Corps May Need To Finish Weir Project By Summer
The U S Army Corps of Engineers and Avon Ohio contractor South Shore Equipment Co clash over a 1000 foot East Pass jetty weir closure in Florida. Delays, safety problems, and machinery breakdowns prompted fines of 715 dollars per day after a March 30 deadline. If unresolved the Corps may complete the work this summer, with details still not finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ohio
Corps
Alton Colvin
Panama City
South Shore Equipment Co
Avon
East Pass
South Shore
Colvin
Corps of Engineers
al Johnson
Dot Perry
Study Plots Storms Routes by Tina Harbuck
Weather officials study hurricane evacuation routes as part of a tri state project in the second year of a three year effort. U S Corps of Engineers Mobile office official Keith Graham and National Hurricane Center researcher Brian Jarvinen discuss probabilities of storm paths and inland wind arrival despite coastal complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina Harbuck
Keith Graham
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Mobile
West Florida Regional Planning Council
Brian Jarvinen
National Hurricane Center
Florida
Jarvinen
Graham
Destin Pointe Resort panel backs higher limits on Holiday Isle
Destin Planning Commission votes to recommend approval of the 798 unit Destin Pointe Resort condominium allowing structures over seven stories on Holiday Isle. The decision hinges on council confirmation and a argued binding covenants dispute with Holiday Isle Improvement Association, while experts argue higher, smaller footprint buildings improve drainage and open space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Humphries
Destin
Ae Blue
Eglin Air Force Oes
Air Force
Eglin
Pentagon
Congress
Holiday Isle
HIIA
Jerry LaChappelle
Commission
Okaloosa County
Jerry Miller
Blue
Destin City Council Weighs Boundaries Amid Land Dispute
Destin’s council debates how to resolve an inaccurate boundary description that leaves over 2000 acres east of the city in limbo. Councilman Ted Shaw withheld his position for Monday while others push for court action or charter language corrections to change or preserve the land’s status. Deputy Destin Jr. pledges continued effort to have a judge decide if Kelly Trust land can join the city, offering $500 to support the push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
East Destin
Ted Shaw
Shaw
James Ward
Indian Bayou
Choctawhatchee Bay
Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Kelly Trust
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
Sen. Barron
Dewey Destin Jr
Officials Divided On Harbor Care Plan Cost Debate
A DER official urges careful management practices to clean Old Pass Lagoon rather than a costly pipeline system while Northwest Florida Water Management District engineers push testing three pipeline options. District managers debate natural passive measures versus circulation via aerators, with cost estimates for the pipelines from 900000 to 1300000 dollars and continued coverage on Page 7A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Humphries
Department of Environmental Regulation
Old Pass Lagoon
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Doug Barr
Barr
DER
Bob Kriegel
Kriegel
Sandpiper Cove
Opera
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Alexander
Bayou Marina
SUNKI
Anna Sunset
Destin Harbor
Harbor Care
Wade Fleshman
Beach Drive
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