Barron blocks bid to add Destin trust land to city limits
Destin council debate over adding about 2 400 acres of Kelly Trust land to the city stalled after Sen. Barron refused Rep. Ward’s push. Ward said he might seek a 1985 legislative fix while Barron cited no living residents and urged restraint.
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Ingrid Kreis
Dempsey Barron
James Ward
City of Destin
Ward
Barron
James
Bill Roberts
Danny Woodward
Two Survive Gulf Ordeal With Sharks Rough Seas
Two Destin men faced a night of terror as 8 to 10 foot seas swamped their 24 foot craft about three miles south of East Pass. After five hours they were rescued by a joint effort of the Destin Coast Guard Station, an Air Force vessel, and helicopters. They endured hypothermia and minor injuries before receiving hospital care.
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Steve Humphries
East Pass
Mathis Kumm
Ray Newman
Eglin Air Force Use
Ern
Gregory A. Smith
Acestad
Kumm
Newman
Destin Coast Guard
Air Force
Smith
Coast Guard
City Seeks Fire Millage for Revenue Sharing Funds
Destin City Council plans a public hearing on joining the Destin Fire Control District levy with the city rate to qualify for about 500000 in annual revenue sharing funds. Resolution 85-7 seeks 1984 as base year for assessed value and aims to combine millages to meet state requirements.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Fice
Ward
Pensacola
Ed Holland Jr
City of
County To Match Taylor Park Funds
Okaloosa County commissioners unanimously agreed to match 15,500 dollars raised by Destin Woman's Club and Destin Kiwanis Club for Phase II of Clement E. Taylor Park on Calhoun Drive. The plan lists a 20 by 22 foot gazebo with viewing deck, beach seating, and water stairways overlooking Choctawhatchee Bay, with Al Christopher Construction as contractor and Destin Architectural Group as designer. Phase I renovations were completed earlier.
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Tina Harbuck
Okaloosa
Destin
Clement E. Taylor
Calhoun Drive
Destin Woman’s Club
Destin Kiwanis Club
Mike Mitchell
Joe Mosier
Choctawhatchee Bay
al Christopher
Christopher Construction Company
South
Walton County
Destin Architectural Group
Raised Isle Heights plans spark planning commission review
Destin Pointe Development Corp seeks approval for Destin Pointe Resort a 798 unit condo complex on 33 acres at Holiday Isle western end. Buildings would rise from two to 18 stories with 12 two story quadraplexes and 1 596 parking spaces. attorney cites environmental benefits from reducing parking to 1.5 spaces per unit and aligns with state and county planning groups urging flexibility in parking rules. Continued on Page tA.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin Pointe Resort
Holiday Isle
Planning and
Destin Pointe Development Corp
F. Lloyd Blue
Blue
Northwest
Florida
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Lloyd Taylor
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Florida Park Service
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Taylor Park
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Wolf
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