County tourism funds eyed for promotion effort
Alden urged using half a percent of the five percent transient rental tax, $362000, for county tourism. Destin Chamber President Bob Lloyd said attracting first time visitors is crucial to promotion. Okaloosa plans a $500 exhibit at the Florida state fair in Tampa to highlight industry, agriculture, and tourism. Walton County allocated about $28000 to the Chamber of Commerce, with roughly half for tourism promotion and brochure mailings for South Walton beaches.
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Alden
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Bob Lloyd
Okaloosa
Tampa
Walton County
Counties Spar Over Tourism Promotion Spending
Escambia plans 68400 for tourism promotion while allocating 285591 for development centers and projects that indirectly promote tourism. Bay County budgets 143941 for Beach and attraction ads, with officials saying 1100000 would be needed to be competitive. Santa Rosa spends far less, about 3500 for a new music festival, and Okaloosa County is seen as underfunding tourism compared to peers.
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Escambia County
Escambia
Pensacola/Escambia County
Larry White
White
Bay County
Santa Rosa
Art Potter
Chamber
Condo market steadies with strong Sandestin sales
Hutchison notes condo sales totaling 148.5 million to date with 1320 units sold by Sept. 30. New sales lead at 1,037 and re-sales 283, with 685 above 100000. Sandestin tops with 552 units, Destin 342, Okaloosa Island 116. Local buyers dominate. Alabama 236, Georgia 225, Tennessee 136, Louisiana 77. Prices and demand remain steady despite expectations.
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Hutchison
Sandestin
Destin
Okaloosa Island
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Louisiana
Destin Traffic Violations Filed at City Hall
Deputy Ray MacGrogan filed notices listing numerous drivers cited on dates from Oct. 19 to Nov. 3 for speeding in 35 mph zones on U.S. 98 and related streets, plus a DWI and tailgating case. Citizens span several states with multiple speeds between 42 and 63 mph and locations including Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Pensacola, and Gulfshores Boulevard.
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Destin City Hall
Ray MacGrogan
Michael S. Kilpatrick
Destin
U.S
John C. Thomson
Hattiesburg
Joseph Zareba
Fort Walton Beach
Bruce A. Riggs
Shalimar
Matthew N. Williams
Santa Rosa Beach
U.S. 98
Gulfshore Boulevard
Ralph D. Willingham
Ft. Walton Beach
Barry D. Lachowski
Richard L. Campbell
Pensacola
Benjamin B. Allen
Alton, Ill
Terry D. Sowell
Mary Esther
Wade Whitson
Mobile, AL
Keith E. Gibson
Robert L. Estep
Marietta
Warren J. Brechtel
Covington
Guy A. LeBlanc
William C. Jackson
Keith Edward Talbott
Tallahassee
Timothy M. Edwards
Joe E. Hewett
Panama City
Jon P. McConnell
Palm Beach
Jill M. Presley
Jackie Hughes
Niceville
Willard K. Bailey
Caryville
Joyce J. Vanderly
Terry Jackson
David O. McCartney
Lanell M. Delmonego
James E. Wasson II
Joseph P. Moore
Gulfshore
Robert Kraach
Paul D. Stinson
Gregor L. Dixon
Overstreet, FL
Carolyn E. Catanato
Gulf Breeze
David M. Theobald
Thomas D. Walsh
Gidget M. Summersill
Naomi Golden
Milton
Joyce A. Vanselow
Robert J. Rolfsen
Baton Rouge
John R. Lehr
Travers City
Gulfshores Blvd
Stephen L. Phelps
Dothan
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Navarre Beach
Okaloosa County
Turkey
Eglin Pkwy
Ft. Walton Square
Budge
Destin Traffic Report
Robert W. Kraus
Beach Dr
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