
"We desperately need some stores in that area. Regarding the grocery store project, Kruse Group Properties LLC is requested to rezone a vacant parcel at the northeast corner of State Road 87 and Nichols Lake Road from rural residential to a highway commercial property, which the board recommended approving Thursday evening. The Zoning Board's Thursday recommendations are not final and will go before the Board of County Commissioners for a final verdict in two weeks. The newest of the county's industrial parks, the Milton Interchange Park is designated for transportation and distribution, taking up about 190 acres at the intersection of State Road 87 and Interstate 10. The area is primed for growth as the county plans for significant industrial growth to the north. What housing options exist in the county: Apartments are rare in Santa Rosa County, but the economy is making them much more popular Industrial growth in Santa Rosa: 'Project Unstoppable' is out, but Santa Rosa commits $2.8 million for industrial park

Only the commercial rezoning portion of the proposal was given the OK, while the Zoning Board denied the component involving building the apartments. The zoning request was originally filed by Santa Rosa County Commissioner Sam Parker. 90, across the street from Piggly Wiggly. The other project features a plan to turn roughly 6 acres into a strip mall and an apartment building at the corner of State Road 87 and U.S.

This project sits on a vacant parcel at the northeast corner of State Road 87 and Nichols Lake Road, just down the street from Southern Raceway. The Zoning Board unanimously approved recommending it.
