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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1987
Page
1
Destin plans moving city hall from 415 Mountain Drive to 100 US 98 East. City operations will suspend Tuesday March 24 and reopen the next day with regular hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
About 400 licensed hams will gather March 21 to 22 at the Shrine Fairgrounds Fort Walton Beach for the 17th Annual North Florida HAM/Swapfest. Hams from Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Georgia will attend the event said to be the Panhandle's largest hamfest.
City calendar lists Airport Committee at 4 p.m. Monday in Destin City Hall. Destin City Council assembles Monday at 7 p.m. Also Thursday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Residents are urged to attend.
DOT deputy secretary Bill Waddell announced weekday only work for the U S 98 repaving project on Okaloosa Island starting March 16 with a two week trial to assess hours. He noted no Saturday Sunday or night work and pledged open lanes after each day. About 30 business owners attended the briefing at Destin City Hall with engineers Turbeville and Prescott.
John Piowaty, a Destin retiree and former Air Force pilot, flew 12 covert arms and supplies trips from El Salvador to Nicaragua over six months as part of a network led by Richard Secord and Oliver North. The operation, partly funded by diverted Iran arms sales, ended after a plane was shot down and Eugene Hasenfus was captured. Piowaty defends the actions, cites leadership failures, and details his background and life in Destin.
Environmental Waste Systems donates dumpsters and free labor for a citywide spring cleanup starting Saturday and running through March 22. Large item removal is the focus with dumpsters at multiple sites including Crystal Beach pier area and Destin Community Center. Residents can volunteer by calling 837-4242. free trash bags await pickup at City Hall.
Destin Community Center board votes 8 4 to stop selling center land to the city and pursue a long term lease instead. Concerns cited include double taxation if the city owned property and rents the fire district. Committees and local entities worry about leases and control of programs and sites.
Destin’s harbor pollution from U S 98 highway runoff could be eased by redirecting stormwater into East Pass. Officials say the plan would cost over 40 million dollars for pumps and piping while the harbor board urges consultants to study the idea at a public workshop.
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