Okaloosa Walton crime stats show mixed first-half 1986 changes
Florida FDLE figures indicate Okaloosa County crime rose 2.3 percent while Walton County fell 7.6 percent in January-June 1986. Okaloosa saw gains in aggravated assaults, larcenies, and motor vehicle thefts, with burglaries and forcible rapes down. Walton saw declines across five of seven index crimes, though robberies and aggravated assaults rose.
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Walton County
Florida
FDLE
Schurr
Okaloosa
George French
Sheriff's Department
Joel Alford
Destin Recreation Committee weighs field improvements
The Destin Recreation Committee, working with the Okaloosa County School Board, considers adding lighting, bleachers, fencing, storage buildings, or a concession stand to the recreational fields near Destin Elementary School. A well and sprinkler system are being installed and sod should follow this month. A Sept. 23 meeting will decide on further projects and a public survey may be conducted to gauge community wants.
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Destin
Destin Elementary
Okaloosa County
Panel approves SR 20 widening study for future traffic growth
A transportation panel recommended studying State Road 20 from the Eglin East Gate to Freeport for widening. The DOT will conduct an environmental impact study and draft preliminary plans, though no funds are yet committed. Project aims to ease rising traffic, with estimates of 33,200 vehicles daily by 2015, up from current 14,600.
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Eglin East Gate
U.S.331
Freeport
Metropolitan Planning Organization
State Department of Transporation
S.R. 20
DOT
Niceville
David Fierro
College Boulevard
Fierro
John Sims
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