Destin Considers Dredging East Pass and Docks Plan
The Destin City Council meets at 7 30 p m to hear a request by the Army Corps of Engineers for maintenance dredging of East Pass and Old Pass Lagoon and to discuss appointing a Destin representative to the Fort Walton Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization. Also on the agenda are marina and dock proposals for Waterview Towers and Julius Scheidl, the Shahid Office Condominium project facing parking and sewage questions, and approval of an Office Park. Reports will come from the Recreation Committee and Destin Harbor Board.
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Destin
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
East Pass
Old Pass Lagoon
Fort Walton Beach
Bob Graham
Transportation Planning Organization
Waterview Towers
Holiday Isle
Julius Scheidl
Marler Bayou
Shahid Office
East Pass Lagoon
Corporate Hill
Mountain and
Benning Drives
Planning Commission
Shahid
Office Park
Recreation Committee
Deputy Wins Damages For Dog Attack in Florida
Former Destin resident Jim Hunter was ordered by Circuit Judge Jere Tolton to pay Okaloosa Sheriff’s Deputy Judy Pittman $10,000 plus $113.25 in court costs after Pittman was mauled by a 175-pound dog while serving a writ of possession on December 28. Hunter did not respond to the suit and now lives in Key West.
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Destin
Okaloosa
Judy Pittman
Pittman
Jim Hunter
Sea Oats
Hunter
Stephen Poche
Key West
Tolton
Committee Advances Litter Rule Expansion in Destin
Destin city council Environmental Committee votes to include immediate and adjacent waters like Destin Harbor East Pass and Joe's Bayou under the litter ordinance. They seek enforcement by environmental officer Tom Phillips and plan final drafting with City Attorney Jerry Miller while reviewing septic tank laws and potential mandatory garbage pickup to curb littering and recycle aluminum and newspapers. The next meeting is June 11 at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina Harbuck
Destin
Destin Harbor
East Pass
Joe’s Bayou
Tom Phillips
Jerry Miller
Council
Bill Phillips
Jerry LaChapelle
Victor Monteleone
Environmental Waste Systems
LaChapelle
Florida
Coast Guard Watches Wooden Hulls After Florida Boat Sinking
Coast Guard inspectors target Destin Harbor vessels, mainly wooden hulled, for annual passenger inspections and 18 month hull checks. Inspectors review life preservers rafts rails and sea valves, while drydocking reveals marine growth and potential rot. Vessels over 20 years get MSIS notes tracking past repairs and ongoing issues.
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Tina Harbuck
South Florida
U.S. Coast Guard
Destin Harbor
Wolcott
Coast Guard
Marine Safety Information System
MSIS
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Miller
Old Pass
Virginia Aldridge
Aldridge
Carl Wolcott
Coast Guard Group Mobile Office
Dhurries
Archives Oriental Rugs of
Ft. Walton Beach
Annex
Shores Shopping Ctr
Cameron Rugs & Carpets
Mary Esther
Hobie
Delphin
Blue Martin
Sea Gems
En Life
Copeland's Jewelers
the Shores Shopping Center
Destin, FL
Shark 'S Tooth
Mariner's Cross
Windsurfer
Charles B Barniv
Ronald B
Caulton, MD
Rvato Tool
Guy Rola
Destin Medical Center
Norred Plaza
Insurance Agency
Life Aetna Casualty & Surety Travelers
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. of
North America
U.S. Fire Insurance Co
Group 50
Miracle Strip
Pkwy
S.E. FT. Walton Beach
Pate Ices
Destin Pool Services, Inc
U.rs.a
Tation
POL Merivure
Vict Zoo Council
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