Walton Annex Fickle Fate Delays South Walton Plan
Walton commissioners debate how to build a beach area courthouse annex. McLean backs a 12.6 acre 100000 land purchase near Highway 331, Owens urges caution and full site consideration, while Benedict and Butler propose alternative parcels and leasing options. The dispute centers on location, cost, and timing amid growth pressures and pending sheriff substation plans.
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Vanita Trippe
Walton County
Beach
Walton
Billy McLean
Highway 331
McLean
Dernard Owens
Owens
South County
Margaret Benedict
Ricard Realty
South Walton
Benedict
Sheriff's Department
Santa Rosa
Sheriff's
McLean's
St. Joe Paper Company
van Ness Butler
South Walton Mosquito Control District
St. Joe's
Destin Hospital CON Decision Near as State Deliberates
Destin faces a Nov 29 decision on a local hospital need after a public hearing in Pensacola. Two groups Humana and Destin Medical Center, backed by Healthcare Management Group, seek state approval. historical denial rate for CONs is high, with 78 projects under review statewide and an appeals path if denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
HRS
Meg Carter
Healthcare Management Group Inc
HMG
Birmingham
Destin Medical Center
Carter
Joseph Farwell
Humanaowned General Hospital
Farwell
Pensacola
Ed Carter
Fire Vote Smolders in Destin Election Dispute
Local attorney Matthew Burns represents Joy Dunlap in a legal challenge over rescheduling a special election after a malfunctioning voting machine. A 9:30 a.m. Nov. 29 hearing at the Shalimar courthouse annex will consider alternatives to a new election as the Destin Fire District Commission faces blame for the voided Nov. 2 vote. The dispute centers on at large multi tier terms and which commissioners should have automatic staggered terms, with Adler and Dunlap among the key figures discussing potential precedents and Florida election literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Burns
Dunlap
Florida
Mike Jones
Okaloosa
Adler
Keaton Fund Nears Goal Helps Destin Family
Karen MacGrogan details community effort to fund air ambulance for Curt Keaton, a 23 year old spinal cancer patient from Schenectady. Donations from Destin area residents and groups push total to about 2200 in five days as they seek 3000 and plan travel before December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
New York
Curt Keaton
Elaine
Schenectady
Destin
Keaton
Gulf Pines
Art
Kay Skibbe
Curt
Skibbes
Landestin Lions
Faith Assembly Church
American Legion Post 264
American Cancer Society
Art Skibbe
American Automobile
Elaine Keaton
Kay
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Highway 98
The
Gulf
Coast Guard
Beach Beach
Joel) Adler
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