Street Widening Starts on Mountain Drive in 1984
Okaloosa County will widen Mountain Drive from Stahlman Avenue to Benning Drive in the first week of January 1984, with completion in about seven days. A separate $60,000 Airport Road drainage project is underway and should finish before mid January. A Benn ing Drive right turn lane onto Highway 98 is planned for later in 1984.
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Mountain Drive
Okaloosa
Dave Heinrich
Heinrich
Stahlman Avenue
Benning Drive
Benning
Pensacola Firm Low Bid For Destin Post Office
Jorge Rodriguez of the U S Postal Service said Larry Hall Construction Inc of Pensacola appears to be the low bidder at 729 400 to build Destin s new post office. The 12 000 square foot facility on the west side of Main Street just north of Highway 98 will replace the existing post office and begin construction soon after year s start. it features a passive solar design.
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Pensacola
Jorge Rodriguez
U.S. Postal Service
John Keatts
Tampa
Larry Hall Construction Inc
Main Stree
Highway 98
Marler Street
Destin Library, County Offices Schedule Holiday Closures
The Destin Library closes 5 pm Friday December 23 and reopens 10 am Tuesday January 3. The library thrift shop closes December 22 and reopens January 3. Okaloosa County commissioners cancel December 27 meeting. Walton County commissioners keep December 27 on schedule. Federal holidays fall on December 26 and January 2. Destin Post Office closes to the public those days though mail is dispatched. Okaloosa County schools close December 21 and resume January 3.
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Destin
Okaloosa County
Walton County
Burglars Target Destin Post Office Mail Holdouts
Destin Post Office reports a break in between Wednesday closing and Thursday morning. Burglars pried open the rear extension trailer and took bundles of mail held for out of town holiday recipients, leaving large Christmas packages untouched. Deputy Collette and a postal inspector investigated. postmaster McLeod fears potential checks may be among the stolen items. Investigators secured the trailer and pursue leads, noting this was not vandalism but a targeted theft.
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Vanita Trippe
Destin
al McLeod
Randy Collette
Okaloosa County
McLeod
Collette
Postal Service
Crumbling Destin Boat Ramp To Be Replaced Soon
Destin’s sole public boat ramp at Beach Drive on First Street will be rebuilt after years of deterioration. County engineers will pour new concrete slabs, anchor them to extend into 3 feet of water, and replace the worn pads with a single continuous ramp. Repairs are set to begin late January and last several days.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Joe’s Bayou
Okaloosa
Dave Heinrich
Heinrich
Barnes
Henrich
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Cela
Gulf Breeze
Jules Borio
Destin Post Office
Bayou
J.P
Weiman
Lane
Hekman
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