BRAC growth management workshops planned

The Draft Tri-County Growth Management Plan, a study to help local communities respond to the growth at Eglin AFB resulting from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure commission decisions is available online at www.tri-countybrac.com. Local citizens are encouraged to review the draft document attend one of the public workshops that will be conducted in the coming weeks. 

Workshops are slated for Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton County at the following locations:

• Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m., Santa Rosa County Commission Meeting Room, 6495 Caroline St., Milton
• Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m., Walton County Commission Meeting Room, South Walton Annex, 31 Coastal Centre Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach
• Thursday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m., Okaloosa County Commission Meeting Room, Water & Sewer Building, 1804 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission decisions named Eglin as the recipient of two significant new missions, namely the relocation of the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the stand up of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Training Center. To assist local communities who stand to be impacted by this growth, the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment has stepped in to provide technical and financial assistance with local planning efforts.

For more information, contact Jeff Fanto, Okaloosa Growth Project Coordinator at (850) 609-3014 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .