Destin Man Charged After Cyclist Hit On U S 98
Andrew C. MacDonald, 24, was charged with leaving the scene after striking an eastbound bicyclist on U S 98 near a 7 Eleven. The cyclist is in critical condition at Fort Walton Beach Humana Hospital. MacDonald turned himself in to the Florida Highway Patrol and Patrolman Danny Griffith continues the investigation.
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U.S. 98
Andrew C. MacDonald
Fort Walton Beach Humana Hospital
MacDonald
Florida Highway Patrol
Danny Griffith
Courtesy citations motion dies for lack of second
City Council debate over a proposal by Councilman Richard Duke to allow councilmen and Chamber of Commerce members to issue courtesy traffic citations failed to gain a second. The nonbinding notices would inform violators and request compliance, but risks of liability if an user harmed someone were raised by several council members.
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Richard Duke
Chamber of Commerce
Regula
City Meetings This Week Schedule
Government sessions listed for July 17 and July 18 include the Landscape Subcommittee Waterways Committee Finance Committee and Planning Commission. All meetings occur at City Hall or the Community Center with a public hearing on the Admiralty Condominium project.
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City Hall
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Waterways Committee
eThursday
Finance
Planning Commission
Admiralty
World’s Lednest Fishing Village Tides and Temperatures
Weather notes for the Lednest fishing village record tides and temperatures with sunrise and wind slack conditions. Observations list tidal estimates, air and water temperatures, and daily wind status for sailors and dockside work.
Weather Outlook Mini Forecast
The National Weather Service projects partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and storms. Rain chances are 50 percent today and tomorrow, 30 percent tonight. Winds are variable at 5 to 10 mph, highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, lows in the 70s. Marine forecast shows southwest winds at 10 knots, seas 1 to 2 feet offshore, light chop in protected waters.
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National Weather Service
Bridge to Destin Niceville Bay Crossing Might Cost Less
A Tallahassee designer and a governor’s coastal panel member say a three mile bay bridge from Piney Point in Destin to White Point near Niceville could be built for about half the Florida DOT estimate. North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound example at 3.4 miles costs 22.3 million, suggesting cheaper design and construction may apply to the Choctawhatchee Bay span.
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Choctawhatchee Bay
Destin
Niceville
Tallahassee
Governor's Coastal Planning Committee
Transportation Department
North Carolina
Florida Department of Transportation
Piney Point
White Point
Albermarle Sound
Edenton
Frances Spence
Northwest Florida
Albermarle
Spence
Bob Graham
Shell Offshores Destin Dome Well Not Producible
An Interior Department official said Shell Offshore Inc analysis shows the Destin Dome well in Block 160 is not producible in paying quantities. Shell spokesperson Jimmy Fox declined further comment as the company proceeds with a second well, with MMS confirming the first well was not a dry hole and that the report was filed within 60 days of moving the rig from the site about 60 miles southeast of Destin.
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USS. Interior Department
Shell Offshore Inc
Destin Dome
Jimmy Fox
Shell
New Orleans
Interior Department
Mineral Management Service
Gulf of Mexico
Fox
Syd Verinder
MMS
Verinder
Destin
Shell Offshore
Destin Council Approves Mayor Land Subdivision Plan
Destin City Council reversed a Planning and Zoning Commission denial to preliminarily approve Mayor Bob McIlroy and John Richard Miller’s 3.4acre Calhoun Avenue plot for a seven lot subdivision. The 4-3 vote followed P and Z objections over a 20-foot right of way and 10-foot paved road, with safety and access concerns cited by officials and residents about garbage and fire truck turnarounds. The controversy centered on whether interior lots could be landlocked if front property owners later cut off access, and whether the road could be considered private to avoid required standards.
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Destin City
Planning and Zoning Commission
Bob McIlroy
Calhoun Avenue
McIlroy
John Richard Miller
Calhoun
Bill O'Connor
Moore
Florida
Mcllroy
Lloyd Blue
Okaloosa County
Collier Houston
Jerry Miller
Delivery Stops On 98 Spark Downtown Parking Clash
DOT and Destin officials clash with merchants over illegal parking on U.S. 98 after a recent ban. Trucks continue to block travel lanes causing periodic delays, while police and city managers urge merchants to use designated unloading spaces or park elsewhere.
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U.S. 98
Destin
Department of Transportation
Dave Fierro
DOT
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Ivan
Albermarle Sound Bridge
P&i
Mayor’s Land
Mark Pland
Destin’s Public Safety
Duke
Dukes
Jack Dorman
Dorman
Ray MacGrogan
MacGrogan
Fierro
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