rescind recent state funding tied to the project, citing emergency response delays, past local votes opposing the plan and a claim the county stopped publishing cost estimates near $30 million.
Residents and civic advocates told the Okaloosa County legislative delegation they oppose state funding and county plans that would reduce driving lanes on Santa Rosa Boulevard on Okaloosa Island.
An audience member said the project eliminates travel lanes and could slow emergency response. "Eliminating driving lanes slows emergency response," the speaker said,…
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