Flood Brings Replay Of 83 For Residents
County crews operate round the clock pumps to divert floodwater from Quail Lake into a DOT inlet on Highway 98 to ease flooding of about six homes in Gulf Terrace and Quiet Wood. The National Weather Service reports six inches of rain in Destin this month, two inches above March average. Residents compare current flooding to 1975 Eloise and 1983 events, with homes on Quail Circle and surrounding streets submerged and personal belongings ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Quail Lake
Quail Circle
Quiet Wood Subdivision
Eloise
Nancy Wardwell
Wardwell
Will Pipe Crossing Hit Snag
Destin Water Users faces potential delays as a harbor crossing permit stalls. DER found missing items in the application and seeks basic methodology and DNR consent. DNR involvement may block the easement, while DWU and Baskerville-Donovan push to complete in-house if possible and still target July 1 startup.
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Karen MacGrogan
Old Pass Lagoon
DWU
Department of Environmental Regulation
DEA
Dick Fancher
DNR
Department of Natural Resources
Fancher
Holiday Isle
Inspec
Tor
DER
Holcomb
DWA
John Cole
State Lands Division
Ogles Get A Blast From Hawaiian Trip
Destin couple Jerry and Claire Ogle on a working vacation in Hawaii recount a close call with Mauna Loa eruption. They observed lava flows from Kona and later saw the lava 30 feet deep near Hilo, noting locals unaware of the danger and the view from ten miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Jerry
Claire Ogle
Destin
Hawaii
Ogles
Big Island
Kona
Hilo
Hilo Bay
Mauna Loa
Rhode Island
Volcanoes National Park
Park Service
Ogle
Pele
Kilauea
Public Workshop April 9 Proposes Marina Lease Fee Plan
Destin residents may weigh in on a state plan to change submerged land lease fees for docks and marinas. The plan links fees to potential economic benefits, with a shift from a per square foot rate to a percent of income or seven percent of expected annual revenues, whichever is higher. Fort Walton Beach hosts the Panhandle session April 9 at 7 p.m. in the City Council chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe Destin
Casey Fitzgerald
State Department of Natural Resources
Fort Lauderdale
Panhandle
Fort Walton Beach
Highway 98
Fitzgerald
Bob Graham
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Pati Carbone
Carbone
Harbor Authority
Corvair’s
Beach Beach
Jerry Ogle
Gulf Coast
Florida
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