Islanders unveil proposal for incorporation
The Apalachicola Times
Carrabelle in 1881 became the second town in Franklin County, Apalachicola had incorporated itself 50 years before that.
By the end of 2022, St. George island could become the third, by a vote of the people, in a free and fair election.
That is, if a working group of island residents, focused on the subject for a while now, offer a convincing case for doing so.
“We are a fairly good-sized group of individuals living on the island with various backgrounds and levels of experience. We are not affiliated with any existing group, said Julie Krontz, a spokesperson for the group.
County settles down runway uproar
The Apalachicola Times
It was about as close as you can get to a kumbaya moment when it comes to the Apalachicola Regional Airport.
At last week’s Jan. 5 meeting, county commissioners unanimously agreed to not abandon a third runway that the state is no longer interested in funding, and to reconstitute an airport advisory board.
Commissioner Smokey Parrish, in whose district the airport lies, did not comment on the push by Commissioner Bert Boldt to encourage the reviving of the citizen advisory board. In the past Parrish has pushed back on the board, or been noncommittal about having one at all, for what he sees as overreach by aviation enthusiasts without regard for concerns found in the neighborhood that abuts the airport.