Court Ruling Raises Okaloosa Sheriff Budget
Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Gilbert seeks a record 5.9 million dollar budget, over 2.6 million more than last year, citing growing demands and a new Supreme Court ruling disallowing compensatory time off for overtime. He earmarks 194,688 for overtime amid unclear Department of Labor rules and projects potential 10,000 overtime hours annually. Bay County reports 20,000 overtime hours. Walton County data unavailable. Gilbert warns the ruling will impose a large fiscal impact on governments and taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Okaloosa
Larry Gilbert
U.S. Supreme Court
Gilbert
High Court
Supreme Court
Department of Labor
Bay County
Lavelle Pitts
Walton County
Tom Pagels
Pagels
Isle Bill Heads To Congress
U S Senate receives S 823 to raise the Destin Holiday Isle height limit from 75 to 200 feet above mean low water. Introduced by Sen Lawton Chiles and co sponsored by Sen Paula Hawkins, the measure would amend the 1948 act to ease a navigation easement on Santa Rosa Island. The Armed Services Committee completed markup and linked the proposal to the Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1986, with floor action not yet scheduled.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Okaloosa County
Florida
Paula Hawkins
Senate Committee On Armed Services
Armed Services Committee
Chiles
Jack Pridgen
Senate
Santa Rosa Island
Destin East Pass
Holiday Isle
Destin Point
DWU Receives State Endorsement For Harbor Pipeline
The Destin Water Users' 990 foot harbor pipeline to Holiday Isle won a state recommendation from the Department of Natural Resources. DNR will set a fee for easement of Old Pass Lagoon after evaluating cost savings and enhanced system value. DWU aims to file with Governor and Cabinet by June as bids will follow design completion in about two months.
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Steve Humphries
State Department of Natural Resources
Bob Graham
Holiday Isle
Casey Fitzgerald
DNR
Fitzgerald
DWA
Old Pass Lagoon
DWU
Eric Smith
Smith
Department of Environmental Regulation
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contractor Gets 30 Day Extension To Finish Weir Closure
An Ohio firm working on the East Pass weir closure received a 30 day extension to complete the 1000 foot structure in the west jetty. Alton Colvin of the U S Army Corps of Engineers said the project must finish by June 2 after resuming work from Friday.
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Ingrid Kreis
Ohio
East Pass
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Alton Colvin
South Shore
Johnson
Dedication of Primrose Seiner Sparks Destin Celebrations
The 60 year old Primrose will be officially dedicated Sunday at 3 pm in its new Stahlman Avenue quarters. Governor Graham and state leaders proclaimed May 5 as Primrose Day in honor of the vessel’s place in Destin history. The ceremony features Rev. Padgett, Mike Berardi, Bill Gunter as keynote, and a post-ceremony fish fry at the Community Center with music by the Garrett Brothers.
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Karen MacGrogan
Primrose
Stahlman Avenue
Destin
Bob Graham
Charles Padgett
Mike Berardi
American Legion Post 296
Bill Gunter
Garrett Brothers
the Primrose
Destin Oldtimers
The
Gulf
Jewel Melvin
Friends of the Primrose
Royal Melvin
Buck Melvin
Maurice Marler
Cecil Ancors
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Sheriff Larry Gilbert
Isle Bill
Congress
Mark Lent
Destin Bridge
Harbor
Cae
Colvin
Wee
Bill Burleson
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