Isle Panel Rounds Up Posse For Security
Holiday Isle Improvement Association moves to hire a Sheriff Posse member patrol during peak season with three eight hour weekend shifts. The plan includes coastwise car radio link and costs six dollars an hour plus fuel, contingent on contract clarifications. The board also hires an independent contractor for the isle beautification phase at nine dollars per hour plus cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Holiday Isle
Isle
George French
Becklund
Sheriff's Department
Tion
Houston Beaumont
Gulfshore
Mike Raim
Posse
Tiem
The
Kilpatrick
Gary Alden
Soupy Campbell
Campbell
MPO Tackles Traffic Woes by Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County MPO will review two road issues on Monday in Destin, including six laning Highway 98 and a No Parking plan on the north side of the highway. A petition urging removal of south side signs and two public easements near the beach are also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Okaloosa County
Henderson Beach State Recreation Area
Fort Walton Beach
DOT
Mike Mitchell
MPO
Larry Anders
Preservation of Destin
Jane Moore
State Department
Andors
Fishing License May Be Dead in Florida Sea Change
Destin charter and commercial boat captains face possible new fees after a House committee killed the saltwater fishing license provision in the fishing bill. Capt. Malcolm Patterson says the license is dead but warns lawmakers may fund a Marine Fisheries Commission bill with other charges. The proposed $5 resident and $25 boat fee would have raised $47 million, but without the license the bill’s viability is in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Destin
Malcolm Patterson
Destin Charter Boat Association
Patterson
House Appropriations Committee
Marine Fisheries Commission
South Walton Fire Plan Faces Hurdle Over Department Unity
South Walton's proposed fire taxing district encounters a hitch as experts warn against multiple chartered departments under one district. George French suggests minor changes like staggered terms while cautioning that separate departments cannot legally operate under a single district, risking the plan's passage and prompting a debate over control and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George French
Destin
Walton
French
South County
Dottie Brearley
Bob Greene
Bob Martin
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Fence
Bataan
Bob Janca
Tides Beach Beach
South Walton
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