Dredge Contract Bids Sought for East Pass Old Pass
Alton Colvin of the U S Army Corps of Engineers says bids will be opened later this month for dredging East Pass channel and Old Pass Lagoon. Estimated cost ranges from 100 000 to 500 000 dollars, with about 60 days to complete. East Pass dredge 1500 feet to 20 feet below mean low water plus two feet overdepth. Old Pass Lagoon dredge 900 feet to 12 feet below mean low water plus two feet overdepth.
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East Pass
Old Pass Lagoon
Alton Colvin
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Office
Colvin
Old Pass
Coast Guard rules fishing boat accident fatal four
A Marine Safety Office spokesman said the 22-foot boat Miss Kathy accident was caused by severe weather with four fishermen missing since April 4. Autopsies identified drowning with exposure as the death causes for Larry Brown, his son Larry Brown Jr., Edward Crayon, and Larry Sanford. The boat remains unfound after searches by Coast Guard and Air Force teams from Destin Marina.
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Coast Guard
Marine Safety Office
Carl Walcott
Larry Brown
Larry Brown Jr
Edward Crayon
Larry Sanford
Kathy
Gulf
Walcott
Destin Marina
Brown
Destin
Air Force
Edward Kielman
Destin Plans Blue Box for Home Newspaper Delivery
The city promotes a blue home delivery box for The Destin LOG at a price of $2.00 per box. A metal post can be added for an extra dollar. The box is designed to keep the paper dry and clean, branded as the Destin Blue Box.
Center Airs Zoning Change by Ingrid Kreis
A Destin community zoning clash unfolds as a special 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Community Center on Stahlman Avenue discusses a petition opposing Ida Burritt’s rezoning request to BT. Burritt seeks BT but favors a transitional BG option. neighbors fear spot zoning near the cemetery and a potential veterinary clinic with kennels. The P and Z panel will review the 300 foot parcel at 6:30 Thursday.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Stahlman Avenue
Community Center Board
Rob Mcllroy
Ida Burritt
Mcllroy
Burritt
Tyler Calhoun
Okaloosa
Tennis
Destin Citizens
Citizens Committee
P&z
Anchors Aboard Okaloosa County Face Hurdles in Old Pass Lagoon
Okaloosa County seeks a designated anchorage in Old Pass Lagoon that the Coast Guard has basically approved but may block large docking facilities. Corps engineer Gina Horri and Lt Cmdr Albert Sabol outlined that a designated anchorage for vessels under 65 feet would limit boat slips at Pointe Destin and nearby Waterview Towers. The rulemaking process will move to Washington for publication in the Federal Register, with ongoing suspense on permitting.
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Holiday Isle
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Coast Guard
Okaloosa County
Old Pass Lagoon
Gina Horri
Corps
Jacksonville
Pointe Destin
Horri
Jacksonville Corps Office
Waterview Associates
Waterview Towers
Anchorage
Sabol
County Commission
Okaloosa
Corps of Engineers
Washington
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Airport Road
Silver Beach Hotel & Cottages
Golf & Country Club
Chuck Hamilton
U.S.D.A