Harbor Panel to Tackle Destin Lagoon Pollution
Okaloosa County commissioners backed a five to seven member Harbor Study Committee urged by Preservation of Destin. The panel will review pollution sources including dredging fill waste dumping and storm sewer discharges while two point to state and university partners for six month analyses and a $2.1 million state request to aid clean up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Old Pass
Okaloosa County
Preservation of Destin
Jane Moore
Destin Harbor
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Moore
NWFMD
Donald Esty
Esry
Florida State University Institute of Science and Public Affairs
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Larry Andors
Mike Mitchell
County OKs Permit Hike Amid Objections from Destin Resident
Okaloosa County commissioners adopted a new building permit and inspection rate schedule despite local objections. A proposed $50 special exception variance fee was cut to $25, while rezoning applications rose to $200 from $100. The plan also considered fees for appealing zoning decisions and site inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Warren Shuck
Planning and Zoning Commission
Collier Houston
P&i
Shuck
Bill Zell
Destin
Zell
Board of Adjustments
Larry Andors
Sand shifting on Holiday Isle prompts state review
Federal and Okaloosa County officials tentatively approve the shifting of sands on the western tip of Holiday Isle while awaiting a state decision. The action involves Yost property and Waterview Pointe Destin project plans, with Corps spoil easement 101-E6 cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Federal
Okaloosa
Holiday Isle
Grant Gerhardt
Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Land Management
Gerhardt
Wallace C. Yost
Corps
Dennis Wilson
Panama City
Wilson
Pointe Destin
Yost
Waterview Towers
Doster Construction Company
Pump Prices Dip As Oil Glut Expected To Slow Rally
Gas prices on the Destin-South Walton peninsula show a slight decline in recent weeks with AAA noting no regional shortage. Local surveys find regular around 97 cents a gallon at Miramar Beach Citgo and higher rates elsewhere, while cash discounts and regional margins explain discrepancies among stations.
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Jim Chitwood
Destin-South Walton Peninsula
Debbie Walker
American Automobile Association
Pensacola
Walker
Destin
South Walton
Citgo
Miramar Beach
Destin Gulf
Santa Rosa Beach
Amoco
Highway 98
Exxon
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Barney Henderson
Mar
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Santa Rosa
Shell Spur Line
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Exxon Gulf Area
AAA
Shell Spur
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