Election Hopefuls Face Off Destin Forum Sets Q A With 41 Candidates
Tina Harbuck reports the League of Women Voters hosts a q a forum for Destin city council and mayoral candidates. The eventThursday Jan 3 at the Holiday Inn banquet room includes social time 6 30 p m and a 7 p m start. All 41 candidates invited. questions drawn randomly with two questions per candidate, each limited to 1 5 minutes.
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Tina Harbuck
Destin
League of Women Voters
Holiday Inn
Renee Williams
League
Williams
Destin charts year of rapid growth and incorporation
Destin’s 1984 year featured rapid growth and political change including a narrow Nov 6 incorporation vote by 2,570 voters, moving the fishing village toward city status. Sewer moratorium, DWU permit issues, harbor pollution concerns, and state reviews shaped development, with candidates vying for eight council seats and the mayor’s office.
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Karen MacGrogan
Destin
Aps
DWU
State Department of Environmental Regulation
DEA
Destin Harbor
Bob Graham
Northwest Florida
Condominium Market Closes 1984 With Record Destin Sales
Destin-South Walton condominium market shows a 1984 surge with eleven month sales near 198.2 million and a projected Total approaching 200 million. Hutchison notes 1,416 units sold, 976 new and 440 resales, up from 1983. Average prices rise from 101,000 to about 140,000, driven by Gulf front closings and new projects like Sandestin Beachside II Edgewater Beach Waterview Towers and Destin Beach Club.
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Jim Chitwood
Destin-South Walton
William R. Hutchison Sr
Hutchison
Florida Realty Inc
Gulf Front
Sandestin Beachside II
Edgewater Beach
Waterview Towers
Destin Beach Club
Sandestin Hilton
Destin Leaders Predict a Busy Year Ahead in 1985
Destin officials and business leaders forecast a productive 1985 with growth and development, more active community events, and continued expansion of services. They emphasized safety, marine commerce, regulatory irons, and locating a new charter-boat site as key issues for the year.
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Tina Harbuck
Destin
Paul Gardner
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Joy Dunlap
Destin Community Center
Terry Watkins
Watkins
Destin Water Users
George French
DER
Department of Environmental Regulations
Sah
Glenn Francis
Destin Coast Guard
William Frank Davis
Destin Charter Boat Association
Mike Mitchell
Okaloosa County
Pacafa
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