Bottle Ordinance May Cause Overregulation
Okaloosa County considers a bottle ban to curb beach glass but officials fear overregulation. County commissioners, an assistant attorney, and Gulf Shores leaders note existing laws and enforcement limits, while a voluntary merchant pledge partially reduces bottles on Destin beaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Bill Peebles Jr
Okaloosa County
Phillips
Larry Anchors
Mike Mitchell
Peebles
Destin
South County
Don Condon
Escambia County
Santa Rosa Island
Condon
Island Authority
Gulf Shores
Larry Gilbert
Gilbert
Local Experts Dispute Panhandle Population Projections
Destin and Walton County chamber directors challenge UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research projections. Dr. Stanley Smith forecasts Okaloosa County up 15.5 percent by 1990 and Walton County up 19 percent. Local officials question the methods and implications of Florida population growth estimates.
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Ingrid Kreis Destin
Walton County
Anita Krohn
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Ruby Rivard
Smith
South Walton Leads Walton County Tax Roll Boom
Walton County Tax Appraiser Bill Fountain reports South Walton County accounts for 92 percent of new construction with taxable value of 34.46 million and overall countywide values at 465 million, up 14 percent from last year. South Walton’s effective value reaches 291.8 million, up 22 percent, as 1983-84 sees a shift from prior rapid growth and homestead exemptions cut to 25 thousand.
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Vanita Trippe
South Walton County
Walton County
Bill Fountain
South Walton
Fountain
State Department of Revenue
South Walton Mosquito Control District
South County
Walton
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