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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1983
Page
4
The Destin Log, published every Wednesday and Saturday at 106 Marler Street Destin Florida 32541, serves Destin and South Walton County residents. It is mailed as Second Class. Advertising deadlines fall Monday noon and Thursday noon.
A visitor recalls dining at a famed seafood spot in Destin arriving at 7 p.m. and waiting an hour while enjoying oysters. Afterward a stroll along quiet docks reveals gleaming white hulls and weathered pilings. The writer notes locals and visitors share a twilight magic that sustains the tourism cycle.
In a sharp editorial, the Florida state and Okaloosa County officials are criticized for bickering over who should clean Henderson Beach State Park. The piece argues both entities share duty to protect public health and urges immediate funding and action to remove trash along the beach dunes and Highway 98. It notes the park’s Save Our Coast origins and questions the state’s claim of lacking funds or manpower. The editorial calls for DNR to finance a timely cleanup and preserve the park as a safe public resource.
A reader vents frustration over Bayou Bill s restaurant harbor tank losses from algae and oxygen depletion. They urge immediate action to aerate water, halt condo development, and accuse officials of inaction, demanding solutions now rather than studies. Continued on Page 5A.
A seven hour Crestview board meeting covers Calhoun Park issues with a plan to fence the park and add a lockable gate plus sheriff patrol. The panel denies Muscular Dystrophy fund collection at Highway 98 and Santa Rosa Boulevard, cites traffic and safety concerns. Budget review notes higher forecasted spending. environmental officer expansion discussed. Destin Alliance meeting reports sidewalk neglect and road-first planning, urging joint efforts.
A PBS Nova program on the Amoco Cadiz spill and idle tankers prompts Florida officials and lawmakers to scrutinize oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The Florida delegation passed a measure to bar Interior from leasing certain Eastern Gulf areas, signaling rising coastal concern.
The House would erase nearly a third of the 59 million Gulf acres proposed for offshore leasing by carving a 10 mile state water and 40 mile coastal buffer along Florida. The change aims to protect beaches and the tourist economy from oil spill fallout and may influence a broader clash with Interior over offshore drilling. The proposal faces Senate hurdles as Reagan administration pressures continue.
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