Eglin, community work together to save resources, money

Okaloosa County Commisioner Nathan Boyles, left, and Air Force Gen. Dave Harris sign a series of agreements between Eglin and the county as part of the Air Force’s Community Partnership Program.

NICEVILLE — This week, Eglin Air Force Base signed these agreements under the Air Force-wide Community Partnership Program:

•Eglin will use lots of junked, broken hunks of concrete to create an artificial reef in Okaloosa County

•The county will collect trash on Eglin beaches and provide some beach cleaning services

•The county will install a 10-mile reclaimed water main to service Eglin, Niceville and surrounding areas. The water program allows Okaloosa's water and sewer department to increase its capacity for processing reclaimed water and put it to good use on Eglin and in Niceville for landscaping and other projects.

•To work with Gulf Breeze-based Gulf Coast Energy Network to help Eglin reduce energy use.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Eglin, community work together to save resources, money