Charter Says No Tax On Barrier Island Area
The charter committee of Citizens for Incorporation Inc proposes boundaries for Destin excluding barrier islands from city taxation. Eastern and western lines follow the Okaloosa Walon county line and East Pass with shorelines along Choctawhatchee Bay and the Gulf. Undeveloped land within the Coastal Barrier Resource Act would have zero ad valorem tax, unless Moreno Point is removed, subdivided, or developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Citizens For Incorporation Inc
City of
Destin
Okaloosa
Walton County
East Pass
Choctawhatchee Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Moreno Point
Okaloosa County
Jack Becklund
CFI
Barrier Islands
Old Pass Lagoon
Gulf
Mike Mitchell
Aeration plan for Old Pass Lagoon hits pollution alarm
A test run on a proposed aeration system at Old Pass Lagoon shows bubbles help turbidity and oxygen but do not curb dangerously high biochemical oxygen demand. State biologist Jess Van Dyke warns Sandpiper Cove faces serious trouble with potential fish kills unless groundwater nutrients from Destin Water Users’ ponds are addressed. NWFWMD and DNR approvals edge toward installing a system, with a pause in aerator use for calibration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Old Pass Lagoon
Sandpiper Cove
Jess van Dyke
State Department of Natural Resources
Catfish Ponds
Auburn University
van Dyke
DWU
Terry Watkins
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Nwfwmd
Destin
Pere Ponds
Watkins
Study Tracks Nutrient Flow From Destin Ponds to Harbor
Northwest Florida water experts began phase two of a study to determine if nutrients from the pere ponds enter Destin Harbor via Old Pass Lagoon. Two dozen wells were added after 14 initial sites showed potential water flow toward the lagoon. Tests in March will assess nitrate and phosphate levels and quantify any impact on harbor pollution and the algae bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Old Pass Lagoon
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Pere Ponds
Nwfwmd
Doug Barr
Barr
Highway 98
Destin Harbor
Don
Learn the Primary ABCs Voters face straw ballot issues
Okaloosa Walton Democrats face long lists of delegates and alternates in the 1st Congressional District while Republicans pick delegates pledged to Reagan. Destin voters will see computer print-outs for the first time and must bring ID to match signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Okaloosa
Walton
Rocnvention
Walton County
Nellie Thompson
Okaloosa and Walton
Visitor from Tokyo outlines Japan business scene in Destin
Karen MacUrogan reports Teruo Yonemura of Tokyo spoke to the Destin Rotary and met members. Yonemura heads the International Businessman Club of Japan and notes Japan thrives on small cars and semiconductors while Honda Sony NCR Coca Cola are influential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacUrogan
Orient
Destin
Terry (Teruo) Yonemura
Tokyo
International Businessman Club of Japan
Yonemura
Destin Rotary Club
Japan
Toyota
Honda
Sony
United States
IBM
National Cash Register
NCR
Coca Cola
China
South Korea
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Elsie Garrett
Far East
Terry Yonemura
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