DER reviews water and sewer projects after panel action
Okaloosa County faces a shift as state DER pledges a more critical look at environmental impacts of proposed water and sewer systems. Residents around Destin fear drainage plans will shift pollution and flooding issues between Quail Lake Kell-Aire and nearby areas, prompting hearings and further review.
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Ingrid Kreis
Governor’s Coast Panel
State Department of Environmental Regulation
DEA
Jesse Borthwick
Airport Road
Destin
Quail Lake
Bell Aire Gardens
Joe’s Bayou
DER
Okaloosa County
Dave Heinrich
Borthwick
Lake Bell-Aire
Northwest
Bell Aire
Lake Kell-Aire
Kell-Aire
Kell-Aire Gardens
Heinrich
Collier Houston
Transfers of DWU sewer taps amid moratorium row
Destin Water Users board approved 164 transfers of sewer taps among developers since a taps moratorium began in April. DWU president George French noted the policy shift allows redeployment of prepaid taps, while board member Malcolm Patterson warned the change is not fair as taps can be bought for profit.
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Patricia Gould
Destin Water Users Board
DWU
Charlotte Bell
Malcolm Patterson
Patterson
French
Upgraded Traffic Signals Use Vehicle Detectors
Officials explain that intersections will gain traffic actuated signals. The change involves installing a wire loop in the pavement near the crossing to sense stopped vehicles. When a car halts at the line the electrical field is interrupted, triggering a light change.
Traffic signals to optimize flow on Gulf Coast highway project
The controller will emit a signal to turn the light green, improving traffic flow and saving energy. In fiscal year 1986 87, 4.6 miles of Highway 98 from the Destin Bridge west toward Fort Walton Beach will be resurfaced at a cost of 1.1 million dollars.
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Carlile
Waddell
Destin Bridge
Fort Walton Beach
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Gulf Breeze
Destin Express
First National Bank of Destin
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