Seagrove Beach Sees Rival Bids On Regional Sewage Plant
Seagrove Beach residents clash with developer Keith Clark as he plans to bid on the Cassine Gardens sewage plant and expand an existing site. Jack White of Pollution Control Systems plans a regional system using Cassine Gardens and one more plant while county officials issued a franchise letter. Residents oppose Clark, citing land use and community disruption, while Midge Eichner backs White and warns Clark’s plans face strong resident resistance and potential legal action.
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Seagrove Beach
Cassine Gardens
Alabama
Jack White
Pollution Control Systems
Birmingham
White
Seagrove
Grayton Beach
Keith Clark
Shalimar
Clark
Midge Eichner
Eichner
Beach Mice Face Habitat Loss Amid Construction Boom
Wildlife biologist notes three subspecies may be listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Choctawhatchee mice in South Walton and about 875 Alabama Beach Mice plus 26 Perdido Key mice are proposed as endangered. Final ruling expected after a draft rule in a few months, with habitat protection seen as compatible with development if dunes are inland from building sites.
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Steve Humphries
South
Walton County
Robin Fields
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Stallworth Lake
Morrison Lake
Alabama
Perdido Key
Fields
Gulf Coast
Mystery Ambergris Blob Found On Beach In Florida
Pam Mee reports a gray ambergris mass weighing 62 pounds washed up south of County Road 30A near Blue Mountain Beach. Local witnesses described it as a morbid concretion and discussed its rarity and potential perfume market value, noting whales and marine lore.
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Pam Mee
Gayle Peacock
Heywood Warrick
Warrick
Peacock
Blue Mountain Beach
Heywood
Ambergris
Beach Briefs Highlight Local TeleCom Plans And County Actions
Continental and Centel officials will meet December 13 to map an extended area service plan for Santa Rosa Beach linking to Destin and Fort Walton Beach. The Public Service Commission approved the 267 exchange with an 18 month implementation window, possibly shorter per a center state manager. Walton County faces decisions on zoning ordinance contracting with Barr Dunlop and Associates and on granting Pollution Control Systems a beach sewage franchise for Seagrove and Grayton Beach. The Chautauqua Little Theater debuts South Walton with Harvey at Bay Elementary School tonight, launching a new chapter focused on theater and arts. Tickets run $3. A child abuse slide program is set for Tuesday at the Santa Rosa Community Center. Two Walton planning committee members were named to replace former appointees Bannerman and Branum. Howell and Ward will join to fill seats, with the panel meeting Monday at 2 30 p.m. in the county courthouse.
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Continental Telephone Company
Centel Telephone Company
Santa Rosa Beach
State Public Service Commission
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
Center State
Scott Chesbro
EAS
Walton County Commission
Barr, Dunlop and Associates
Tallahassee
Pollution Control Systems
Birmingham
Seagrove
Grayton Beach
DeFuniak Springs
Chautauqua Little Theater
South Walton
Harvey
Bay
Jackie Gibson
North Walton
Gibson
Mary Chase
Joe Fagerstrom
Duane Wilson
Rhonda Thompson
Myrtle Mae Simmons
Beverley Warren
Vera Louise Simmons
Randall Griner
Lyman Sanderson
M.D
Paul Cate
Elwood P. Dowd
Walton County Planning Committee
Raymond Hall
Billy McLean
Jim Howell
Commission
J. Lamar Ward
Hall
Howell
Ward
Bob Bannerman
Jim Branum
Bannerman
Branum
Miles Named Chairman in Walton County Commission
Walton County commissioners held a special session after the inauguration of Raymond Hall and Joe Griffin. W F Miles known as Rabbit was chosen chairman succeeding Sam Pridgen, with Hall named vice chairman and Bob Anderson replaced.
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Walton County
Raymond Hall
Joe Griffin
W. F. (Rabbit) Miles
Sam Pridgen
Hall
Bob Anderson
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Rcecgetee
Grayton Beach State Recreational Park
Old Grayton Beach
Blue Mountain
Jerry Douglas
William R. Chumley
Jeannie Greene
Ethel Chauvenet
Cindy Anderson
Ruth Kelly
R.N
Herbert Patterson
Omar Gaffney
Ginny Cate
Betty Chumley
Dick Wiess
E.J. Lofgren
Santa Rosa Community Center
State Road 393
Miles
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