Destin Area Eyes Long Term Plan For Joint Airport
Former Air Force general urges county leaders to consider a merged Destin and Okaloosa Airport facility in future planning. Eglin AFB denied more land for parking, prompting a review of the county master plan and potential relocation to a new site, with FAA environmental and planning steps to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Okaloosa County
Air Force
Paul Gardner
Eglin Air Force Base
Coy Thomason
Thomason
Federal Aviation Administration
Bob Sikes
Eglin
FAA
Destin Airport
Merchants Oppose Parking Removal on Highway 98
Merchants along Highway 98 decry the removal of curbside parking to widen lanes while praising preserved medians as a compromise. Business owner Robert Wells of the World Famous Blue Room notes safety concerns but stresses the loss of parking hurts customer access as crews convert property behind the restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis Destin
State Department of Transportation
Robert Wells
Blue Room
Okaloosa Teachers Oppose Merit Pay Campaign Voices Critics
Karen MacGrogan reports on the Teacher Writes campaign opposing the Meritorious Instructional Personnel Program Meri t Pay passed in 1983. Okaloosa and Santa Rosa teachers have written over 2 000 letters as part of the protest with parents and the public invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Florida
Rick Willis
Okaloosa County
Willis
Janet Cass
Destin Elementary
Cass
Henderson Beach Park plans move ahead with road removal and design
State officials say the Henderson Beach State Recreation Area project is advancing. The DNR has hired Jim Roberson & Associates to draft a schematic plan for a 208 acre park, with an $80 000 budget. public meeting planned in Destin likely May. highway relocation and road abandonment tied to park development.
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Ingrid Kreis
U.S. 98 Beach
Henderson Beach State Recreation Area
Henderson Beach
Mike Bullock
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Tallahassee
Jim Roberson & Associates
Bullock
Destin
Dothan
Couch Construction Co
Okaloosa County
Buyllock
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Holiday Isle
Ducky
Okaloosa
Janet Cass Destin
Grayton
Beach
Beach Hgt
Low Hgt
Henderson Park
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