Planning panel weighs ending off-site parking in Destin
Destin Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Thursday public hearing to consider an ordinance revision abolishing off-site parking within 400 feet of a business even if crossing streets. Chair Jane Moore says the practice poses health and safety risks. City Council support noted. A council public hearing and a post hearing landscape workshop are planned.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Destin
Jane Moore
Moore
City Hall
Destin Seeks Planning Director for New Zoning Dept
Destin plans to hire a planning director in August to lead a two planner and one bookkeeper staff. The role includes developing fee schedules, reviewing variance requests and site plans, and aiding in the zoning ordinance and growth management compliance. The 1985-86 planning budget is about 60,000 with a 22,000 salary to start.
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Destin
Middletons Sue Destin Over U S 98 Parking Chaos
Destin attorney James Middleton and wife Lucyle sue the City of Destin and Councilman Richard Duke along with June Decker and others for illegal parking on the U S 98 right of way. They claim delivery trucks and vehicles block views, making access to their property hazardous and driving away tenants and clients. The suit seeks enforcement of traffic laws and unspecified damages.
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Destin
James Middleton
Lucyle
City of
Richard Duke
June Decker
June
Dunes
Destin Development Company
Middletons
U.S. 98
Decker
Middleton
Duke
Jerry Miller
Curtis Chaney
Destin Chamber approves 6 percent dues hike
Destin Chamber of Commerce directors vote a 6 percent increase in annual dues after a $4,000 1985 shortfall. The move aims to prevent future shortfalls while considering dues restructuring. City funding talks with Destin City Manager and City Council continue amid festival plans and airport regional study debates.
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Destin Chamber of Commerce
Rudy Sutton
Destin
Jack Dorman
Bill Wycoff
Wycoff
Ken Beaird
Crestview Chamber of Commerce
Crestview Group
Destin Chamber
Bob Sikes
Tri-County
Beaird
Freeport
Jim Chitwood
Destin City
Bill Stichler
Destin Developer Charged With Worthless Check
Okaloosa County deputy arrests Gulfshore Drive resident Retired Army Col. J. Ross Franklin 57 for issuing a 20000 dollar worthless check to a construction company. Franklin posted a 30000 dollar bond and was released. The July 2 filing by W B McNeil of Tallahassee links the January check to sewer tap work for a Humana Hospital Destin sewer plant under construction.
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Destin
Okaloosa County
J. Ross Franklin
Gulfshore Drive
W.B. McNeil
Tallahassee
Franklin
McNeil
Humana Hospital Destin
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