Delegation hearings in Northwest Florida face changes
Local lawmakers defer to new districting as state Rep. James Ward cancels formal delegation hearings in Okaloosa and Destin areas. Ward asks local governments to submit recommendations by February 4, while county commissioners and chamber officials urge retaining public input hearings in a split among West and South Walton and Panama City reps.
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Jim Chitwood
Tallahassee
James Ward
Destin
South Walton
Okaloosa
Mike Mitchell
Fran Beaird
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Mitchell
Ward
Florida
Sen
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
Westin
Okaloosa County
Bo Johnson
Pat Thomas
Santa Rosa County
Johnson
Barron
Terry Jo Kennedy
House
Escambia County
Panhandle
DEA Chief Advocates Statewide Parks and Sign Controls
The DEA chief urged beautification measures and a statewide park while proposing an ordinance on highway signs to regulate size and possibly eliminate excess signage. She advocated a seminar with state officials on February 21 to discuss environmental saving and improvement plans.
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Golden Gate Park
California
Central Park
New York City
Kell-Aire MSTU seeks AG ruling on tax commission claim
Five members of the Destin Kell-Aire Gardens MSTU plan to ask the state attorney general for an opinion on whether Florida statute applies to their district. Chairman J R Bowman said the three percent county tax collector commission amounts to double taxation and may violate state law. The group notes more than $5,000 was taken from the MSTU fund and that the district borrowed $230,000 to operate, planning to disband while seeking relief.
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Ingrid Kreis
Florida
Municipal Services Taxing Unit
MSTU
Kell-Aire Gardens
J.R. Bowman
Okaloosa
Joseph “Buck’’ Stokes
Bell-Aire Gardens
Okaloosa County
Bowman
Travers
MSTA
First National Bank of Destin
Stokes
Shalimar
Buck
Peebles
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