Destin runway project on MPO list faces possible deletion
A 1,000-foot extension to Destin Airport is listed in the MPO transportation plan but may be removed due to state funding shortfalls and delays in finishing the Airport Master Plan. Officials say FAA funding and the North Florida Aviation System Plan could shift priorities while the Destin proposal remains preliminary.
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Jim Chitwood
Destin Airport
Metropolitan Planning Organization
Panhandle
Okaloosa County
Panama City
Pensacola
MPO
Coy Thomason
DOT
Thomason
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Okaloosa
Back to the Bay Study Aims to Decode Choctawhatchee Deterioration
Dr. Skip Livingston leads a Florida State University effort to synthesize 12 NWFWMD studies on Choctawhatchee Bay. The goal is a unified management plan balancing conservation with targeted development amid long rising pollution and sediment concerns.
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Northwest Florida Water Management District
Nwfwmd
Choctawhatchee River
Skip Livingston
Center For Aquatic Research and Resource Management
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Livingston
Getty Oil
Getty
East Bay
Escambia County
Apalachicola Bay
Franklin County
Chipola
Budget Awaits Revenue Funds in New Destin Budget
Destin City Manager Jack Dorman outlines a reverse approach to crafting the citys first budget for 1985 86 starting from gross figures as there is no prior guide. A tentative draft is due by late June with revenue sharing estimates around 500000 including 130000 to 160000 from state sales tax. City officials expect July tax rate figures and census data timing remains uncertain.
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Sheryl Gucich
Destin
Jack Dorman
Bob McIlroy
Panel Wrestles With Formula On Business License
Destin's Finance Committee debated license fee structure at a Thursday meeting. A sliding scale vs flat fee was discussed, with Mayor McIlroy favoring incremental increases tied to business size. Krenkle emphasized citizen protection as a goal. The subcommittee weighed keeping an itemized list against broad language. county precedent and a future data storage plan were noted.
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Sheryl Gucich
City of
Destin
City Finance Committee
Bob McIlroy
Andy Krenkle
Okaloosa County
Krenkle
New Weekly Papers Set to Launch in Fort Walton Beach and Twin Cities
The Fort Walton Beach Log and The Twin Cities Log will debut July 3 under publisher Jack Becklund from The Destin Log. Scripps Howard Newspapers owns the weeklies, which plan home delivery to about 40,000 southern Okaloosa County homes at no cost.
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Fort Walton Beach Log
Twin Cities Log
Jack Becklund
Destin Log
Becklund
Twin Cities
Scripps Howard Newspapers
Scripps Howard
United States
Fort Walton Beach
Shalimar
Florosa
Emerald Coast
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Rose Flagg
Columbus
America
Choctawhatchee Bay
Old Pass Lagoon
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