Sandestin rate hike discussed at PSC meeting
About 15 to 20 residents attended the Public Service Commission session on Sandestin Utility Co. proposed sewer rate increase. PSC staff said the hearing was peaceful and the utility is seeking higher monthly and per‑thousand gallon charges to cover growth and expanded service beyond the resort.
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Ingrid Kreis
Public Service Commission
Sandestin Utility Co. Inc
PSC
Sandestin Beath Resort
Harry Boswell
Boswell
Sandestin Utility Co
Landestin Utility
Sandestin Beach Resort
Sandestin Utility
South Walton Utility Co
Walton County
Park facelift plan to add restrooms at Ed Walline Park
Sandestin Resort officials will urge Walton County to approve upgrades at Ed Walline Park in north Walton, including small restrooms and improved picnic areas. The plan follows a $10,000 DER fine for discharging beach lake water into the Gulf, with public input urged and restrooms designed to blend with nearby shelters.
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Patricia Gould
Sandestin
Walton County
Ed Walline Park
North
Department of Environmental Regulation
Gulf of Mexico
DEA
Tom Patton
Patton
DER
State Warns Evacuation Risk for Coast Residents
A state official warned the Northwest Florida Coast committee that rapid coastal development outpaces road capacity and evacuation plans are lacking in Okaloosa and Walton counties. He urged mandatory evacuation for flood-prone and mobile home residents as hurricane size and speed affect travel time, with potential tidal surges threatening bridges andShelters must be elevated to survive high winds and shifting pressure.
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Patricia Gould
Bureau of Emergency Management
South Walton
Jeff Hopper
Northwest Florida
Okaloosa
Walton
Hopper
Bob Bannerman
Walton County Planning Committee
Bannerman
Gulf of Mexico
Choctawhatchee Bay
U.S. Highway 331
South County
Walton and
Okaloosa Counties
Pensacola
Collier Houston
Frederic
Mobile
Old Pass
Walton County Civil Defense
Max Marsh
March
Planning Board Tightens Grip On Codes Regs
Walton County Planning Board moves to stricter enforcement of subdivision rules and building codes while reviewing several proposed projects. Lynn Drury presents a 28 story 131 unit San Michele Condominium on three acres near One Seagrove Place fronting the Gulf of Mexico. conceptual approval granted. Raymond Richardson seeks a 3200 square foot single story metal framed commercial building near Holiday Shores Seascape. debate on setback and parking lot widening to ease traffic.
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Ginny Foote
South Walton
Walton County Planning Board
Lynn Drury
Seagrove Place
BDF Corp
San Michele
Gulf of Mexico
Drury
Raymond Richardson
Holiday Shores
Seascape
Robert Bannerman
Richardson
Bannerman
Nine arrested at Walton County deputies DUI sweep
Nine people including Stephen J. Rund, Euel Oliver, Louis L. Bonner, and Michael A. Yeager were taken into custody at the South Walton substation for DUI or related offenses and related charges. Other arrestees included Ronald D. Skorez, Gary Hempel, Anton J. Geiger, Kerry A. Jones, and Bryan K. Weeks for DUI or reckless driving. Separate items note political nominees for District No. 1 Trustee and an election plan for Chehawatchee Electric Cooperative Inc. at Camp Timpoochee Villa Tasso with registration, voting, and results times.
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South Walton
Walton County Sheriff's Department
Stephen J. Rund
Panama City
Euel Oliver
Louis L. Bonner
Michael A. Yeager
New York
Ronald D. Skorez
Fort Walton Beach
Gary Hempel
Tyndal Air
Marge Crawford
Santa Rosa Beach
van Ness Butler Jr
Point Washington
Chelco Election Today For Bay South Residents
Residents served by Choc tawhatchee Electric Cooperative vote on Saturday May 26 to choose between two local nominees to serve as Trustee for the remaining one year of the late Richard O Saltsman three year term.
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Bay
Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative Inc
Richard O. Saltsman
Ravaging Bay County burglaries solved by arrest at Seascape
Bay County officials announce 16 burglaries solved with the arrest of George David Thrasher, 22, of 1726 Stephens Ave. Walton County deputies found him hiding under a Whale's Tale Restaurant building at Seascape Resort. He faces 12 burglaries in Bay County and four in Panama City Beach. Bond set at 160000 in Bay County Court. He also burglarized Chapman's Restaurant in Freeport last Sunday night with $300.50 recovered. Bond in Walton County is 10000. he remains jailed there as of Wednesday.
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Panama City Beach
Bay County
Walton County Sheriff's Department
George David Thrasher
Stephens Ave
Thrasher
Bay County Sheriff's Department
Allen White
Walton County
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Montgomery
Grayton Beach
Robin Crumpler
Subcommittee
Bill Jennings
Planning Board
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