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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1983
Page
4
The Destin Log is published each Wednesday and Saturday at 106 Marler Street, Destin, Florida 32541 for residents of Destin and South Walton County. It is mailed as Second Class. Advertising deadlines are Monday noon and Thursday noon.
Destin is labeled a hot spot in Kiplinger's Florida Letter, with rapid growth from a handful of people to a peak seasonal population of 13,000 and over 4,000 condo units. The piece warns of congestion, visual clutter, and environmental impact as the town develops independently, while noting new shopping centers and traffic along Highway 19 and 98.
Editorial lauds USPS move to build a 10 000 square foot post office on 2.6 acres at Main Street. Project could take two years, with design and construction pending. Calls county to consider Main Street four laning to handle future traffic from the facility and other businesses.
Florida Secretary of State George Firestone proposes a 5 percent sales tax on all advertising to fund election campaigns. Governor Graham condemns it as potentially unconstitutional, echoed by Firestone's press secretary and the U.S. Supreme Court. The plan would tax advertisers and customers, creating a statewide political spending surge.
A letter to the LOG criticizes Florida’s unchecked development in Destin and Fort Walton Beach. The writer recalls a Rotary Club discussion on growth and water demand, arguing there is no real control and that profit drives entrepreneurs, even after the recent big storm damaged the coastline.
State Rep James Ward may push a bill to create a White Point to Destin causeway authority but the project seems unlikely to materialize. The piece argues against a bay crossing, cites South Walton sewer and water needs, and supports a Choctawhatchee River and Bay Authority to protect waters and foster balanced regional growth with fresh water reservoirs.
Senator Lawton Chiles warns that the USSR is obtaining large amounts of advanced American technology through legal purchases and through theft bribery and espionage. He notes the Kremlin focuses on high technology and related information and copies or directly uses what it cannot duplicate, exploiting American investment.
Senator Sam Nunn and a co sponsor urge passage of a package to criminalize high tech expertise transfers to the Soviets. They seek shifting enforcement from Commerce to Customs and demand an up to date presidential shopping list to target items, stressing stronger enforcement and updated government operations.
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