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The Destin Log is published every Wednesday and Saturday at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541 for Destin and South Walton County residents. Subscriptions and rates are listed by region with 1985 copyright and reproduction restrictions.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
P.O. Box
Cano Square
Jack Becklund
Dick Graybill
Jim Chitwood
Ingrid Kreis
Karen MacGrogan
Tina Harbuck
Steve Humphries
Pam Mee
Peggy Bailer
Kim Dale
B.J. Dier
Lenah Elliott
Dot Jones
Carol McCrae
Mike Mitchell
Tinkie True
Margaret Watson
Arlene Webster
Helen Wren
Carol Becklund
Melanie Robinson
Mary Crosby
Byron Meade
Vanita Trippe
Jeff Bender
Mark Lent
Sally Poff
Wanda Remedy
Gene Sinsko
Laronda Tyler
Mary Deal
Laura Smith
Santa Rosa Beach
Kim Dier
Faye Nettles
Ed Poole
Okaloosa
Walton
Destin City Council Two Months In Progress
Destin city leaders push steady progress as a temporary city hall and interim clerk emerge. Committees form, a tax credit loan is secured, moratoriums lift for developers, and planning and zoning work toward a city code while facing future staffing and budget needs.
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Destin
End of DWU moratorium nears with golf course spray plan
Editorial notes light at end of tunnel for Destin Water Users as it seeks to lift a yearlong moratorium on new water and sewer connections. Negotiations with Indian Bayou Country Club enable spray irrigation of treated effluent, easing disposal concerns and allowing backlog of 2,000+ connections and the planned Destin Humana Hospital to proceed. The plan still requires proper planning and state approval.
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Destin
Destin Utility
DWU
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Gulf
Indian Bayou Country Club
Indian Bayou
DEA
Destin Humana Hospital
Henderson Beach Park decision teased by Destin reader letters
In a March 9 article Ingrid Kreis noted a decision on Henderson Beach State Park. POD collected over 500 signatures in three days and will hear first about the state’s ruling. Readers praise Penny Lea coverage and Destin LOG for objective reporting with no distortion.
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Ingrid Kreis
Henderson Beach State Park
Mike Bullock
Recreation and Parks Division
DNR
Destin
POD
Tallahassee
Henderson Park
Bullock
Karen MacGrogan
Penny Lea
Lea
Destin Log
No Monuments To Political Ambitions in UDAG Abuse
Vincent Carroll argues against UDAGs and tax exempt bonds, citing overuse and misallocation. He notes 440 million in UDAGs this year, widespread subsidies to private firms, and a shift of employment between regions. He urges abolishing non-governmental municipal bond use and restricting exemptions to government backed projects.
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Vincent Carroll
Senate Budget Committee
Washington
Udags
White House
General Motors
Hyatt Corp
Sherwin-Williams
St. Paul
North Carolina
Minnesota
UDAG
Colorado
Indiana
Kmart
Georgia
Tenneco Oil
B.F. Goodrich
Louisiana
Super Value
May Department Store
Scott Paper Co
Maine
Federal Express
Tennessee
Ford Motor Co
Michigan
Pacific Lumber Co
Massachusetts
Congress
Scripps-Howard
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