Forestry Fines Utility for Fire Suppression Costs
State forestry officials fined Junger Utility and Paving Company 2950.23 for extinguishing an out of control burn that charred 1214 acres in South Walton on April 1. District Forester W L Jensen said the bill reflects tractor and man hours used. The fire spread with a second blaze over 1300 acres, forcing evacuations and keeping crews busy for two days. A separate case saw Michele Salera fined 37.50 for allowing a second blaze near County Road 393 North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Hum
Junger Utility and Paving Company
South Walton
Division of Forestry
W.L. Jensen
West Hewitt Road
Michele Salera
Walton County
Jensen
Junger
Mike Long
Florida
The
Bonfay
Salera
Long
Ollie Sue Butler Turns Over Eden State Park Tour Duties
After thirteen years as Eden State Park mansion tour guide, Ollie Sue Butler has turned over duties to Park Ranger David Edwards. Butler, a grandniece of builder William H. Wesley, began in 1971 when Lois Maxon donated the Point Washington estate. She recalled preserving and not tearing down the area and welcomed children on tours.
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Peggy Batler
Eden State Park
Ollie Sue Butler
David Edwards
Butler
Eden
Point Washington Garden
Lois Maxon
Maxon
William H. Wesley
Boeing
New Orleans
Huntsville
South Walton
Walton County plans paving one mile of Chat Holly Road
Walton County Commissioner Raymond Hall announced funds in the 1985 86 budget to pave one mile of Chat Holly Road also called Powerline Road to reduce the washboard effect. The effort targets four annual miles starting at CR 393, with each mile costing about 43000 dollars and bridges replaced with culverts.
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Pam Mee
Chat
Holly
Powerline
Walton
Raymond Hall
Hall
Chat Holly Road
Joe Griffin
TI Think
Chat Holly
Griffin
W.F
Rabbit) Miles
Central Road and Bridges
Billy McLean
Topsail Hill Zoning Sparks State Purchase Tension
Walton County faces pressure over Topsail Hill zoning as officials debate a resort district versus low density plans. Gov. Graham urged preservation to keep land values affordable for state CARL purchases, highlighting past manatee sanctuary costs. Local residents warn high density could erase virgin land and inflate prices beyond the state’s reach.
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Topsail Hill
Bob Graham
Walton County
Los Angeles
South Walton
Bill Jennings
Graham
Jere Moore
Crystal River City
Manatee
Moore
Jennings
Jim Howell
Barr, Dunlop and Associates
Okaloosa-Walton County
Save Our Coast
St. Joe Paper Company
Surfside Condo Bridge Project Closes U S 98 May 23
U S 98 in front of Surfside condominiums will close for up to eight hours on Thursday May 23 to allow erection of a pedestrian bridge linking the project to the Gulf of Mexico beach. The 17 story Surfside tower sits on the north side of the highway in South Walton County about eight miles east of Destin near Seascape Resort.
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Surfside
Gulf of Mexico Beach
Walton County
Destin
Seascape Resort
Roger Paluzzi
State Department of Transportation
McIlroy to Speak at South Walton Public Meeting
Destin Mayor Bob McIlroy and Councilman Bill Phillips will speak at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Santa Rosa Beach Community Center during a Citizen For South Walton public meeting. The group studies incorporating South Walton from the Okaloosa Bay line gulf to Choctawhatchee Bay. The meeting invites residents to question two incorporation proponents and hear their experiences. Freddie Bishop will address the Walton County Commission. County officials will hear about a 10 kilometer race for Citizen For Bike Path and developers seeking project approvals including Seagrove Beach Shopping Center and Country Cabins with a setback variance on Hwy 20 Choctaw Beach.
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Destin
Bob McIlroy
Bill Phillips
Santa Rosa Beach
Citizen
South Walton
CFSW
Okaloosa
Bay County
Gulf of Mexico
Choctawhatchee Bay
Freddie Bishop
Bunker Creek
Walton County Commission
Robert Davis
Citizen For
Bike Path
Miles Epston
Central Telephone Company
Jackson Beatty
Seagrove Beach
Charles Barend
Country Cabins
Joe Collinsworth
Choctaw Beach
SWU Directors Meet on Expansion Plan in Miramar Beach
South Walton Utility Company board meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Miramar Beach office on Geronimo Street to discuss a sewage plant expansion approved by the state Department of Environmental Regulation. The upgrade will raise capacity to 2.5 million gallons per day.
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South Walton Utility Company, Inc
Geronimo
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Eden State Gardens
South
Richard Iy
Bill Jennings Mack
U.S. 98
SWU
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