Among the three Crestview City Council seats on the ballot this election year is the representative of Precinct 2, which is bordered by James Lee Boulevard to the north and Interstate 10 to the south.

Here are this year’s three qualified candidates: Sylvester Echols, April Rencich and Louis Rodriquez.

An ordinance intended to loosen restrictions on affordable housing developments on small, awkwardly shaped lots will be sent to first reading by the Crestview City Council Oct. 26, following approval by the Planning and Development Board at its Oct. 5 meeting.

Crestview’s only exotic animal store, Emerald Exxxotics, located at 189 Oakdale Ave., opened to the public with a soft launch Oct. 1.

The Crestview Planning and Development Board will convene for its monthly meeting Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Here’s what to look for:

In addition to the three state amendments on Okaloosa County’s ballot this November is a referendum unique to the county: the half-cent infrastructure surtax renewal.

The Crestview Community Redevelopment Agency Board approved a $1.2 million budget for fiscal year 2027 at its Sept. 28 meeting.

The budget for fiscal year 2027, which goes into effect Oct. 1, marks a 77 percent increase from the previous year’s budget of $686,600. The CRA budget is part of the $101 million citywide budget, which was already approved by the City Council at the final budget hearing Sept. 21.

Both Crestview and Okaloosa County have canceled their contracts with Flock Safety and the cameras are in the process of being removed, according to the Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Residents of north Crestview no longer need to make the trek down State Road 85 to visit Walmart.

North Crestview’s Walmart Neighborhood Market celebrated its opening Sept. 30 to the fanfare of brass players from Crestview High School’s “Big Red Machine” and varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders.

The Crestview City Council unanimously voted to approve a ban on the development of all large load customers, including data centers, within Crestview city limits at its Sept. 28 meeting, making it the first municipality in Okaloosa County to do so.

The Crestview City Council will convene for its bimonthly meeting Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Crestview City Council Chambers. Here’s what to look out for: