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Posted on: May 25, 2023

Community Vision Plan

Thank you to everyone that attended our second public workshop for the Community Vision Plan! Copies of the presentation materials and recording are attached below. 

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City News Updates
Posted on: May 4, 2023

U.S. Highway 98 Resurfacing Project to Begin May 9

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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin work this month on a $14.9M project to mill and resurface a 6.9-mile segment of U.S. 98, from Josie Road in unincorporated Mary Esther to Florida Place SE in Fort Walton Beach. FDOT anticipates th...

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City News Updates
Posted on: May 1, 2023

2022 Water Quality Report Released

Water Quality Report

The 2022 Water Quality Report is now available. This report provides information on the quality of our drinking water, including test results for a variety of contaminants. We are committed to providing safe and clean water to our community, and this repo...

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City News Updates
Posted on: March 3, 2023

City Partners with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA)

The City of Mary Esther recently launched a partnership with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) intended to make utility customers aware of their responsibilities regarding private utility service lines and provide an option to purchase warranties....

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City News Updates
Posted on: December 7, 2022

Congratulations are in order!

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(Chicago, Illinois) — Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to City of Mary Esther for its annual comprehensive financial r...

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City News Updates
Posted on: October 7, 2022

New Utility Billing System and Bill Format

City of Mary Esther Utility customers will notice a new and improved Utility Billing System. This will allow accounts to be easily accessed and managed, enhancing the customer experience. Changes include the following and are available at no cost to the c...

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City News Updates
Posted on: August 9, 2022

Bear Resistant Carts

Bear and garbage bag

Waste Management offers carts designed to resist bears and other wildlife, but none are "bear-proof." As we all know, there is no true bear proof curbside garbage collection cart on the market. All carts, even IGBC certified ones, are only bear-...

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City News Updates
Posted on: August 2, 2022

Utilities Handbook Adopted

On Tuesday, July 5, the City Council adopted a Utilities Handbook. The intent of the Handbook is to provide the utility customer and the employees of the City a helpful guide with uniform procedures for providing utility service. This policy is not meant ...

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City News Updates
Posted on: July 28, 2022

Oleander Parkway Sewer Line Replacement

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The City of Mary Esther in collaboration with Constantine Constructors Inc., has started working on replacing the sewer line on Oleander Parkway. During Hurricane Sally, the sewer line adjacent to Oleander Parkway failed. We are happy to break ground on t...
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City News Updates
Posted on: June 10, 2022

Azalea Park Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvements - $3,359,057 (est.)

Azalea Park Project

We are happy to announce that on Thursday, June 2nd, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the FY 2023 Budget which comprised the City of Mary Esther’s $1M request for the Azalea Park Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvement Project. The funding pro...

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