Santa Rosa District 4 Public Open House #1 Summary | Page 22

Issues and Assets Mapping
The Issues and Assets Mapping Exercise featured a
  large, wall-sized map of District 4. Participants were
provided red and green post-it notes to write issues

they experience in District 4 and assets to be

preserved
or enhanced. Participants placed the notes
on
  the wall map where the issues and assets are
geographically located. Most of the comments were
  Santa Rosa Island and the area surrounding the
on
intersections
of US Highway 98, State Road 87 and the

Navarre Beach Causeway.
Along Santa Rosa Island, the primary assets identified
were public beaches and beach access. Many of the

issues
referred to the density and intensity of
development, but also the need for small-scale retail.

Of note was both support and opposition for a cut

connecting
Santa Rosa Sound with the Gulf of Mexico.

Within
the area surrounding the intersections of US
Highway
98, State Road 87 and the Navarre Beach

Causeway, most issues focused on poor connectivity

and dangerous roadways / intersections, particularly
along
US Highway 98 and the Navarre Beach

Causeway. Many comments also noted that the area
would benefit from more mixed-use developments, a

convention
center, and multi-family housing.
Replaced Navarre Beach gateway signage was also

noted as an issue by several participants.
Outside of these two key geographic areas, many of the comments noted:
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A desired east-west community access road across District 4 or an alternate route for US
Highway 98
Areas for improved stormwater drainage
Need for sidewalks and connectivity
The need to protect wetlands and natural areas
All comments provided at the Open House are provided on the following pages
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