Rick Outzen--journalist, publisher, and host of the area's best, most widely listened-to and most informative local morning drive news-talk program "Real News with Rick Outzen" on 1370 WCOA--has invited me onto his show later this morning at 7:00 as his leadoff guest.
Rick has asked me to come on and talk about the last year on the BCC and accomplishments the board has made over this past year as we prepare for tomorrow's swearing in and re-organizational meeting at 9:00AM when I will hand over the chairman's gavel to D3 Commissioner Lumon May.
Once this podcast is completed later today, I will post it here.
We will discuss the big-ticket wins of the last year districtwide:
--Completion of once every 10-years redistricting of county commissioners' districts
--Completion of the 4-year salary deal with ECSO
--Moving out of COVID Pandemic utilizing Cares Act and Rescue Plan funding
--Building a better staff/County Leadership Team
--Formalizing/negotiating Wes Moreno's contract as Administrator
--Completion of Bargaining with all the County's Bargaining Groups
--Opening Beach Access #4 at Perdido Key
--Record $620 Million FY 23 Budget WITHOUT raising Millage Tax Rates
--Funding $1.6 Million for regional Advanced Traffic Management System
If time permits, I'll also spotlight some completed D1 Specific projects
--Opening of the first D1 public library, the Bellview Library
--Awarding contract and breaking ground on the Beulah Fire Station
--Working to get Sorrento Road widening project on Sorrento Road moved up on TPO priority list
--funding for Beulah area master plan finalized, project is forthcoming
