Okaloosa County: Commissioners and Eminent Domain and Separation of Powers, Oh My!

By D. L. Norris Anyone with a public education that pre-dates 1981 should know from their civics classes just how important the separation of powers are to our form of government. They are essential to the rule of law and keep all three branches of power in check by preventing the concentration of power into …

Okaloosa County’s Crestview Bypass, the Proverbial Cart Before the Horse

By D. L. Norris There was much celebration in the 3 December 2019 BOCC meeting. The grant award agreement was signed between Okaloosa County and Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., for $64.1 million dollars of BP Oil Spill claim funds to be allocated to the Crestview bypass project. Don Gaetz, the Chairman of Triumph Gulf Coast, …