Kelly Directors Quit Overboard Dispute At Arts Center
Kelly family members clash as directors quit citing mismanagement and a lack of progress. They accuse the board of freezing accounts and changing locks while moving to distance the center from the Kelly name. New members join as tensions persist but optimism remains for the arts center’s future.
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Kelly Trust
Gossman
Mattie
Imogene
Kelly Center
Arts Center
Mattie Kelly
Imogene Kelly
Kellys
Dorothy Fernstrom
Kelly
Bob Lloyd
Ginger Genovese
Ella Gossman
Lee Jackson
Jim Saunders
Pensacola
Runoff decision shifts as Kolmetz backs Boles
Kolmetz, the only candidate contacted by The Log who had decided, backs Boles saying Kesser is a lawyer and he opposed sending a lawyer to Tallahassee. Kolmetz finished last in the first primary with 320 votes. Sam Peek, fourth with 1,997 votes, declined comment. Voters from the five nonqualifying candidates hold runoffs potential influence. Chesser and Boles together had 5,633 votes while the rest trailed.
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Kolmetz
Log
Boles
Kesser
Tallahassee
Sam Peek
Chesser
Chesser and Boles in runoff for Sept runoff bid
In the race to succeed the incumbent, Chesser leads Boles by about a thousand votes as 6,884 totals roll in. Boles says 7,000 votes remain and predicts a Boles victory. Chesser vows to continue campaigning on growth and transportation while Harden advances in the Republican primary to face the winner on November 2.
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Didates
Boles
Chesser
Ken Boles
Robert Harden
Harden
Margaret Bartlett
Dual taxation woes strain Okaloosa County budgets
Okaloosa County struggles with dual taxation as Destin and other cities await fair shares. As of July 1 the county owed Valparaiso 25300 and Destin 52500 in dual taxes while Crestview and Laurel Hill fully paid. Destin contributes about 26 percent of county revenue yet receives little in return, prompting calls to rework budgeting to avoid perpetual debt carryover.
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Valparaiso
Destin
Mary Esther
Niceville
Shalimar
Crestview
Laurel Hill
Main Street
Thirteenth Street
Azalea Drive
Jack Dorman
Okaloosa County
Sam Brunson
Brunson
Destin Emergency Shelters Sought by City Committee
Destin's Emergency Management Committee seeks shelter sites after disasters or hurricanes. They will review the Destin Community Center American Legion building churches and Destin Elementary School for temporary housing. The Log corrects a prior error naming Bill Phillips' nominee. Bill Schneider is the actual appointee to the Public Safety Committee.
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Destin
American Legion
Public Safety Committee
Bill Phillips
Bill Schneider
Phillips
Surge causes TV damage during electrical storms
Third Street resident Surge Jim Vaughan reports his air conditioning motor and compressor were ruined by a surge during a non lightning storm. Clifford Barnes estimates three to six TVs fail after storms, most older sets, and urges unplugging devices. Gulf Power spokesman Jim Davis recommends surge protectors and notes liability only if Gulf activity causes the damage.
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Jim Vaughan
Third Street
Clifford Barnes
Barnes Electronics
Barnes
Jim Davis
Gulf Power
Davis
Gulf
Destin weighs dock lease amid insurance cost fears
Councilman Danny Woodward notes the Destin Community Center and Destin Fishing Rodeo have paused dock leasing due to high liability insurance. If leased, the dock would host Destin’s harbormaster Mitch Dudley and his 17 foot Boston Whaler, with public access and minor repairs planned. Rodeo weigh-in moves this year to Marina Point.
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Til Dorman
Danny Woodward
Destin
Woodward
Mitch Dudley
Harbormaster
Dorman
Destin Fishing Rodeo
Marina Point
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