Destin Charter Tax Question Faces Legislature
A House committee reviews Destin’s proposed incorporation charter to decide if barrier islands can be legally untaxed. Mike Cusick notes state constitutional provisions affect local taxation and will scrutinize how the charter language handles taxing Moreno Point and other areas within the new city. Rep. James Ward aims to place the incorporation referendum on the November ballot while addressing additional water and land use concerns.
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Destin
Barrier Islands
Mike Cusick
House Committee On Community Affairs
City of
East Pass
Okaloosa
Walton County
Gulf of Mexico
Choctawhatchee Bay
Gulf
Bay
James Ward
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House Committee
Ward
Moreno Point
Okaloosa County
Cusick
D-Fort Walton Beach
Florida
Fire Lease Returns to Center for Cap on Second Ten Years
Destin Fire District votes 4-0 to send back the Community Center lease proposal with a cap on the second 10 years at no more than one percent of the district's annual ad valorem tax. Fire Commissioner Joe Adler, Danny Woodward, Joy Dunlap and Zack Brunson weigh risks to expansion plans and taxpayer money.
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Karen MacGrogan
Destin Fire District
Fire Board
Joe Adler
Center Board
Danny Woodward
Commission
Zack Brunson
Adler
Destin Airport Runway Plan Faces FAA Setback
Okaloosa County faces delays as FAA official Tommy Pickering returns pre-application to extend the Destin Airport runway 1,000 feet due to lack of environmental assessment and misalignment with the Airport Layout Plan. Local officials argue the extension is a safety measure, not a major growth change.
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Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Destin
Federal Aviation Administration
Tommy Pickering
Pickering
Southeastern Engineering
Tom Starkey
Starkey
FAA
Mike Mitchell
Harbor Pollution Probe Narrows Suspect To DWU Ponds
Northwest Florida water researchers say tests point to Destin Water Users’ percolation ponds as a major pollution source for Old Pass Lagoon. 20 new wells are planned to map effluent flow, with results due by May.
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Vanita Trippe
Florida
Nwfwmd
Don Esty
Holiday Isle Improvement Association
HIA Board of Directors
DWU
Esry
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