The Log publication details and staff roster
The Log is published and printed each Wednesday and Saturday at 1225 Road Destin Florida with office addresses in Destin and Santa Rosa Beach. It lists publisher Jack Becklund editor staff and circulation rates for local and out of state subscriptions, plus advertising deadlines and copyright notice.
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Road
Destin
Florida
P.O. Box
Airport Road
Santa Rosa Beach
Cano Square
Jack Becklund
Jim Chitwood
Bill Doughty
Rag
Sherya Psahem
Peggy B . Ray
Jones
Mike Mitchell
M. Terry
Arlene Webster
Cerolyn Chesser
Diane Molitaris
Ard Collins
Tom Hayes
Nancy Riley
Patsy Bloomauis
Abby Thomas
Andl Becklund
Pat Cao
Carolyn Williams
Joyce Denmark
Faye Nettles
Ed Poole
Okaloosa
Walton
Florida sales tax revamp nags growth fears and tax plan
The piece notes looming exemptions losses for lawyers doctors brokers and others as Florida weighs raising taxes to cover growth costs. With 1.3 billion extra revenue projected but 1.5 billion yearly stormwater costs the state contemplates hikes to the sales tax and new taxes while debating a possible income tax in the long term. Local options gasoline taxes and a business receipts levy are discussed as pivotal revenue tools.
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Florida Bar
Florida
Charles Zwick
Zwick
Comprehensive Plan Committee
Okaloosa
Walton
Log To The Editor On Highway 98 Closure Debate
Lloyd Taylor of Destin condemns a council split on closing Highway 98 through Henderson Park. He urges park development with the road left open, notes no reverter clause, and proposes erosion control at Old Pass Lagoon mouth to improve harbor flushing at a notable cost saving.
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Henderson Park
Henderson
Merrill
Destin City
McIlroy
Gissendaner
State of
Florida
Old Pass
Lloyd Taylor
Destin
Editorial on Henderson and the Destin project setback
The opinion notes the pipeline plan to flush Old Pass Lagoon faded when Barney Henderson reclaimed the Holiday Isle land for the crossing. It argues Henderson’s recanting reflects a broken commitment after highway disputes, risking thousands spent on the pipeline and polluting fixes. The piece condemns the torn belief in commitment and its impact on Destin Harbor remediation.
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Gulf of Mexico
Old Pass
Barney Henderson
Holiday Isle
Henderson
Destin
Destin Harbor
Destin Seeks Gas District Voting Membership
Destin officials urge the Okaloosa Walton county gas district to grant Destin a voting seat joining Fort Walton Beach Niceville Valparaiso and Crestview. They oppose exclusion and seek equitable revenue sharing, urging legislators to adopt a fair distribution formula.
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Okaloosa County
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
Niceville
Valparaiso
Crestview
Okaloosa
Walton
Destin Bridge History Reflects Slow Road to Four-Lane 98
The Destin East Pass Bridge opened 1936-37 linking the coast’s only road, transforming timber and seafood communities in South Okaloosa and Walton. In the 1950s and 60s little road work occurred due to scarce funds, but by the mid 1960s leaders pressured Tallahassee and won approval to four-lane State Road 98 from West Fort Walton Beach through Destin, despite local opposition.
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Destin East Pass
West Florida
Gulf
South Okaloosa
Walton Counties
Brooks Bridge
Tallahassee
West Fort Walton Beach
Destin
Highway 98 by-pass debate ends in state purchase plan
In the mid 1980s Destin traffic boomed as hearings moved to resolve road design with a median on Highway 98. The Florida Legislature funded right of way purchases in two counties after years of dispute. The Henderson estate sold 1.3 miles of beachfront to the state for a park, with a condition to close part of the strip.
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State Road Department
Destin
Florida
Henderson
Compromise Proposal Rehabs Old 98 and Park Entrances
A proposed settlement suggests converting Old 98 into the main park entrances with west and east access on Destin and Sandestin sides. This would reduce use of Old 98 as through traffic, add coin turnstiles, and spur tourist oriented development while preserving new U S 98 as a bypass to lessen slow beach traffic. The plan aims to protect local business along Old 98, avoid wrecks on the bypass, and push for local planning and greater DOT accountability.
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Henderson Beach State Park
Destin
Sandestin
Gulf
U.S. 98
Old 98
Department of Transportation
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Rando
Jim
Chitwood
Loosa County
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