Horses On Destin Beaches Under Review By County
Destin and south Okaloosa County beach access for horses is under review as county officials consider state law. Preservation of Destin urges Beach use limits while commissioners note no clear statute. Attorney Dowd to study statutes. health concerns and potential amendments discussed.
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Destin
South Okaloosa County
Preservation of
PUD
Rudy Sutton
Mc Mitchell
Shirley Ransom
Mitchell
John Dowd
Public Hearing Set on Seven Lanes of Highway 98 Through Destin
A DOT public hearing to discuss seven-laning Highway 98 from Hurlburt Field to Airport Road in Destin is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday February 28 at Sandpiper Cove Yacht Club. The plan and related transportation details will be presented by Okaloosa County MPO and DOT, followed by citizen comments. A Fort Walton Beach session follows the next night to collect additional input before final decision by DOT district engineer Allen Potter.
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Destin
Sandpiper Cove Yacht Club
State Department of Transportation
Bill Waddell
Okaloosa County
Metropolitan Planning Organization
DOT
Fort Walton Beach
Waddell
Hurlburt Field
Airport Road
Allen Potter
Growth Panel to Hear SWMPO Idea for South Walton MPO Link
The governor's growth panel will hear a plan to join South Walton to Okaloosa County's MPO for transportation planning. TAC set Feb 22 briefings with Okaloosa MPO and DOT officials. four-laning U.S. 331 and barrier island funding issues loom. Deputy district engineer Waddell noted plans to study 98 expansion and 331 bypass. Wilkerson may discuss hurricane evacuation studies.
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Ingrid Kreis
South Walton County
Transportation Group
Okaloosa County
MPO
State Department of Transportation
State Department of Community Affairs
Walton County
Pat Blackshear
TAC
Choctawhatchee Bay
DOT
Allen Potter
Dation
Bob Graham
South Walton
DeVries
Nwfcrpmc
Sandestin
Peach Creek
Waddell
U.S. 98
Department
South County
Bob Wilkerson
Wilkerson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Four Mile Village
Moreno Point Barrier Islands
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