Debating Bayou Zoning Draws Residents and Builders
Okaloosa County commissioners weigh whether Joe's Bayou parcels should stay Business Tourism or shift to Residential Suburban. Residents fear a yacht club will disrupt a quiet neighborhood while Kelly Trust touts a compliant permit and showroom plan. If RSS wins, a lawsuit against the trust could fail. if BT remains, yacht club construction may proceed soon. The decision is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday in Shalimar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Joe’s Bayou
Joe's Bayou
Kelly Trust
Bayou
Moody-Kelly Concrete
Bayou Land
Houston
Destin
Bill Stichler
Stichler
Bernarr Kelly
Walton Group Pushes Suit Over Redistricting Plan
Walton County Taxpayers Association vows to continue court action after the county commissioners approve a redistricting plan. They argue for single-member districts and challenge the plan’s boundaries and sunshine-law compliance. WCTA cites population balance improvements and South Walton growth, urging a plan closer to its own proposal for future representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Walton County
Walton County Taxpayers Association
John Clark
WCTA
Walton
Comission
Dernard Owens
Pat Blackshear
U.S
Bob Anderson
Florida
Sunshine
Anderson
Sam Pridgen
W.F. Miles
Owens
Commission
Choctawhatchee Bay
DeFuniak Springs
Marge Crawford
Crawford
South County
Sai Wcta
al Downs
South
Clark
Commis
Alcohol Related Death of Fort Walton Beach Dancer
Susan Redmond an 18 year old Fort Walton Beach nightclub dancer drowned at a South Walton beach after reportedly drinking a bottle of wine with an unidentified male companion. Deputy Medical Examiner Dr Edmund Kielman noted alcohol likely caused drowning but will seek urine tests for possible drug involvement and a new injection mark found on the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Walton Beach
Edmund Kielman
Susan Redmond
Kielman
Pensacola
Redmond
Fort Walton Beach
Destin water utility plans new sewer plant expansion
Destin Water Users' DWU moves toward a fourth wastewater treatment plant as a two-year build plan looms. President George French cites rapid building growth and a fall start on a new well to be online by 1985. Engineers will study disposal options including irrigation, deep well injection, reuse, or gulf dumping with cost depending on method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Destin
DWU
George French
French
Gulf
Steve Holcomb
Baskerville-Donovan
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Collier Houston
Walton Group
Howard Marler
Masters’ Harbor
Low
New Harbor
Old Pass Lagoon
Waterview Towers
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