New gift shop on Navarre Beach gets approval
A Navarre Realtor will get the chance to redevelop a commercial property on Navarre Beach.
The Santa Rosa County Commission voted 4-0 Tuesday to enter into negotiations with Dorothy Slye for a lease of the old Tom Thumb at 8228 Gulf Blvd., so she can open a gift shop.
The county controls all leases on Navarre Beach.
Commissioner Lane Lynchard, a Navarre attorney, abstained from voting because he has represented both applicants for the lease.
“My parents had the first gift shop on Navarre Beach,” said Slye, a Realtor at ERA Navarre Beach Agency.
A Navarre Realtor will get the chance to redevelop a commercial property on Navarre Beach.
The Santa Rosa County Commission voted 4-0 Tuesday to enter into negotiations with Dorothy Slye for a lease of the old Tom Thumb at 8228 Gulf Blvd., so she can open a gift shop.
The county controls all leases on Navarre Beach.
Commissioner Lane Lynchard, a Navarre attorney, abstained from voting because he has represented both applicants for the lease.
“My parents had the first gift shop on Navarre Beach,” said Slye, a Realtor at ERA Navarre Beach Agency. “It’s always been my dream to have another one, but I got so busy running a real estate company, I didn’t get to do anything really fun.”
Slye’s shop would include gifts, art, bait and tackle, wireless Internet access and refreshments. In her proposal, she offered the county $18,000 per year in rent, plus 5 percent of gross sales.