DWU Plans Sludge Disposal Talks and Upgrades
Destin Water Users General Manager Fric Smith will meet with Okaloosa County engineer to seek a sludge disposal solution. The board authorized Baskerville Donovan Engineers to obtain a belt press at about 280000 dollars, with questions remaining on end use. Alarm systems for lift stations may cost 20000 to 25000 dollars annually, while a Destin Harbor water main project is 40 percent done and on schedule, with bids for the Indian Bayou irrigation project expected next board meeting for a planned completion next summer.
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Destin Water Users
Fric Smith
Okaloosa
St. Petersburg
Smith
Holcomb
Destin Harbor
Indian Bayou
City Council eyes full Holiday Isle land swap talk
Residents heard a Blue Ribbon Committee push to acquire all land on Holiday Isle from the county and to claim a county right of way. Don Jones urged taking the whole parcel while Attorney Lloyd Blue warned of legal issues and the need for City Council blessing. Councilman Dewey Destin urged caution and further study as City Council Chairman Bill Phillips noted the city already maintains Holiday Isle roads.
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Holiday Sle
Holiday Isle
Don Jones
Enchilada
Lloyd Blue
Dewey Destin
Bill Phillips
Foreclosure auction ends as Little’s land sells for 675000
Charles Little claims an officer of First National Bank of Okaloosa County accepted cash to issue a 900000 loan to Joseph Urquhart Jr. The circuit court denied Little’s motion to exclude his property from the sale, which was held after Urquhart defaulted. The land valued at 1250000 sold to First National for 675000 amid allegations of impropriety and a broader condo project scandal involving the FDIC and former Alabama banker Cecil Miller. Local bank officer Timothy P. Smith resigned prior to the filing and deflected comment on the case.
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Charles Little
First National Bank of
Okaloosa County
Joseph W. Urquhart Jr
Little
Urquhart
Okaloosa Coruit
Erwin Fleet
First National
LaPrincesse
Destin
Timothy P. Smith
Smith
Harbor Board backs Old Pass Lagoon flushing plan
The Destin Harbor Board unanimously supports a Gulf water flushing pipeline at Sandpiper Cove to improve Old Pass Lagoon water quality. They call for complementary fixes like storm-water and litter control and urge state funding in the upcoming session, estimating the pipeline at about 1.2 million with roughly 830,000 annual maintenance shared by Destin, Okaloosa County and the Northwest Florida Water Management District. The plan will go to City Council for final action.
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Flushing Old Pass Lagoon
Oscar O’steen
Destin Water Users
State Department of Transportation
State Department of Environmental
State Department of Natural Resources
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Sandpiper Cove
Harbor Board
Flushing
Destin
Okaloosa County
Water Management District
City Council
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Florida State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Floridatate
Landestin
FDIC
Old Pass Lagoon
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