Coastal planning eyes bay bridges and evac plan
Northwest Florida Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee meets today to discuss two proposed Choctawhatchee Bay crossings and a hurricane evacuation strategy for Destin South Walton. A subcommittee backs U S 331 inclusion and high rise bridge replacement, plus funding for a corridor study. evacuation plans urge coordinated county action. The meeting at Sandestin Beach Resort starts 9 a m with public invited.
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Choctawhatchee Bay
Destin-South Walton
Northwest Florida
Sandestin Beach Resort
South Walton
Laguna Beach man held for Delchamps robbery in Destin
Rodney D. Robinson of Laguna Beach is jailed in Okaloosa County on $75,000 bond for the armed Delchamps robbery in Destin. He is also suspected in two earlier Delchamps robberies on June 13 and Sept. 30. Store employees identified him. officers nabbed him in Walton County about an hour after the 9:37 p.m. Sunday assault. Legislation moves to push back Destin’s Christmas Eve municipal election to January 8 after a two day session.
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Laguna Beach
Okaloosa County
Larry Gilbert
Rodney D. Robinson
Delchamps
Robinson
Gilbert
Walton County
Destin
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
Senate
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
House
Ward
Susan Skelton
Barron
Bob Graham
French Gains New Rank In Okaloosa Sheriff Office
Three Okaloosa County deputies receive promotions. Sgt George French becomes lieutenant to coordinate all three shifts and improve case continuity. Sgt Bill Welch rises to chief deputy, based in Crestview. Deputy Wayne Simpson named crime prevention officer, based in Shalimar, eight years on force.
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Okaloosa County
Bill Welch
Crestview
Gilbert
Welch
Department
Wayne Simpson
John McDowell
Shalimar
DWU Program To Prevent Water Contamination
DWU implements a cross connection control program to prevent backflow contamination of potable water. Technicians survey customers, classify uses by hazard, and require backflow devices, with compliance enforced by water shutoffs for noncompliance and automatic installation for new meters.
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DWU
Steve Humphries
Destin Water Users
Florida
Department of Environmental Regulation
Cross Connection
John Tompkins
Juan Gonzales
DEA
Tompkins
John Kintz
Gonzales
DER
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Solons
Dan
Melvin ST. Destin
Florsheim
Che
Haberdashery
Okaloosa
Walton
Destin Log
P.O
First National Bank of Destin
P.O. Box
Miracle Strip Parkway
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