Emergency Medical Services number mailed to South Okaloosa
South Okaloosa County customers will find a stuffer in next month’s bill with the Okaloosa County EMS phone number. Centel officials noted the EMS number was left out of the new directories by error, with listings now in the blue pages and Crestview white pages. Call 651-2611 to reach EMS and the Sheriff’s Department.
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South Okaloosa County
Central Telephone Co
Okaloosa County
Emergency Medical Services
Centel
Brooke Rames
Crestview
South County
Sheriff's Department
County Okays Cumulative Review of DRIs by State Agencies
Okaloosa County commissioners voted 5-0 to ask state agencies reviewing Developments of Regional Impact to assess impacts cumulatively across DRIs. Commissioner Bill Peebles Jr. argued single-project reviews mislead about cumulative effects on transportation, sewage, and water systems. The board will forward the request to the Northwest Florida Legislative Delegation and also supported including South Walton in the local Metropolitan Planning Organization.
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Okaloosa
Dris
Bill Peebles Jr
Peebles
Northwest
Florida
Transportation
Bob Graham
Coast Panel
South Walton
Okaloosa County
Harbor Authority Push Aims To Tackle Destin Harbor Pollution
Gov. Bob Graham panel urges Okaloosa County to take active harbor permitting role as interim fix. Draft bill proposes Destin Harbor Authority to oversee planning, permits, pollution sources, and harbor management with seven governor appointed members and a first year budget of at least 75 000 dollars. Local input urged to prevent landward pollution and speed state agency coordination.
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Vanita
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin Harbor
Northwest
Florida
Destin
Fran Beaird
Kriegel
Beaird
State Department of Natural Resources
Subcommittee
Francis Spence
Okaloosa
Collier Houston
DNR
DEA
Army Corps of Engineers
Old Pass
Spence
Fire Commissioners Accept Lease Proposal
Fire board votes to accept a 10 year lease for the Stahl nan Avenue property with a payment equal to 0.5 percent of net tax revenues and a renewal option up to 1 percent. An interim lease is signed pending a full draft by the attorney. Expansion bids are planned for May 14 with a contract award expected then.
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Karen MacGrogan
Destin Fire Control District
Community Center
Stahl
Nan Avenue
Fire District
Fire Board
Zack Brunson
Center
Joy Dunlap
Terry Watkins
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Airport Rd
Harbor Authority
Mike Mitchell
Casey Fitzgerald
Haberdashery
Rea Squerre
Hobie
Canterbury OF
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MR. Hawaii
Gotcha Burmudas
Madras
Kiwi Bush
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