City approves long-term debt program
BY BRADLEY "B.J." DAVIS, JR. Gulf Breeze News bjdavis@gulfbreezenews.com
      Officials from the City of Gulf Breeze are developing a financing plan for the city's long-term debt obligations. Currently, the city has budgeted just over $7.5 million for capital improvement projects, payments on cash flow loans and grant matching. City staff recommends a bond issue.
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County narrows down courthouse sites
BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com
      County commissioners have begun to narrow down locations for their proposed courthouse. Out of 50 possible locations throughout the north and central portions of the county, on Feb. 22 commissioners narrowed down possible parcels to two geographic areas. Commissioners favored sites in East Milton d...
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Industrial park expands, creates jobs
BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com
      County development officials are preparing for the creation of 650 to 800 new jobs thanks to new additions to the Santa Rosa Industrial Park in East Milton. Five companies already have construction underway for facilities that are expected to support between 130 and 272 jobs, while five more compan...
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Gulf Isle Neighbors lay cards on the table for annual charity event
      Both ladies and gentlemen' did indeed attend the Gulf Isle Neighbor's (GIN) Annual Game Day; 117 of them in fact. It was held at the Gulf Breeze Presbyterian Church on February 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event grossed about $3,500. Card tables were set for Bridge, Canasta, Poker, Bunco, Ma...
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Midway Fire not extinguishing ambulance hopes
BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Midway Fire District still has no decision on what kind of proposal for ambulance service they are going to present to the Santa Rosa County Commission April 3. The Midway FD Board held a three-hour workshop on the ambulance issue Thursday, Feb. 22 - with the outcome being another workshop schedul...
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Consider contributing to your library
      Broad-based public support is necessary to provide continued library resources and services for education, information, and enjoyment for Santa Rosa citizens. The Santa Rosa County Library System has a recently-formed Library Foundation which works with citizens and groups to raise funds.
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Green truck becomes even 'greener'
Restaurant owner saves nearly $90 a week using recycled restaurant oil to fuel truck
BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com
      Stavros Varvouris' F250 diesel engine truck is now green in more ways than one. Varvouris, who co-owns Aegean Breeze with his wife Tina, recycles his used cooking oil by mixing it with diesel fuel to power his 2000 model, bluegreen, Ford truck.
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Converting diesel engines can be done at home
STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      According to reports from Dartmouth, an Ivy League school in New Hampshire, converting a vehicle to run on vegetable oil is easy. Over the course of two months, 14 Dartmouth students traveled over 10,000 miles throughout the United States in a bus powered by Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) spreading the ...
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