Destin Henderson Wins $289000 Destin Elementary Additions
Destin contractor L J Henderson secured a 289000 bid to add four classrooms to Destin Elementary School. Seven bids were submitted with Toler Trammel Construction of Fort Walton Beach second at 305109. Construction to start within days and finish in 120 days with renovations to the teacher lounge.
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L.J. Henderson
Okaloosa County
Henderson
Toler-Trammel Construction Co
Fort Walton Beach
J.C. Gardner
Gardner
Wells to Monitor Water in Destin Right of Way
Okaloosa County commissioners approved a plan to sink four shallow wells on Destin right of way to monitor water quality. The Northwest Florida Water Management District will drill two along Airport Road near the industrial park a third on Main Street and a fourth near the Green Knight Lounge. Six additional test wells on private property may follow and the NWFWMD will fund the project while searching for links between effluent ponds and Old Pass Lagoon water quality.
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Okaloosa County
Destin
Okaloosa
Dave Heinrich
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Airport Road
Main Street
Green Knight
Heinrich
Nwfwmd
Bill McCartney
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin Fire District Plans Special Meeting on Lease Proposals
Destin Fire District commissioners will meet Monday Oct 30 at 7 p.m. at the Stahlman Avenue fire station to discuss the Destin Community Center's counter-proposals regarding the fire department property lease.
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Northwest Florida Delegation to Hear Local Issues This Week
The Northwest Florida Legislative Delegation will hold local issue hearings with OKaloosa and Walton counties residents this week. Rep. James Ward says the four member group will not discuss statewide topics, with meetings set in Walton County on Wednesday night and Okaloosa County on Thursday night to hear local concerns such as a Choctawhatchee Bay bridge and lagoon cleanup. The delegation includes Ward Bolley Johnson D Milto nSen Dempsey Barron and Sen Pat Thomas. Ward noted no local legislation is proposed yet and that funding questions may arise for East Pass dredging. Local topics take precedence before any state or ERA gun control discussions. The hearings are Jan 25 7 9 p m at Walton County Courthouse DeFuniak Springs and Jan 26 7 9 p m at Shalimar Courthouse Annex.
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Northwest Florida
Okaloosa
Walton County
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Fourman
Okaloosa County
Ward
Northwest
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin
Niceville
Bob Graham
Choctawhatchee Bay Causeway Authority
Florida
Holiday Isle
DeFuniak Springs
Shalimar
Bolley
Bo”’ Johnson
Milton
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
Pat Thomas
Quincy
Dunlap Re-Elected Center President and Board Returns
Four center officers were re-elected Thursday with Joy Dunlap continuing as president. New directors Bill Shirah and Don Hobart join the board. outgoing directors Peggy Davis and Kenn Taylor receive a plaque. The meeting covered plumbing failures, a plan to separate water lines, and policy limits on free building use by clubs.
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Don Hobart
Maggie Flangan
Bill Shirah
Jim Neilson
Karen MacGrogan
Community Center Board of Directors
Joy Dunlap
Danny Woodward
Laurie Kelly
Maggie Flanagan
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Tors
Peggy Davis
Kenn Taylor
Dunlap
Destin
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Tommy Green
Charles Stokes
Cemetery Committee
Malcolm Patterson
Special Seasonal Guest Rates at Rocky Bayou Country Club
Rocky Bayou Country Club offers seasonal guest rates with guaranteed tee times after 3 p.m seven days a week. Includes unlimited clubhouse use and member rates for golf cars at eight dollars per cart for two. Daily green fees are nine dollars on weekdays and ten dollars on weekends.
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