What's Happening in Santa Rosa County

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MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows. 

SANTA ROSA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: 6 p.m. July 20 at the United Way of Santa Rosa County, 6479 Caroline St., Ste. A in Milton. All elected precinct members and interested parties may attend. Contact Chairperson Sarah Coutu at 375-2334 or Secretary Trish Hansen at 261-5662 for additional information.

LIFELONG LEARNER SPEAKER SERIES: 6 p.m. July 25, West Florida Public Library, 239 N. Spring St., Pensacola. Guest speaker: Brooke Johnson. Topic: “In the beginning was the word: The reach of a great speech.”

MILTON HIGH SCHOOL’S CLASS OF 1998: Group seeks classmates for whom they have no contact information. Email the class committee at miltonfl_1998@outlook.com or contact Rachel (Willis) Hamm, 982-5773, to help.

Recurring 

SANTA ROSA ARTS AND CULTURE FOUNDATION BOOK CLUB: Meets 7 p.m. every second Monday at the Dragonfly Gallery on Caroline Street in Milton. Refreshments are available; participants must purchase their own books.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: TOPS meets Tuesdays at 4709 Keyser Lane, Pace. Weigh in 8:30-9:45 a.m. Meet 10-11 a.m. Details: 983-0178.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY WRITER’S WORKSHOP: 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Coffee Break, 4620 Woodbine Road in Pace.

SANTA ROSA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION: 7 p.m. third Thursdays at the Bay Area Vineyard Church, 5163 Dogwood Drive, Milton. Visitors are welcome. Details: Bill Blankenship, president, 232-6005, or Clarence Prater, vice president, 623-776-7018.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at the Navarre Library, 8484 James M. Harvell Road. All materials are provided; there’s no charge to attend.

GULF COAST CALLIGRAPHY GUILD: 9:30 a.m. second Saturdays at the Courts of Praise Church on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Davis Highway, Pensacola. A presentation and practice follow each meeting. Details: 995-7056.

FLORIDA TRAIL ASSOCIATION: The Western Gate chapter’s activities are free to participate in except as noted. See more details at www.meetup.com/ftawesterngate/ 

Public Meetings

MILTON MEETINGS: Milton’s Planning Department has scheduled these meetings at City Hall, 6738 Dixon St., Milton:  

  • Riverfront Redevelopment Team: 4 p.m. July 10, Council Chambers
  • Technical Review Committee: 8 a.m. July 11, Conference Room “A”

FIRE DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE GROUP: 6:30 p.m. July 10 at the Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Rd, Milton

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: July 11, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon St. 

MILTON CITY COUNCIL SETS REGULAR SESSION: July 11, 5:45 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon St.

BLACKWATER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 7:30 a.m. July 13 at 3927 Highway 4, Suite 102, Jay

SANTA ROSA MEETINGS: These areheld in the County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., in Milton, unless otherwise indicated.

Commission Committee: 9 a.m. July 10 and July 24, 9 a.m.

Local Option Sales Tax Citizen Committee: 9 a.m. July 11

Commission Regular: 9 a.m. July 13 and July 27, 9 a.m.

Zoning Board: 6 p.m. July 13

Aviation Advisory Committee: 5 p.m. July 19

Budget Workshop: Constitutional officers meeting July 18, 9 a.m.; board departments 1:30 p.m. July 18.

Parks and Recreation: 5:30 p.m. July 26.

Commission Special: rezoning meeting 6 p.m. July 27

PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATING COUNCIL:  11:30 a.m. July 18 at Sheriff's Office Training Room, 5755 E. Milton Road, Milton

MILTON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: July 20, 3 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon St. 

BAGDAD ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY BOARD: 8:30 a.m. July 26 at Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton.

LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY: 1:30 p.m. July 27 at Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton.

TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE: 8:30 a.m. July 31 at Navarre Visitor Center, 8543 Navarre Parkway, Navarre.

HEALTHY START COALITION OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY: The Healthy Start Coalition of Santa Rosa County Inc. will not have a board of directors meeting this July. The next board of directors meeting will be on Aug. 14. Details: Healthy Start Coalition, 626-6751.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: What's Happening in Santa Rosa County