DCBA Pushes Ahead With West Pass Docks Plan
Destin Charter Boat Association agrees to hire an architect and file for state permission to build a 70 slip dock on the west side of East Pass. DNR warns of intense scrutiny and possible two year legal fight with Eglin AFB claim, costing several thousand dollars. County aid urged to secure lease amid environmental concerns and public opposition.
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Patricia Gould
Destin Charter Boat Association
East Pass
State Department of Natural Resources
DCBA
Destin Bridge
DNR
Malcolm Patterson
Patterson
Eglin Air Force Base
Hoot Hilpert
DCRA
Barrier Island
William Frank Davis
Fleet Relocation Committee
Destin
Davis
Runnels Sees Progress Plu s Coast Panel On Growth
Northwest Florida coast panel led by Davage Buddy Runnels Jr. plans a final push focused on environmental and aesthetic issues for Destin-South Walton growth. Subcommittees on water supply,Old Pass Lagoon and transportation have drafted recommendations ahead of July 24 Harbor cleanup and December final report to the Board of Trustees.
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Ingrid Kreis
Bob Graham
Coastal Growth Committee
Destin
South
Walton
Davage
Buddy” Runnels Jr
Northwest Florida Coast
Hamilton Kenner
Graham
Marine Fisheries Commission
Nwfcrpmc
Runnels
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin Harbor
Board of Trustees
Destin-South
Okaloosa
South Walton Chamber Annex Planned At 331
Walton County commissioners approve a $30,000 south county chamber annex on U S 98 and 331 leased from St Joe Paper Co for $1 a year. A 720 square foot modified trailer structure will house meeting rooms and a receptionist plus maps brochures and listings for local businesses and rentals. The facility may be used by county for license tags building permits and other operations with space rentals for developers.
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Ginny Foote
Walton County
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jack Huggins
Walton County Chamber of Commerce
Bob Bannerman
U.S. 98
U.S. 331
St. Joe Paper Co
Bannerman
St. Joe
South Walton
Okaloosa approves MSTU for Destin law enforcement funding
Okaloosa County commissioners final approved creation of a Municipal Services Taxing Unit for Destin and unincorporated areas to fund law enforcement. The MSTU will have a park millage rate set at .01 mills and an open ad valorem rate to determine funds for the Sheriff’s Department, with tax specifics to be plugged in during the 1984 85 budget hearings.
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Patricia Gould
Okaloosa County
MSTU
Shalimar Courthouse
MSTA
Sheriff's Department
Commission
Larry Andors
Andors
John Dowd
Dowd
Sheriff's
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Edward Wilson
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Washington
Jetty East
Wilson
Adler
Beach Area
Hollywood
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Becky Kemmerer
Dachshund
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