DGI Faces Foreclosure and Market Doubts Over Florida Lands
The Florida Trend article criticizes DGI's litigation tactics and reports a $58 million Houston suburb shopping center foreclosure, a $25 million suit, and a $107,000 IRS lien. It details DGI's South Walton lender disputes, a potential $63 million June payment, and a pending foreclosure risk if $50 million remains unpaid.
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Dv Asa
Floride Trend
Adkinson
DGI
Florida
Texas
Houston
Florida Trend
Ron Peek
FSD Group
South Walton
St. Joe
J.C
Jake"’ Belin
Arvida/Disney
R. Thomas Powers
South Florida
Panhandle
Redneck Riviera
Acap
Ware pushes S.R. 85 four-lane link to Alabama
Florida officials and local commissioners push to add S.R. 85 and U.S. 331 to the state highway plan as four-lane, high speed corridors toward the Alabama line. DOT favors review and tour of Okaloosa Walton routes to gauge costs and feasibility.
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Florida State Line
Ware
DOT
Mike Mitchell
Bill Peebles Jr
Alabama
Dennis Wood
Wood
Walton County
Raymond Hall
Alabama Line
Okaloosa
Walton Counties
U.S.331
S.R.85
Hurlburt Road
U.S.98
City Council weighs Old 98 maintenance risk to Destin
Phillips warned Destin could bear costly repairs or a new road if Old 98 outside Henderson Beach State Park is destroyed. Council approved a first reading to rezone Lot 20 Beaconview Subdivision from Residential Intensive Apartment to Business General on Azalea Drive, with one more vote needed. The panel also discussed a city pension plan.
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Azalea Drive
DOT
DNR
William Thomas
Heiser
Destin
Joseph Lorenz
Lorenz
City council approves pension vesting plan and startup date
Councilmen approved a 10 year vesting schedule and a May 1 start up date for the pension plan. They formed a three member investment committee to oversee investments and asked City Manager Jack Dorman to discuss renaming some streets and renumbering houses with fire officials and the postmaster to aid emergency access since 911 is starting up soon.
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Duke
Jack Dorman
DWU Looks to Destin Future with Expansion Plans
DWU notes 2400 sewer taps not yet on system and 1000 taps on reserve to cover demand through 1990 with ongoing expansion. A seventh well should be online by spring, supporting growth to 1990–92 and beyond. Projected daily water use at 6 million gallons and wastewater at 8 to 10 million gallons per day through 2000. Effluent spraying at Indian Bayou Country Club praised. future Destin Airport spraying likely. Two directors re-elected, Jim Linfan elected to replace Jerry Ogle as new director.
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Destin
DWU
French
Amos Dorinson
Jim Linfan
Jerry Ogle
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Mark Downs
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Comfort Inn
Shoreline Village Center
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Shoreline
P.O
Mobile
Coors & Coors
COORS
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OORS
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Paul Masson
Robert Mondavi
Cribari
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K&b
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