Harbor Funds Get Approval In House
Florida House approved 97000 for engineering work on Destin Harbor to flush polluted water. Rep. James Ward pushed the line item for Northwest Florida Water Management District to buy an easement for a proposed pipe, with support from Okaloosa officials and local residents. An additional 56000 was allocated for ongoing Choc tawhatchee Bay research as district builds a computer model that could affect the proposed bay bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Destin Harbor
Florida House
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Ward
Sam Ard
Water District
Vid Pass
Mexico
A.ct
Okaloosa County
Destin
Mike Mitchell
Mitchell
Becklund
Florida State University
Ane Merriam
Choctawhatchee Bay
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Weather data fragment from Lae and Ma dates
Fragmentary report lists dates 24 to 26 in May with highs 60 and 62. Mentions Lae and Ma locations with slack pass Ebbs and winds or readings E0439 E0522. No clear event or outcome given. Entities include Lae Ma dates and numbers.
Ward Seeks 80000 for Henderson Beach Park Planning
Rep James Ward spearheads an $80 000 appropriation from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to hire an architect for Henderson Beach State Recreation Area planning. The plan envisions 208 acres with parking bathhouses and picnic areas and a north south road to Highway 98. Construction bids hinge on the architect's renderings and are estimated at about 1.2 million dollars with funding likely in 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Henderson Beach State Recreation
Ney Landrum
State Department of Natural Resources Division of Recreation and Parks
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Senate
Land Acquisitom Trust Fund
Landrum
Henderson Beach State Park
DNR
Henderson Beach State Recreation Area
Graham delays coastal growth committee formation
Gov. Bob Graham will not rule on creating the Northwest Florida Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee until after the 1983 Legislature adjourns. The panel aims to coordinate resource protection and development across six counties with local officials and planners, though action is postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Bob Graham
Nancy Linnan
State Department of Community Affairs
Graham
Northwest Florida Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee
DCA
Linnan
Mittee
West Florida Coast
Zoning panel assigns use for Destin trust lands
A Destin zoning review panel recommended designating most Burney Henderson family land as Business/Tourism, risking a mix of commercial uses including bars, while Henderson’s representative cited possible Residential Intensive Apartment plans and a desire to rebuild the Crystal Beach pier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Citizens Zoning
Destin Peninsula
Kelly
Henderson
Burney Henderson
Henderson Trust
East Destin
Crystal Beach
Okaloosa County
Jim Slattery
Barney Henderson
John Cox
Cox
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Mounayise Improvement Association
Jack Becklund
Vol
Destin Log H
Destin, Florida
Causeway
South County
Hign
Ot! Menace
Joanar
Kenny Rice
Rice
Destin Village Inn
Highway 98
Henderson Beach
RIA
Fellows
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