Council To Name City Attorney In Destin Meeting
Destin City Council meets at 7 p.m. Monday to select a city attorney and discuss creating a Destin Harbor Authority to oversee lagoon activities. A Gulf Power Co representative will explain a recent power outage affecting some neighborhoods. The panel will also review committee reports and a short list of three attorney candidates.
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Destin
Destin Harbor
Gulf Power Co
Conneliase
Dewey
Matt Burns
Jerry Miller
Fort Walton Beach
James Moore
Crestview
City Hall seeks donations as council considers new site
Destin City Council General Services Committee asks for used office furniture to outfit a new City Hall. Beth McCabe presents three proposed sites and a possible rental property on Mountain Drive and Marler Street as options. Rep James Ward fined $100 for illegal polling place appearance. 10 days to pay. A Leon County hearing on Ward's protest of election results has not been scheduled.
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Destin
General Services Committee
Beth McCabe
Destin Rodeo
McCabe
Real Estate International
Perfect Exposure
Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church
Mountain Drive
Marler Street
James Ward
Walton County
Clyde B. Wells
Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Wells
Okaloosa County
Docie Bass Recreation Center
Robert Harden
Leon County
Obscene Video Arrest and City Manager Search Details
Destin Video owner Arlene Mae Pollicastro faces a February 25 plea date after being charged January 25 with renting seven allegedly obscene tapes. Undercover investigators checked out titles including The Devil In Miss Jones and Coed Fantasy. Judge Mike Jones viewed these tapes, while Pinkerton noted obscenity as a first amendment issue. Separately, a City Manager search committee set a March deadline and reviewed 15 applications from six states, outlining criteria like education and experience for the $30,000 to $40,000 role.
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Destin Video
Okaloosa County
Drew Pinkerton
Arlene Mae Pollicastro
Pinkerton
Okaloosa
Mike Jones
Jones
Miss Jones
Shana
Serena
Supreme Court
Florida
California
Arizona
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Richard Duke
Murray Chasin
Dewey Destin Jr
Destin residents urge interim city manager and meeting reforms
Destin City Council will discuss a resident's push to hire an interim city manager to meet charter needs and to overhaul committee meeting rules. David Wolf Sr. urged limiting personal views at meetings, appointing one chairman, opening meetings to the public, and requiring 48 hours notice for any schedule changes.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
David Wolf Sr
Wolf
City Hall
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