Destin Woman Fractures Hip After Dog Attack
Nan Seters sustained a fractured hip in an early morning dog attack on Bent Arrow Street near Blackburn's residence. Treatment was by Dr. Charles Barniv, and the patient was reported to Fort Walton Beach Humana Hospital for further care. No further comment was available.
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Destin
Nan Seters
Blackburn
Bent Arrow Street
Charles Barniv
Barniv
Fort Walton Beach Humana Hospital
Trash pickup changes this week for residents
City manager Jack announces daily garbage collection this week except today as crews transition to Dorman Environmental Waste which recently acquired Okaloosa Sanitation and will handle residential pickup throughout the area.
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Jack Jack
Dorman Environmental Waste
Okaloosa Sanitation
Martinez affect seen as positive by local officials
Governor-elect Bob Martinez is expected to positively influence local growth management efforts. City and regional leaders anticipate higher costs for roads, sewage plants, and water systems, and foresee earlier decisions on funding while DCA may withdraw some involvement.
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Bob. Martinez
Destin
Bill Phillips
Martinez
Phillips
Davage
Buddy” Runnels
Northwest Florida
Destin Chamber Pushes Regional Tourism Marketing Plan
Destin Chamber of Commerce officials backed a plan to market Destin to Northeast visitors along I-95 and I-75, with Jim Rupert stating broad support from developers and merchants. The initiative targets travelers ending in Florida cities like Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale, proposing interstate billboards including the I-10 intersection west.
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Destin
Tidewater
Development Group Inc
Kelly Trust
Tin
Rupert
Log
United Press International
Florida
Sarasota
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Myers
City approves four percent fee on Destin gas franchise
Destin City Council unanimously approves a four percent franchise fee on a new ten year non exclusive gas franchise with Okaloosa Gas. The fee is described as not raising consumer gas prices though revenue would fund public works with guidance on legal design. The proposal heads to the city attorney for review and two readings before becoming law.
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Council
Destin City
Okaloosa
Richard Duke
Destin
Bill Phillips
Okaloosa Gas
Duke
Jerry Miller
Jack Dorman
Dorman
Panel Applies For Bridge Funds To Support Mid-Bay Authority
The Mid Bay Bridge Authority plans to apply for 460 500 dollars in state funding to cover operations through June 1987. The authority submits a two year budget of 949 500 dollars aimed mainly at engineering studies and seeks letters from the MPO and DOT confirming alignment with traffic plans. The route is described generally from White Point near Niceville to Piney Point near Destin, with exact locations undecided. Negotiations for land on the Niceville side include talks with the U S Air Force and Eglin AFB officials, while right of way gaps exist near White Point and along State Road 20 and through the Kelly Trust area.
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Mid-Bay Bridge Authority
Chris Cadenhead
Cadenhead
Metropolitan Planning Organization
State Department of Transportation
Florida Toll Facilities Revolving Trust Fund
MPO
DOT
Choctawhatchee Bay
White Point
Niceville
Piney Point
Destin
U.S. Air Force
Allen Potter
Eglin Afb
State Road 20
Potter
Kelly Trust
Lloyd Bell
MPO Plan Fails To Stir A Crowd
Fort Walton Beach MPO outlines an ambitious 2015 transportation plan for Choctawhatchee Bay area featuring a four lane bridge and new expressways. A public hearing drew only a few MPO representatives and officials, with the second session held in Shalimar. Poteat from Post Buckley Schuh and Jernigan described existing conditions, travel demand forecasts, and three main highway alternatives, the top option proposing a Mary Esther to Bluewater Bay freeway crossing the bay to Destin.
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Choctawhatchee Bay
Fort Walton Beach
Walton County
MPO
Sandestin Doak
State
Ment of Transportation
Shalimar
Vic Potent
Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan, Inc
Poteat
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