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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1985
Page
5
A letter questions whether residents agree with City Council reducing the proposed millage from 2 mills to 1.5 mills. It frames a public debate on tax levels and local funding. The piece cites civic involvement and potential fiscal impact on services.
A personal account traces Elena the hurricane as it travels from the Niger area across the Atlantic to Cuba and the Gulf Coast. The narrator notes each shift in course toward Florida, then toward Cedar Key and beyond, with family updates and a sense of uneasy vigilance.
The narrator recalls Betsy’s historic U turn and Florida landfall, then notes Elena’s landfall near Dauphin Island. On Labor Day the mood shifts as concerns rise for Gulf Coast residents and belongings, prompting plans to return home and reflections on worry.
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