Fort Walton Beach Eyes Annexation of Okaloosa Island Commercial District
Fort Walton Beach officials show interest in annexing the island's commercial zones from Santa Rosa Boulevard to the J C Beasley area. A citizen group vows to push the move via Okaloosa Island Businessmen's Assoc and seeks a bed tax to fund tourism while pressuring county authorities and the local chamber to boost pro business efforts.
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Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa Island
Tom Tona
Tona
Regency Beach Resort
Dewrell, Blue & Brannon
Santa Rosa Boulevard
U.S. Highway 98
Brooks Bridge
J.C. Beasley State Recreation Area
Board of
Okaloosa County
Max Bruner Jr
Steiner
OIBA
Shalimar
Greater
Harden Battles Lesson Learned In Hardball Politics
Shalimar Republican Robert Harden says his clashes with Democratic State Rep. James Ward have taught him a lesson in hardball politics. A voting machine failed in his hometown, denying 198 registered voters a chance to vote in the Ward Harden race. Harden plans an appeal to the Florida Supreme Court, aided by a free Tallahassee lawyer, arguing courts must handle botched elections rather than waiting for the next election. An Okaloosa grand jury urged cleanup in the Elections Office to prevent repeats, as Ward and Harden remain tangled in the dispute.
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Shalimar
Robert Harden
James Ward
Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Harden
Florida
Republican
Tallahassee
Rty
Shalimar Town Hall
Okaloosa County
Elsie Garrett
Ward Harden
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