State Approves Charter For Destin S and L
Destin Savings and Loan Association won a state charter on August 19, enabling a doors by early 1984. Led by Davage Runnels the group seeks federal insurance within 90 to 120 days and plans a site at Highway 98 and Main Street. Stock sales have surpassed 2 million with leadership including John Ogletree Al Christopher George Petznick Ralph Rivers and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Destin Savings and Loan Association
Comptroller’s Office
Davage
Buddy) Runnels
S&l
Johnnie Hollingsworth
Bureau of Licensing and Charters
Hannels
Destin S&l
Runnels
Destin
South Walton
Highway 98
Main Street
al Christopher
John Ogletree
George Petznick
Birmingham
Fort Walton Beach
Ralph Rivers
Ray Shoults
Jim Stokes
Destin Chamber urged to seek tourists through coop ads
Destin Chamber of Commerce board considered a cooperative advertising plan to boost tourism. Gary Alden of Jety East condo urged joining Fort Walton Beach and Walton County in a regional blitz targeting Atlanta and Houston. He warned small businesses cannot afford aggressive ads alone and stressed broad community participation. Continued on Page 7A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Gary Alden
Jety East Condominium
Destin
Panama City
Pensacola
Alden
Panama
City
Fort Walton Beach
Walton County
Atlanta
Houston
Miracle Strip
Jack Becklund
The
Chamber
Destin Peninsula zoning plan aims to guide growth
Okaloosa County planner Collier Houston unveils a comprehensive zoning blueprint for the Destin peninsula. The plan seeks orderly growth, fewer mixed districts, and future water and sewer facilities, proposing lower density than Ordinance 744 and buffers between residential and commercial zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin Peninsula
Okaloosa County
Collier Houston
Houston
Destin zoning panel weighs peninsula plan at Aug hearing
Destin zoning officials urge focus on parcel by parcel land use as residents attend an August 25 public hearing. Houston says the aim is to map zoning by property owner and surrounding landowners preferences, not to debate through old complaints about concrete plants or drainage. The Destin panel has held about 20 meetings and will summarize its decisions for the P and Z commissioners who will then forward recommendations to Okaloosa County commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula
Destin
Houston
Jack Becklund
P&i
Destin Bridge
Walton County
P&z
Okaloosa County
Destin Citizens Panel
Boundaries To Switch In Coast Management Plan
State officials in five Panhandle counties say boundaries for a Northwest Florida Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee may be revised before formation. The DCA proposed a 40 member panel to study Gulf Coast growth, with Destin in the study area, and to advise on development controls and natural resource protection.
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Ingrid Kreis
Panhandle
Northwest
Florida Coast
State Department of Community Affairs
Gulf Coast
Destin
DCA
Doug Buck
Bob Graham
Graham
Choctawhatchee Bay
Okaloosa
Walton
Bay
Santa Rosa
Escambia
Buck
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Northwest Florida
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Hollingsworth
Federal Home Loan Bank
Destin Savings and Loan
Comptroller's Office
Sandestin State Bank
Barnett Bank
First Mutual Savings and Loan Association
Beach
Jimmy O’day of Destin
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