Raise Speed Limits in Santa Rosa County & Eliminate Garcon Point Toll

Raise Speed Limits in Santa Rosa County & Eliminate Garcon Point Toll

The Issue

Raise the speed limits on US-98 and FL-87.

Raise speed limits on US-98, East of Gulf Breeze Proper, to no lower than 45mph.

Raise speed limits on US-98 in the barren Midway area to no lower than 60mph.

Raise speed limits on US-98 near central Navarre back to 45mph.

Raise speed limits on the barren Eglin stretch of FL-87 to no lower than 60mph, with the exception of active construction zones.

Eliminate the Garcon Point Toll.

We're tired of the traffic and we're tired of the petty tickets. People need to get to work. Stop making your deputies enforce blatantly low speed limits and ticket hard working people. The traffic through Gulf Breeze is atrocious and we're sick of it. The only other Westbound alternative for people traveling US-98 is the Garcon Point Toll Bridge, which charges motorists $3.75 to avoid traffic. Seems intentional.

Don't use the excuse that ticket and toll revenue is used to build the new roads. Santa Rosa County's 2014 Revenue and Spending Audit says otherwise. 2014's audit is the most recent available. 2015-16 remains unavailable to the public without a formal request. Santa Rosa County spent A THIRD of their budget on "PUBLIC SAFETY" as opposed to only 14.3% on TRANSPORTATION. Santa Rosa County's revenue from "Judgements, Fines, Forfeits, Misc. and Other (undisclosed sources)" totals 14.5%; nearly breaking even with transportation expenditures.

According to the audit: $4.5 million was KEPT by Santa Rosa County from the TOTAL revenue.

Petitioners can view the audit information here: https://apps.fldfs.com/LocalGov/Reports/default.aspx

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The Issue

Raise the speed limits on US-98 and FL-87.

Raise speed limits on US-98, East of Gulf Breeze Proper, to no lower than 45mph.

Raise speed limits on US-98 in the barren Midway area to no lower than 60mph.

Raise speed limits on US-98 near central Navarre back to 45mph.

Raise speed limits on the barren Eglin stretch of FL-87 to no lower than 60mph, with the exception of active construction zones.

Eliminate the Garcon Point Toll.

We're tired of the traffic and we're tired of the petty tickets. People need to get to work. Stop making your deputies enforce blatantly low speed limits and ticket hard working people. The traffic through Gulf Breeze is atrocious and we're sick of it. The only other Westbound alternative for people traveling US-98 is the Garcon Point Toll Bridge, which charges motorists $3.75 to avoid traffic. Seems intentional.

Don't use the excuse that ticket and toll revenue is used to build the new roads. Santa Rosa County's 2014 Revenue and Spending Audit says otherwise. 2014's audit is the most recent available. 2015-16 remains unavailable to the public without a formal request. Santa Rosa County spent A THIRD of their budget on "PUBLIC SAFETY" as opposed to only 14.3% on TRANSPORTATION. Santa Rosa County's revenue from "Judgements, Fines, Forfeits, Misc. and Other (undisclosed sources)" totals 14.5%; nearly breaking even with transportation expenditures.

According to the audit: $4.5 million was KEPT by Santa Rosa County from the TOTAL revenue.

Petitioners can view the audit information here: https://apps.fldfs.com/LocalGov/Reports/default.aspx

The Decision Makers

Bob Cole
Bob Cole
Santa Rosa County Commissioner, District 2
Don Salter
Don Salter
Santa Rosa County Commissioner, District 3
Rob Williamson
Rob Williamson
Santa Rosa County Commissioner, District 4
Lane Lynchard
Lane Lynchard
Santa Rosa County Commissioner, District 5

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