Land and water grant would fund park improvements

Commissioner Jim Melvin supports improving Navarre Beach Park, but he wants help matching potential grant funds.

“Since this is the crown jewel of all the parks in Santa Rosa County, I’d like to see all of us share the cost,” he told his fellow county commissioners at their Jan. 27 meeting in Milton. “If I had to bear the entire burden, that would be entirely unfair."

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