SWU Eyes Out Of Court Settlement Over Tap Fees
South Walton Utility Company plans to settle a $26 000 tap fee dispute with Destin East mobile home park. A June 21 negotiation is set while a July 14 court date remains for the suit. SWU also proposes a rate policy trimming service for customers not using the utility water.
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Pam Mee
South Walton Utility Company
Destin East
Mobile Home Park
Legal
Farmer’s Home Administration
SWU
Walton County
Clyde B. Wells
Burt McCall
Harper
Grayton Dunes Purchase Stays On State Lists
State officials push optimism for Grayton Dunes purchase under CARL and Save Our Coast programs. CARL list adds 855 acres, while 315 acres move to Save Our Coast, aiming to secure funding via bond issuances of 25 million in September and 25 million in 1985.
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Grayton Dunes
Ingrid Kreis
Grayton Beach
David Roddenberry
State Department of Natural Resources
CARL
Grayton
Save Our Coast
Billy Kahn
DNR
Kahn
Grayton Beach State Recreation Area
Blue Mountain Beach
Grayton Tract
Roddenberry
Peach Breeze Resurfacing Set For 98 Traffic
The 13.2 mile stretch from Sandestin to Peach Creek along U S 98 in South Walton County will move slowly during a 1.29 million project. Work began June 4 with one lane closed at times, under a Michael Construction Co contract with 135 working days to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 98
Sandestin
Peach Creek
Walton County
Dave Fierro
State Department of Transportation
Fierro
DOT
Michael Construction Co
Chattanooga, TN
Crab Feast at Santa Rosa Beach Club Today
The Santa Rosa Beach and Golf Club hosts a Crab Feast from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday with hot dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks, iced tea, and beer. The club is on State Road 30 A in South Walton County. A woods fire near Seagrove Villas burned about four acres but caused no structures to be damaged. Fire crews from South Walton and the state Forestry Division fought the blaze, which officials suspect may have been started by kids playing with matches.
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Santa Rosa Beach and Golf Club
Walton County
South Walton
Gene Popwell
Seagrove Villas
State Road
Seagrove
State Division of Forestry
Popwell
Forestry
DOTs Navy of Bridges Protects Florida Panhandle
J W Wyrosdick, bridge inspection supervisor for Florida DOT, leads six crews from DeFuniak Springs with a fleet of on water craft and two surface bucket vehicles and a two man dive team for underwater checks. The program, formalized in 1968, ensures two year inspections to identify critical defects and guide replacements. Experts say inspections have increased safety and rigor, with recent optimism on bridge conditions.
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Florida
Panhandle
J.W. Wyrosdick
State Department of Transportation
Wyrosdick
DeFuniak Springs
DOT
Navy
Julian McCrary
McCrary
Pittsburgh
Steven J. Fenves
Carnegie Mellon University
Fenves
Beach Mouse Endangered Species Listing Proposed
U S Fish and Wildlife Service invites comments until August 6 on adding the Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse and two other subspecies to the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife list. Public hearings possible, with submission deadlines and data requests cited. Habitat loss from development and storms noted, protections could ban take harassment and habitat destruction.
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Ingrid Kreis
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Morris and
Stalworth Lakes
Walton County
Shell Island
Bay County
Robin Fields
Alabama
Perdido Key
Mobile Bay
Panama City
Fields
South
Federal Register
East Pass
Okaloosa County
Register
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Bob Graham
Fire
Seagrove Woods
Dot’s Navy
Frederic
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