Destin Beaches Featured on Good Morning America Segment
Publicist Jadelene DeMare announced Destin will be showcased on ABCs Good Morning America airing locally on Pensacola channel 3 and Panama City channel 13 at 7 40 a m. Travel expert Steve Birnbaum narrates a segment highlighting the Florida Panhandle and Emerald Coast beaches as a family summer destination.
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Steve Birnbaum
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Emerald Coast
Destin Area
Destin Fire District seeks DOT reimbursement for flashing light
The Destin Fire Control District asks the state Department of Transportation to reimburse 7500 dollars for a flashing light installed at the Stahlman Avenue and U S 98 intersection after DOT previously refused a traffic signal. Fire Chief Terry Watkins notes the DOT now proposes a light upgrade. The board also approved a 1 million Directors and Officers liability policy. Assistant Chief Hank Berry said the Creative Learning Center of Destin passed final fire code inspection.
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State Department of Transportation
Stahlman Avenue
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Terry Watkins
Hank Berry
Creative Learning Center of
Destin
Destin City Council Committees Schedule Meetings This Week
Four committees of the Destin City Council will meet at City Hall this week. The Waterways Committee convenes at 5 p.m. today to discuss the Destin Harbor Board, a seven member panel to be appointed by the council. The Airport Committee meets at 4 30 p.m. Thursday. The Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 7 p.m. The Environmental Committee tentatively sets a 7 p.m. meeting. cancellation notice will be posted at City Hall.
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Environmental
Video Dealer Told To Pay $50
Destin Video owner Arlene Mae Policastro pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of renting obscene videotapes to an undercover officer in January. Okaloosa County Judge Keith Brace withheld adjudication and ordered $50 in court costs. Policastro was arrested Jan. 25 after an investigation prompted by a citizen complaint. Undercover investigators checked out the tapes, viewed portions by county Judge Mike Jones, and ruled them obscene.
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Arlene Mae Policastro
Okaloosa
Keith Brace
Policastro
Okaloosa County
Drew Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Sheriff's Department
Mike Jones
Officials Warn Dry Conditions Spark Fire Hazard in Beaches
Fire officials say dry windy weather and improper tools fueled brush fires around Santa Rosa Beach and Destin last week. A resident burning trash April 1 caused over 100 acres to burn. another 1,000 acres burned near Hewett Bayou. In Destin three small fires flared near Quiet Wood subdivision. Authorities urge permits from the Division of Forestry, burning only from sunrise to an hour after sunrise, and supervision of any burn. Violations could bring fines up to 500 dollars and liability for suppression costs.
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Santa Rosa Beach
Destin
Hewett Bayou
Quiet Wood
Airport
Hank Berry
Berry
Webster
Division of Forestry
Archie Balkcom
Balkcom
Destin Fire District Revenue Bill Faces Finance Committee
Ward notes the bill would set a precedent if a fire district’s 2 mill levy is applied to the city’s millage rate and urges the Finance and Tax Committee to consider implications for other cities. The measure seeks continued fire protection for Destin and future annexations while combining fire protection with state revenue sharing. If the tax portion fails, the bill could be split.
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Ward
Destin
Holland
Don Andors
McIlroy
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