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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1983
Page
4
The Destin Log weekly edition lists staff and contact details for the Destin Florida paper. It names office addresses, circulation info, and a roster of staff and sales personnel including Jack Becklund and Carol Becklund among others.
In Destin Florida August slows the news as Barry the tropical disturbance drifts toward the gulf coast. The radio chatter mirrors slow coverage and the writer jokes about creative journalism while urging readers to send in tips and photos to fill the paper.
In Destin and South Walton tourism boosts tax rolls and dollars, yet Okaloosa County reports a 34 percent rise and Walton 5 percent in first-half crime. Sheriff Gilbert links tourism to violence increases. calls for more police protection and smarter budgeting. Walton sees a 70 percent jump in violent crime, while non-violent crime dips 0.3 percent, suggesting mixed influence of spending on law enforcement. The piece frames tourism as both economic boon and public safety challenge.
A Destin South Walton discussion centers on a bay bridge or causeway plan across Choctawhatchee Bay. MPO contemplates future traffic needs while Rep Ward pursues a transportation corridor. Possible toll financing mirrors Navarre and Pensacola Beach practices to fund a bridge.
A reader writes in from Destin angry about tourists and locals dumping trash along Highway 98 and Henderson Beach. She details collecting hundreds of cans to fund a 10 speed bike for her daughter and notes widespread carelessness toward the beach environment. A local resident is praised for saving cans and helping others.
A Shalimar meeting with U S Army Corps of Engineers Coast Guard and Waterways Advisory chair discussed a designated anchorage for the lagoon used by boaters for years. The move would formalize the anchorage area, affecting nautical charts and local activity.
In a Tuesday board session the issue of allowing docks near the anchorage drew little public opposition aside from the Holiday Isle Improvement Association. Officials debated creating marked channels to docks and tying parking space specs to dockage, noting only the eastern shoreline is developable and water use by boaters would continue with or without designation.
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