Battle Over Six-Laning of Highway 98 Faces Destin
Opponents led by Preservation of Destin oppose removing on street parking and cutting medians on Highway 98. DOT plans a six lane through Destin with median use as left turns and four lane bridges. residents push for widened dividers and U turn access while surveys mark the center line.
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Ingrid Kreis
State Department of Transportation
DOTS
Metropolitan Planning Organization
POD
Rudy Sutton
DOT
Destin
Tually
Hurlburt Field
Fort Walton Beach
Gulf Shore Drive
Brooks and Destin
Potter
Sutton
Baskerville-Donovan
Drainage Plan Tied to Lagoon Benefit in Destin
A state official requires DOT to prove net environmental benefit before draining stormwater from relocated Highway 98 into Destin Harbor. The proposal would send stormwater from 1,200 feet of the highway into the harbor via the existing sewer system, with DOT citing an existing permit.
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Vanita Trippe
Highway 98
Destin Harbor
Department of Transportation
Mit
Corps
DOT
Jesse Borthwick
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Humana Wins Destin Hospital Bid On Airport Road Site
White-Wilson Medical Center plans to sell 18 acres on Airport Road to Humana Inc for a 40 bed Destin hospital. The plan ties Humana's facility to Destin Medical Center building a permanent medical office adjacent to the hospital and correlates opening with bed licensing. The DMC appears withdrawn from the race, leaving Humana as the main candidate for the certificate of need.
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Ingrid Kreis
White-Wilson Medical Center
Airport Road
Humana Inc
Destin
White-Wilson
Richard Estes
Humana
Destin Medical Center
Estes
Destin White-Wilson
DMC
State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Tom Porter
HRS
Porter
Fort Walton Beach
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