Protect Our Parks · Santa Rosa Beach
Better parks. Clear decisions.
We support better recreation facilities—and clear explanations of how construction affects the places families use today. Follow the evidence, understand the closure, and help fill the gaps.
Preliminary review · Updated October 13, 2026, 6:21 p.m. CDT
What we know How to helpOn April 28, 2026, commissioners voted 5–0 to proceed with grass fields. Donna Johns moved; Danny Glidewell seconded. Brad Drake, Tony Anderson, Dan Curry, Danny Glidewell, and Donna Johns voted yes. Michelle Brown spoke.
Source 1 · Clerk minutesAugust 25 reporting identifies Empire Builders Group and a $7,455,792.85 award including two alternates. Signed award minutes and the executed contract have not yet been obtained for this review. Separate lighting and other costs mean this is not a verified total project budget.
Source 3 · Secondary reportingThe photographed county notice says construction begins October 19 and estimates 12–15 months; it does not show a year. The reproduced bid document allows 540 days to substantial completion plus 30 days for punch-list work. Public reopening could occur before contract completion; the actual schedule needs clarification.
Source 4 · Reproduced bidding documentThe June 30 consent agenda included a $142,446 safety-surfacing award. Installation location, closure overlap, and protection of that work remain unverified. This does not establish wasted spending.
Source 2 · Clerk minutesPublic input about field improvements is documented. Public consideration of the prolonged closure remains unverified. The identified white paper compares turf and grass; its complete contents have not been reviewed. These are evidence gaps—not proof that no input occurred or that the county violated the law.
Records request status: Draft—not sent. The prepared request seeks closure authorization, amenity-specific schedules, safety and phasing alternatives, the full study, award votes, contracts, total budget, and closure-specific public input.
No statutory violation has been established. We will distinguish official records, secondary reporting, and unresolved questions as evidence becomes available.
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October 13, 2026: Initial preliminary review; request drafted. No county response received in this review. Source-access limits and missing records are identified above.
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