Ownership clash looms over Destin fleet site near East Pass
Okaloosa officials say the question of land ownership should be moot as state and federal agencies debate relocating the Destin charter fleet. DNR says the over five acre parcel is state owned while Eglin asserts federal ownership. Commissioners seek a new site with input from both agencies as lawyers weigh ownership.
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Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Commission
Larry Anders
Eglin Air Force Base
State Department of Natural Resources
East Pass
Destin Bridge
Eglin
DNR
Tom
Opi
Nion
Howard Demig
Okaloosa Island
Sunrise and Sunset and Temperatures Shown
The snippet lists January dates 25 26 27 28 with times Ebb 0922 1035 1121 and sunrise sunset figures. Weather shows high 43 and low 26 with 499 and 23 51 26 as additional numbers. The readable items indicate a simple almanac style record of daily solar times and temperatures.
Airport Expansion Faces New Hurdle In FAA Request
Okaloosa County weighs runway extension at Destin Airport to improve safety while facing a potential FAA reclassification from general to transport. Commissioner Mike Mitchell says engineers seek a plan that avoids expansion of use, delaying formal FAA submission. The Destin Chamber urges continued support, noting Eglin AFB has no opposition. An environmental impact study and full redesign could follow if the reclassification is ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Vaught
Destin
Okaloosa County
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Mike Mitchell
Mitchell
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Chambers
Chamber
Ken Beaird
Beaird
Beair
Okaloosa County to hire outside lawyer over double taxation dispute
Three cities demand reimbursement for alleged double taxation as Okaloosa County prepares to hire Titusville attorney Bob Nabors to help Dowd in court. City leaders from Fort Walton Beach Valparaiso and Crestview seek three years of tax dollars spent on road parks and sheriff deputies. Despite four hour talks on Jan 11 progress is uncertain and the case heads toward a courtroom showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa
Commission
Larry Anders
Fort Walton Beach
Valparaiso
Crestview
Destin
Anchors
John Dowd
Sheriff's Department
Humana Hospital Destin Aims Opening By 1986
Project director J Michael Master states Humana Hospital Destin will break ground in six months and open by January 1986 with a 50 bed capacity. The two story facility costing 7.5 million will sit on 16 acres across from Destin Airport and may outsize Humana Fort Walton Beach within 10 to 15 years.
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Karen MacGrogan
Humana Hospital
Destin
J. Michael Master
Master
Destin Hospital
Humana Fort Walton Beach
Destin Lions and Lionesses
Foot Hospital
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Demig
State
John Cole
Eglin Reservation
South Walton
Beach Beach
Destin Yacht Club
Walton County
Airport Road
The
White-Wilson
Aete
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