June 3, 2021
The Bluffs project in Cantonment will receive $2.5 million from Florida’s $101.5 billion 2021-2022 budget signed Wednesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Announced in late 2015, The Bluffs was envisioned as the home of up to 60 new industrial and manufacturing companies. The 6,000 acre master-planned development area includes about 1,700 acres of land that can be developed in an area east of Highway 29 bordered by the Escambia River to the east, Becks Lake Road near International Paper to the north, and the University of West Florida to the south.
The $2.5 million in new funding for the state will pay for an entrance drive and upgrades at the multi-leg intersection of Chemstrand Road, Old Chemstrand Road, Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s entrance drive, and Ascend Performance Materials entrance drives to the plant, and to the land adjacent to the properties. The funds will be used for planning, engineering, design and construction.
Salzman also praised Andrade in the press release. His reputation as a team player and a true conservative, and his sincere care for his constituents, are why I look forward to serving with him for years to come, Salzman said in the statement. I’m proud to endorse him for reelection to the Florida House.
Salzman, Andrade seemed split over ECUA bill
The endorsement marks a shift from earlier this year when the two representatives appeared divided over Salzman s effort to restructure the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority.
The legislative delegation endorsed imposing term limits for the ECUA board, but Salzman put forward a bill that also would have applied state procurement rules to ECUA.
The city of Milton is on pins and needles waiting to start construction on its $31 million wastewater treatment plant, which will help ensure Santa Rosa County s growth.
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A health advisory for Perdido Bay has been rescinded after bacteria levels returned to safe levels six days after an Emerald Coast Utilities Authority sewer pipe broke, spilling 5.7 million gallons of sewage into wetlands and waterways that flow into the bay.
The ECUA has been conducting water tests during the past few days that show the levels of harmful bacteria in the area where Marcus Bayou meets Perdido Bay are starting to go down, but they remain above safe levels
A health advisory was in effect for Perdido Bay south of Bayou Marcus Creek from Friday until late Wednesday afternoon. The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County rescinded the advisory after another round of test results came in Wednesday.