Destin Incorporation Bill Faces Tax Exemption Debate
Destin incorporation HB 1276 moves to House Finance and Taxation after Community Affairs approval. The bill seeks non tax of lands on Moreno Point barrier island under federal Coastal Barrier Resources Act, debated for constitutional alignment and potential amendments. Rep Sid Martin moved the bill to Finance and Tax to speed floor consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
House
House Committee On Finance and Taxation
Community Affairs Committee
Citizens For Incorporation Inc
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Finance and Tax Committee
Sandra Anderson
Henry Cain
House Committee On Community Affairs
Destin
Barrier Islands
Sid Martin
D-Hawthorne
Mike Cusick
Cusick
County Amends Beach Solicitation Ban After Ruling
Okaloosa County Commission unanimously passes emergency amendment to the beach ban on commercial activity. The measure requires proof that the activity protects health and welfare and will not harass or interfere with the public. County seeks due process with a permit procedure after a court found the ban unconstitutional. Continued on Page 8A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Okaloosa
John Dowd
Tom Phillips
Okaloosa County
Holiday Beach
Destin
Phillips
Plan to Route Stormwater From Highway 98 To Bay
State agencies finalize a plan to redirect runoff from the four lane Highway 98 away from Old Pass Lagoon toward Choctawhatchee Bay with a drainage system that includes detention ponds and grassed swales. If approved, a permit will be issued after public comment.
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Patricia Gould
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin
Department of Environmental Regulation
Choctawhatchee Bay
DER
Department of Transportation
Rudy Sutton
Preservation of Destin Group
Sutton
DEA
Jesse Borthwick
Borthwick
Sandpiper Cove Canal
Waddell
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Moreno Point Barrier Island
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Bill Waddell
DOT
Destin Bridge
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