Water shortage plan ready for Northwest Florida districts
Northwest Florida Water Management District presented a contingency plan to water suppliers warning of possible shortages in fast-growing coastal areas. Rich McWilliams outlined board powers to declare shortages and restrict usage by class or individual, while noting domestic and certain treated water sources remain protected. The plan, developed after a South Florida drought, moves through workshops before final district approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Walton
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Rich McWilliams
Nwfwmd
McWilliams
South Walton Utility Company
Destin Water
District Board
South Florida
Adrift Aussie Helps Recreate Mutiny On The Bounty
John Scott, a 23 year old Australian hitchhiker, traveled from Destin to Key West during a two month America tour while filming a social documentary about Capt. William Bligh and the mutiny. He described the 42 day voyage in a 23 foot boat with a mixed crew and shared close calls at sea, radio help, rough weather, and friendly natives on the Tonga islands that aided their voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
John Scott
Sydney
Australia
Destin
Key West
America
Scott
Canada
South Pacific
Bounty
Australian Broadcasting Company
William Bligh
Ron Ware
Mutiny On the Bounty
Ware
Bligh
New Zealand
Newfoundland
Guernsey Islands
Child of Bounty
Tongan Islands
Groups Clash Over Bid For Hospital in Destin
A three way contest to build a hospital in Destin prompts appeals from Destin Medical Center led by Richard Estes and Humana Fort Walton Beach. White-Wilson seeks 86 extra beds at Fort Walton Beach while both firms push for Destin expansion as the state Health and Rehabilitation Services weighs certificates of need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Richard Estes
White-Wilson Medical Center
Humana Hospital
Fort Walton Beach
Estes
White- Wilson
Destin Medical Center
State Department of
Humana
Mike Mastej
Northwest Florida
DMC
Humana Inc
Fort Walton Beach Hospital
Ron Wolff
Destin approves $9 million condo project amid record permits
Destin posts a September peak with total construction permits surpassing $12 million locally and $21.6 million countywide. A key project is an $8.9 million 280 unit condominium on Highway 98 at the former Spy Glass Inn site, by Tuttle Builders, on six acres with twin parking fronts. The Passport Inn plans include an 80 unit motel as part of Destin Okaloosa County development activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Okaloosa County
Zoning and Inspection Department
Spy Glass Inn
Highway 98
San Destin
Tuttle Builders
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Goodyear
East Pass
Ting
Will Hudson
T Hn
Beach High
Slack Pass
Adrift
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