Two Candidates Oppose New Destin Fire Election
Destin Fire Commission challengers Bill O Connor and Joy Dunlap vow to appeal to County Judge Mike Jones against a proposed Dec 14 special election sparked by a faulty voting machine. They argue a new election wastes time and money and could shift term lengths. Incumbent Joel Adler protested the machine, seeking reelection if certified, while Burleson would stay at two years.
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Destin Fire Commission
Bill O'Connor
Joy Dunlap
Commission
Mike Jones
Jones
O'Connor
Dunlap
Joel Adler
Okaloosa
Adler
Destin
Bill) Burleson
Burleson
Petition Drives for Destin Traffic Light Funding Split
Destin residents sign a petition urging Okaloosa County to fund the new traffic signal at Highway 98 and Main Street with no cost to developer Roger Clary. Clary plans to fund median work and a left turn lane while opposing county cost shares. County officials say the Gulfshore Drive signal modification is the priority, with DOT covering 48 percent of a proposed new light and locals covering 52 percent.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
George Wilson
Okaloosa
Highway 98
Main Street
Roger Clary
Clary
Shores
Wilson
Crestview
Gulfshore Drive
Gulfshore
Mike Mitchell
Young Cancer Victim Wants To Go Home
Curtis Keaton, 23, suffers a rare incurable spinal cancer. He and Elaine, married two years, moved from New York to Destin, Florida seeking relief. They reject terminal labels, hoping remission with unconventional approaches and cherish Gulf Pines neighbors who helped him walk after Pensacola surgery. Their Christmas gift is funding the Keaton Fund.
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Karen MacGrogan
Kay Skibbe
Keaton
Curtis
Elaine Keaton
Curt
Keatons
Florida
New York
Gulf Pines
South Walton
Elaine
Pensacola
Gulf
Road Reprieve May Be Brief
Walton County sought to stop removal of an illegally built beach road at Seagrove Beach with an injunction. DNR attorney Deborah Getzoff argued the stay from the automatic appeal should be vacated, allowing removal and costs to the county if granted. The appeal is filed in Tallahassee at the 1st District Court of Appeal, with further steps pending.
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Vanita Trippe
State Department of Natural Resources
Walton County
Seagrove Beach
DNR
Deborah Getzoff
George Ralph Miller
Getzoff
1St District Court of Appeal
Tallahassee
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New Fire
Pete
Pelican
Beach Beach
Pines
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