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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1985
Page
4
The Destin Log lists offices in Destin and Santa Rosa Beach with staff roles across Publisher Editor and various editors and reporters. Distribution rates for Okaloosa and Walton Counties include 6 months nine dollars and one year fifteen dollars, with other rates for Florida out of state and foreign subscriptions.
Jack Straw recounts watching seven pelicans rise in a thermal over Walton County near Sandestin as he reflects on the poor road conditions, unfinished paving, and taxpayer concerns. He suggests harsh accountability for local commissioners and notes his own travel weariness from washboarded highways.
Crestview county board voted to avoid expanding the regional sewer system and instead build a new plant in the Bluewater Bay area, citing engineer advised cost savings. The move follows a dispute with one partner suing to constrain expansions while air travel and airport operations also shift with Republic Airlines cutting service.
Parents in Destin urge aid for transporting children to Rocky Bayou Christian School in Niceville. They note long land travel and propose safe boat crossing of Choctawhatchee Bay to shorten commutes while highlighting the school’s strong academics, social life, spirituality, and physical programs.
South Walton faces a tax debate as commissioners reconsider a four-cent gas tax for a $3.4 million jail. Opponents warn the plan shifts burdens through ad valorem taxes and suggest loans, delays, or developer impact fees, arguing the gas tax should fund the project with broad, not regional, responsibility. The piece notes South Walton bears the heaviest tax load and that tourism would be taxed under the proposal.
The writer questions harbor clean up funding and urges priorities on core town needs such as sewage, drainage, lights, and police. They propose redirecting license fees from charter boats or beach motels to cleanup but warn of endless funding. They argue improved sewer and drainage plus harbor board controls could reduce pollution.
Readers are invited to send letters to The Destin Log at P O Box 7 1225 Airport Road Destin FL 32541 with signatures and addresses required for publication. The notice asks for standard public commentary to be addressed to the editor before all submissions.
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