Destin Harbor Board Meeting Moves to Community Center
Destin Harbor Board meeting moved from City Hall to the Community Center. The 5 p.m. start remains unchanged with Northwest Florida Water Management District officials and Dr. Skip Livingston, who completed harbor study, plus a South Carolina consulting group, on hand to discuss a flushing mechanism, per planning director Herb Brown.
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Destin Harbor
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Skip Livingston
South Carolina
Herb Brown
Destin Elementary Names Teacher of the Year
Destin Elementary School selects Marissa Benton as 1987 Teacher of the Year. Benton has 14 years of teaching experience, including seven years as the primary resource teacher. The Destin City Council adds its congratulations to the 41 year old educator.
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Marissa Benton
Destin Elementary
Benton
Destin School
Destin
Career transition seminar at Eglin March 5 at 2 ES
Eglin Air Force Base sponsors an Officer Association Veterans Employment Assistance Program seminar for retiring personnel at the theater in the shopping mall. No reservations required. For information call NCOA Service Center at 882-3113.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Jary
Officer Association
Veterans Employment Assistance Program
Ncoa Service Center
DNR seeks to intervene over Old 98 closure through Henderson Beach
The Florida DNR asks a state hearing officer to let it intervene in the March 26 administrative hearing on Old Highway 98. The issue is whether the DOT properly gave notice before reclassifying Old 98 for transfer to county control. The hearing involves Destin, Walton County, and the DOT. timing and location are subject to change.
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Henderson Beach State Park
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Gary Heiser
Tallahassee
Destin
Walton County
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Old 98
Heiser
Okaloosa
Destin City Hall
DWU Looks To Future
DWU marked its 25th anniversary with 75 members at Destin Elementary School as officials outlined the past year’s gains and next year’s plans. President George French noted the 12 months were costly, with over 3 million spent to expand a new treatment plant and a 6 percent capacity increase. The utility treated 557 million gallons of wastewater, up 19 percent from the prior year.
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Destin Water
Destin Elementary School
DWU
George French
French
Fleet’s Dock Lease Bid Faces Confusion and Delays
The Destin Boat Association awaits a formal lease decision for 5.1 acres at the western Destin Bridge while state officials note a coinciding interest from an unrelated party. Gary Bishop of the Department of Natural Resources cites Air Force upland ownership and federal land rights, with no DCBA lease yet filed and ongoing review uncertain.
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State Department of Natural Resources
Destin Boat Association
East Pass
Gary Bishop
DNR
Land Records Division
DCBA
Bishop
Destin Bridge
Air Force
Charter Boat Association
Uplands
U.S
Brooks
Chipley
Malcolm Patterson
DGI Faces Boondoggle Claim Over Walton 21000 Acre Plan
The Development Group Inc chief executive W Michael Adkinson blasts a Florida Trend feature calling its 21000 acre South Walton project a boondoggle. DGI accuses the article of inaccuracy while defending a plan including a theme park regional airport and mixed use development.
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Development Group Inc
Florida
South Walton
Nocmaeetseee
Florida Magazine
Presen
Pay Inc
St. Joe Paper Co
Florida Trend
William Michael Adkinson
The
Ce Development
W. Michael Adkinson
DGI
Road To Help Tourism In Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County Commissioner Don Ware urges the state DOT to four-lane State Road 85 from Crestview north to the Alabama line to boost tourism and serve as a hurricane evacuation route, with potential Alabama road upgrades aiding the corridor.
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Okaloosa County
Don Ware
State Department of Transportation
Crestview
Alabama
Ware
Montgomery
Council Rejects Old 98 Accord in Destin Meeting
Destin City Council defeated Councilman Richard Duke’s motion to settle with the state Department of Natural Resources over the closure of Old Highway 98. The 5-2 vote kept the plan to pursue the March 26 administrative hearing, with Jim Vaughn voting to seek a pre hearing settlement.
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Destin
Richard Duke
State Department of Natural Resources
Uke
Jimmy Vaughn
DNR
Duke
Joseph Lorenz
Tfey
Bill Phillips
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