Harbor Pipe Bids Put DWU On Hold
Destin Water Users delays harbor crossing after only two bids come in, far above estimates. Baskerville-Donovan notes addi tional permit steps by the Department of Environmental Regulation push contractors away. Bids: M & N Dredging Co. 177,000 and Campbell Construction 249,000, with a $75,000 pipe cost cited. Rebid requires state approval and easing of permit hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Steve Holcomb
Baskerville
Donovan
Department of Environmental Regulation
DEA
Holcomb
M & N Dredging Co
Campbell Construction
Mobile
DWU
DWA
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Bob Graham
Cabinet
County Says Hands Tied On Flood Fix
Destin residents urge immediate review of Okaloosa County plans for Airport Road drainage citing pollution risk to Lake Kell-Aire and Joe's Bayou. They present 127 signatures opposing the $60,000 project as county officials say state DER will decide the fix while noting the problem is Destin’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Lakeside
Keith Rapsey
Airport Road
Rapsey
Kell-Aire
Lakeside Village
Bell- Aire
Missouri
Mississippi
Dave Heinrich
Taxpayers flood post office as deadline nears in Destin
At 4:50 p m on April 16 the Destin post office stays open until midnight to handle last minute tax returns and extensions. Taxpayers jostle for counters while staff, including Postmaster Al McLeod and clerk Helen Williams, process envelopes and extensions amid delays and procrastination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Destin
Helen Williams
Internal Revenue Service
al McLeod
McLeod
Mike Reffalt
Mark Crush
Louisiana
Reffalt
Destin drainage plan meeting draws few residents
State officials faced a near empty turnout at a Destin Community Center session on U.S. Highway 98 drainage plans. DOT and DER outlined permit steps and a three-part system including a pumping station, a swale and a sedimentation basin to filter waters before entering Old Pass Lagoon and Choctawhatchee Bay.
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Vanita Trippe
Destin
U.S. Highway 98
State Departments of Transportation and Environmental Regulation
Destin Community Center
DOT
Dave Villane
DEA
Old Pass Lagoon
DER
Destin Country Store
Perc
Choctawhatchee Bay
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Amber
Justin Totten
Mom
John Sylvester
Doug Young
CPA
Young
South
Walton
P&z
South Walton
Law al
Sandpiper Cove
Old Pass
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