Sandestin weighs lake remedy after Gulf spill spill
Sandestin officials and the state DER pursue a remediation plan for Horseshoe Lake after millions of gallons breached a dam, violating water standards and discharging turbid water into the Gulf of Mexico. Officials discuss penalties, lake lowering, and structural upgrades to prevent future spills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Gulf of Mexico
Sandestin
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Tom Patton
DEA
Horseshoe Lake
Highway 98
Patton
Bob Kriegel
Airport Drainage Relief Plan for Quiet Woods Subdivision
Okaloosa County commissioners authorized a $50,000 drainage project along Airport Road to keep flood water from Quiet Woods homes and yards. Engineer Dave Heinrich outlined a gravity flow system moving water 600 feet west then 3,000 feet of pipe to Kell-Aire Gardens and Kell-Aire Lake to Joe's Bayou, with water quality not expected to threaten bayous. The plan includes $27,800 in county road materials and seeks potential funding from Destin Water Users, with a continuation noted on Page 3A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Airport Road
Quiet Woods
Okaloosa
Dave Heinrich
Heinrich
Kell-Aire Gardens
Kell-Aire Lake
Joe’s Bayou
Quail Lake
Mike Mitchell
John Dowd
Destin
Dowd
State loans boost Destin housing with $150 million fund
Destin developer Davage Runnels says state loan funds totaling more than 150 million could transform local housing. The Florida Housing Finance Agency plans 50 to 100 million for rental units and 60 to 65 million for first time buyers, with loans issued to developers and tied to long term occupancy and income limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Florida Housing Finance Agency
Davage
Buddy) Runnels
HFA
Glenn Kilpatrick
Mark Hendrickson
Runnels
Hendrickson
Florida
Final hearing on Destin zoning plan faces county vote
Okaloosa County commissioners prepare for a final hearing on Destin rezoning with disputes between property owners developers and a citizens panel. Key items include east Henderson Beach undeveloped land and northwest Joe's Bayou parcels from Business Tourism to Residential Suburban, plus a 54 acre Airport Road site and potential beachfront safeguards. The public session starts 6:30 p.m. at the Shalimar courthouse annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa
Destin
Citizens
Henderson Beach State Recreation
Joe’s Bayou
Citizens Committee
Okaloosa County
Citizens Panel
Eastwood Nine
Destiny Oleander Homeowners’ Association
Airport Road
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DER
Kriegel
Gulf
Tina Hecker
Alonzo Lee
Lee
Adger, AL
David Windes
South Walton
Beach High
Hgt
P&i
Henderson Beach
White-Wilson Properties
Shalimar Courthouse Annex
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