Harbor Pollution Panel Seeks Step by Step Fix
Destin Harbor panel formed by Home Builders Association says Old Pass Lagoon pollution stems from multiple sources including a leaking septic tank trash runoff and highway discharge. Members plan to identify priorities and address them one by one rather than a single solution, with calls to police boat discharges and dock permit grants noted as issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin Harbor
Home Builders Association
Okaloosa
Walton Counties
McIlroy
Emergency Center Destin mobilizes for disaster readiness
Destin volunteers sharpen emergency plans as hurricane Alicia looms in the gulf. The Community Center will serve as a coordination hub with the Rodeo Office as headquarters while a mobile command post ambulance is outfitted for full radio communications with Civil Defense, the Sheriff, Coast Guard and other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Alicia
Western
Gulf
Destin
Destin Rodeo Committee
Paul Gardner
Destin Alliance
Gardner
Terry Watkins
Watkins
Civil Defense
Sheriff's Office
Coast Guard
Pavilion Planned For Calhoun By Destin Groups
Kiwanis president Bob Lloyd says the pavilion is for everyone and plans to re activate the Crime Watch with new funding. Destin Woman's Club funds the project from this year's Mistletoe Ball and allocates money to landscaping, cemetery work, a radio antenna, elder care, and library debt reduction. Library chair Charlotte Patterson notes loan payoff is the year’s main objective and envisions a nautical art show with the Fishing Rodeo in October to draw patrons. volunteers are urged to maintain library grounds. Rotary and PTO focus on streets and safety. Rotary proposes a road repair campaign and county pressure. PTO president Bridget Carnley outlines safe routes to school, increased sidewalks, patrols, traffic direction changes, and a bake sale on Sept 17 to fund safety projects with volunteer help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Smith
Destin Woman's Club
DWC
Carnley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tayaa
Hank Berry
Stial
Charles Sansom
Bob McIlroy
Mike Mitchell
Beach Beach
Mobile Command
Okaloosa County
South Walton
Fort Walton
Air Force
Berry
Denny Lawson
Tony Carroll
The
Alliance
Calhoun
Kiwanis
Bob Lloyd
Library Board
Charlotte Patterson
Patterson
Destin Rotary
Destin Parent Teacher Organization
Rotary
John Gnotek
Mitchell
Gnotek
Bridget Carnley
PTO
Calhoun Park
Destin Kiwanis
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