CRESTVIEW — The City Council has unanimously approved out-of-city water service for a Dollar General store planned across U.S. Highway 90 from Valley Road, east of the city.
Category: politics
City Council schedules workshop to revive retail center project
CRESTVIEW — The City Council will try to jumpstart the Crestview Power Center, a 144-acre retail project on pause after the landowner demanded more than the $1.25 million impact fee relief the city h…
Crestview City Council approves gas tax agreement extension
CRESTVIEW — The City Council unanimously approved extending the current local agreement for the distribution of gasoline taxes collected in Okaloosa County. Without the action, the city's share of th…
Developer: Krystal restaurant construction project 'in jeopardy'
CRESTVIEW — A Florida Department of Transportation mandate that owners of a Krystal burger restaurant planned for State Road 85 pay to build turn lanes could be a deal breaker, the project developer …
Crestview schedules all Veterans Day festivities on actual holiday
CRESTVIEW — After weighing logistics, the City Council unanimously approved holding this year’s Veterans Day events on the actual Nov. 11 holiday.
Crestview to consider revising building permit fees
CRESTVIEW — Explaining that Crestview's building permit fee schedule does not cover actual expenses, building official Jonathan Bilby presented proposed revisions to the fee schedule to the city coun…
Laurel Hill council questions proposed gas tax increase
LAUREL HILL — The City Council is questioning Okaloosa County commissioners’ proposed gas tax increase.
Crestview physical therapist seeks end to Medicare outpatient caps
CRESTVIEW — Ruth Jenkins, a Crestview physical therapist, along with the American Physical Therapy Association, recently lobbied to repeal a Medicare cap on physical therapy, occupational therapy and…
Laurel Hill selects engineer, allows water payment plans (DOCUMENT)
LAUREL HILL — The City Council on Thursday unanimously selected Preble-Rish Inc. to serve as the grant writer and engineering firm to handle public improvement grants.
Most Crestview city facility fees increase following council action
CRESTVIEW — A new city facilities rental fee schedule, effective May 1, delineates rental charges for the Crestview Community Center, Warriors Hall in the Whitehurst Municipal Building, and the Old S…