Red-tag Notice Halt Shifting Isle Sand Project
Holiday Isle condominium Waterview Towers was halted Thursday as Okaloosa County officials acted after the Holiday Isle Improvement Association alerted authorities that sand may have been removed from a Corps of Engineers spoil easement. County chair Bill Peebles Jr said there may be a three way involvement among the state Corps and developers. Aimed at preventing further sand removal, county inspectors ordered the project stopped and instructed foremen to contact the Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Holiday Isle
Okaloosa County
Peebles
Wilson
Corps
Zoning and Inspection Department
Kilpatrick
Pointe Destin
Destin Land Boom Pushes Prices Higher On Harbor Bayfront Fronts
Exorbitant land prices in Destin have doubled in five years with buyers paying hefty sums for waterfront and harbor lots. Realtors cite 100-foot harbor parcels selling at 80 000 to 100 000 and front feet along the harbor at 3 000 to 4 000, while Choctawhatchee Bay and Mountain Drive areas see sharp gains. Demand remains strong despite the surge in values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin Peninsula
Frank Garrity
Garrity Realty Inc
Old Pass Lagoon
Garrity
Holiday Isle
Kathy Petkovic
Petkovic
John Cox
Cox and Young Realty Inc
Destin Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Cox
Choctawhatchee Bay
Florida
Fort Myers
Sarasota
Destin
Joe's Bayou
Indian Bayou
Highway 98
Mountain Drive
Mountain
Destin easement dispute clouds 84-slip marina plan
Okaloosa County commissioners opposed releasing 425 feet of East Pass frontage and 660 feet of lagoon frontage for developers Parish and Little who seek a dredge spoil easement to build an 84-slip marina on Destin Harbor. Preservation group Preservation of Destin backs preserving the easement amid ongoing East Pass Channel dredging concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Destin Harbor
John Parish
Charles Little
East Pass Towers
Okaloosa County
East Pass
East Pass Channel
Mike Mitchell
Parish
Little
Holiday Isle
Mitchell
Destin panel maps growth limits for Highway 98 peninsula
A Destin land use panel outlines a master plan review to curb unrestrained strip development along Highway 98. The group favors commercial clusters with parks, density controls, and incentives for land donations, while noting floodplain ecologies and residential zoning needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Highway 98
Peninsula
Barrett
Daffin
Carlan
Jack Becklund
Department of Transportation
Destin
Bob McIlroy
McIlroy
Stahlman Avenue
Calhoun Drive
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Preservation of
Destin Proper
Jane Moore
POC
Grayton
Hgt
Beach
Mar
Becklund
Margaret Watson
Calhoun
Beach Drive
Siebert Avenue
Watson
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