The Pensacola Today Short List for Monday, Dec. 29, 2014

  • December 29, 2014
  • /   Mike Ensley
  • /   government
Welcome to the working week! The Pensacola Today Short List for Monday, Dec. 29 includes: The missing link to a flooding problem The good news: there are federal programs that can help relocate or elevate those in flood prone areas. The bad news: But all of the programs carry strict requirements, and only cover property within long-existing flood zones, or which have been damaged by certain hurricanes. None of the grants cover more than 75 percent of the cost. William Rabb examines how local business and government are trying to strike a balance and find assistance for those effected. Read the story here. Year in Review: The beach is back All signs are pointing to a return to boom times for the beach in 2014. The bed tax, revenues for the past 12 months — Oct. 1, 2013, to Sept. 30, 2014, — hit a record $8.4 million, up from $7.8 million for the same period ending last year. That’s a 7.5 percent increase. Read more here. Child safety seat laws to change Jan. 1 Beginning Jan. 1, children ages 4 and 5 will be required to sit in a child safety seat or a booster seat rather than only being buckled in a seatbelt. “Safety belts save lives, but only when used and used correctly,” said Terry Rhodes, executive director of the Department. “Booster seats help elevate children to the height at which the safety belt will properly secure them.” Read more here. Mum’s the word on an unsolved murder in Montclair Both residents and law enforcement face frustration over the lack of cooperation among residents of the Montclair neighborhood in witnesses coming forward to help solve major crimes. Rosa Dukes will always wonder who left with her son the night of May 16, 2011. Broderick Johnson walked out of her Montclair home and soon after was shot to death in another part of the neighborhood. Many people heard or saw something of the crime, but no one will name the shooter. It’s enough to break a mother’s heart. See the video report here. That’s the Short List for Monday. Enjoy the last days of 2014!
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