Central dispatch to guide Destin fire units under new pact
Destin fire district officials consider a plan to switch dispatching to Ocean City Wright Fire District starting Oct. 1, with the 1984 85 budget including the system. Fire Chief Terry Watkins says the move will cut costs and speed response, replacing volunteer dispatching and potentially lowering ISO ratings.
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Karen MacGrogan
Destin Fire Control District Board of Commissioners
Destin
Ocean City Wright Fire District
Terry Watkins
Ocean City-Wright
Hank Berry
Ocean City- Wright
Soa
Ocean City
Wright
James Cobb
Florosa
Okaloosa Island
Cobb
Destin Peninsula Faces State Coastal Barrier Rule
State officials defend a proposed coastal barrier rule expanding designations to include Destin South Walton, saying subsidies would only flow after growth and safety needs are balanced. Destin residents fear the move would end growth and hurt property values, with local concerns over schools, bridges, and mortgages highlighted by supporters and opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin- South Walton Peninsula
State Department of Community Affairs
Moreno Point
Four Mile Village
Choctawhatchee Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa
Walton County
Bay
Gulf
DCA
Barbara Henderson
Henderson
All of
Destin
South Walton
Department
John Cox
Kelly Trust
Barney Henderson
Florida
Cox
South Walton Peninsula
Brooks Bridge
CFI Launches Mailing Campaign For Destin Incorporation
Citizens For Incorporation moves from planning to a fundraising drive. About 3,300 Destin voters received a letter and a pamphlet detailing state revenue sharing and benefits of incorporation. The group argues local self government and revenue sharing would improve traffic, drainage, and police protection, with a 2 mill cap on city taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Citizens For Incorporation
Destin
CFI
Bob McIlroy
Citizen Kane Beach Cleanup Fan Drives Henderson Beach Efforts
Patricia Gould profiles Bill Kane who left the New York State Mental Hygiene Department to dedicate himself to Henderson Beach State Park cleanup in Destin. He works with Otamena Clean Community System the county the state and the Destin Chamber to empty garbage barrels along the roadside and coordinate with Newcomb Grayton Beach and Okaloosa County officials and prisoner crews to maintain the park despite limited state budget support.
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Patricia Gould
Bill Kane
New York
Kane
Henderson
Henderson Beach
State Recreation Department
Bill Newcomb
Grayton Beach
Department of Natural Resources
Newcomb
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Oi Kane
State Correctional Institute
Okaloosa
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Central Dispatch
Chris Timm
Destin Elementary
Ines
Okaloosa County
Destin Harbor
Citizen Kane
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