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🏗️ Okaloosa County breaks ground on a 30,000 sq. ft. government building in Crestview on July 21.
🏛️ It will house both the Tax Collector and Property Appraiser offices and allow room for future expansion.
🤝 Officials say the project reflects population growth and is the result of strong intergovernmental collaboration.
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County officials will break ground Monday, July 21, 2025, on a new government service center designed to meet the growing needs of North County residents.
The groundbreaking ceremony is set for 8 a.m. at the Crestview Community Center complex, located at 1448 Commerce Drive. The site will soon be home to a 30,000-square-foot building that will house the Okaloosa County Tax Collector and Property Appraiser offices, with room for additional county administrative services as the area continues to expand.
County leaders say the project is a direct response to rising demand in the Crestview area and the limitations of the current service locations.
“The need for an improved service center stems from the rapid expansive growth throughout north Okaloosa County and increased demand for services that have exceeded the current Crestview office location,” said Okaloosa County Tax Collector Ben Anderson in a press release.
The new facility will also consolidate operations by relocating the Tax Collector’s Customer Service & Processing Center from Niceville to Crestview — a move that Anderson says will better align resources with where both customers and employees live.
Okaloosa County Commissioner Trey Goodwin, the board’s liaison to the Tax Collector, praised the project’s long-term planning.
“It is important that we continue to meet the needs and expectations of our residents,” Goodwin said in a press release. “That includes the necessary government facilities that will expand services based on anticipated future growth.”
The facility is the result of a collaboration between the Board of County Commissioners, the Tax Collector’s Office, and the City of Crestview. Anderson emphasized the importance of partnership in building a government that can keep pace with population and economic expansion.
“I would like to thank our County Commissioners for showing vision and leadership to prepare our County well into the next 40 to 50 years,” Anderson said in a press release. “We’ve strengthened our partnership with the City of Crestview and the County Commission in our joint efforts to always provide the highest level of government services for our citizens.”
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