Okaloosa County msta taxes dispute over back pay and parks
Okaloosa County considers five parks for special taxing districts while Calhoun Avenue Park is excluded. Debate over forming a metropolitan sheriff's department services tax and back pay since 1981 continues. Estimates put county owed to municipalities around 900000. Fort Walton Beach seeks 170000 of 600000. A Feb 13 special session and a Feb 15 court hearing loom as negotiations stall.
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Sheriff's Department
Destin
Larry Gilbert
John Dowd
Fort Walton Beach
Jim Moore
Larry Levy
Valparaiso
Okaloosa County
Robert Barron
Destin Community Center board weighs long term lease terms
Hobart questions a 20 year commitment and a one half of one percent rate for a lease renewal on Center property. Directors Beaumont Neilson and McIlroy express cautious support while Flanagan abstains. A Feb 9 meeting at 7:30 p.m. invites all Destin residents to attend.
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Houston Beaumont
Community Ceter
Jim Neilson
Destin Community Center
Bob McIlroy
Maggie Flanagan
Community Center
Destin
Corps hints at Destin harbor dredging policy shift
Washington said the Mobile office could seek dredge funds later in 1985 if project condition surveys justify it. In Destin, officials would assess usage, economic impact, and service value to keep the harbor open. Surveys are ongoing with one recent and another planned next week.
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Destin
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Panama City
Dennis Wilson
Wilson
Jimmie Maddox
Mobile
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Reagan
Maddox
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