Optimism Grows as Rates Fall in Walton County Housing
Local lenders and realtors express cautious optimism about a rate decline. Officials note mortgage rates could drop to about 13 percent within 60 to 90 days if money markets stay down, signaling a potential 1984 housing boom and stronger Walton County construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Destin
Ginny Lamar
First National Bank of
Okaloosa County
Wall Street
First Federal
DeFuniak
Ates
Walton County
Dan Scott
Real Estate International
Congress
United States
Scott
Destin Airport Studied for Economic Impact on Tourism
A study by the Florida DOT highlights Destin Airport's role in drawing tourist dollars. The 3rd District Engineer, Darwin Hanson, notes 15 to 20 percent of business for condo owners and deep sea fleets rely on air access. The report, among seven statewide surveys, will be presented to the Legislature in late November. County commissioners approved a 355,175 expansion project to extend the runway apron and install lighting, with total costs near 394,000 and FAA grant funding already awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Destin
Darwin Hanson
Department of Transportation
DOT
Hanson
Federal Aviation Administration
Okaloosa County
Coy Thomason
Thomason
Harbor Dilemma: No Answers To Questions
Last Tuesday's meeting on Old Pass Lagoon water quality yielded more questions than solutions. Agencies, study groups, polluter targets, and Destin residents debated limits on development, outfall checks, carcass dumping bans, fertilizer controls, and septic maintenance while agreeing increased circulation is needed. Yet no plan emerged for how to flush the harbor without risking erosion and altered currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Old Pass Lagoon
Plans for Holiday Isle jetty work meet resistance
Discussion on redefining the eastern gulf end and jetty restructuring faced feasibility doubts as officials weighed pipe systems canal projects and cutting Norriega Point. Bob Kriegel of Environmental Regulations commented on risk and alternative conditions. Positive steps cited for the flushing theory with Northwest Florida Water Management District to provide concrete data to the county commission and Representative James Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiday Isle
Gulf
Norriega Point
Bob Kriegel
Department of Environmental Regulations
Northwest Florida Water Management District
County Commission
James Ward
Beach Road Fight Heats Up Over Illegal Coastal Route
South Walton County residents vow to block removal of an allegedly illegal beach road after a state cabinet order requires the county to remove it within 30 days. DNR attorneys expect final orders soon, while Preserve Our Beaches declines to join the dispute between locals and government officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
South Walton County
Richard McCrie
Department of Natural Resources
McCrite
DNR
South Walton Beach
Deborah Getzoff
Preserve
Pob
PCB
McCrute
Billy
McLean
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Harbor
Flushing
Brave
East Pass
Beach Beach
Low
Slack Pass
Hiah
Beach Road
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