Bayou Marina Plan Draws Ire From Local Residents
Residents oppose a 1.75 million Joe's Bayou yacht club proposed by Bernarr Kelly citing potential pollution and traffic, with 70 residents signing a petition. They warn the project could turn the bayou into aDestin Harbor style site and stress the bayou's critical habitat.
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Ingrid Kreis
Joe’s Bayou
Destin Harbor
Bernarr Kelly
Aven
Kelly
Evelyn Cheek
Yacht Club
Mike Milenski
Harbor Lane
Bayou
Joe’s Bayou’s
Fred Tolbert
Joe's Bayou
Tolbert
Destin Lagoon
Destin Fire District Finalizes Budget and Staffing Plans
The Destin Fire District budget committee approved a $245,700 budget with an expected carryover of about $74,800 in unallocated tax funds. Revised tax income for 1983 84 ranges to $215,287 from $192,376, while last year brought in $140,421. The plan calls for four new firefighters, current staff salaries, a part time fire inspector, and facility expansions at Station No 1 plus improvements at Station No 2. Long term goals include additional firefighters, a new generator, a truck bay at Station No 2, and a ladder truck. The board will hear the proposal Monday night.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Okaloosa County
Howard Hilburn
Destin Tax Notices Prompt Resident Outcry Over Higher Assessments
Destin property owners protest TRIM notices showing steep increases in assessed values for homes, land, and businesses. County Appraiser Howard Hilburn cites eight criteria and 85 percent of fair market value. locals note promised infrastructure funds not delivered. About 60 to 65 Destin residents are estimated to be exempt from taxes this year, far fewer than 1981.
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Destin
Hilburn
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Howard Hilburn
Holiday Isle
Art Constantine
Sea Oats Drive
Constantine
Beach Drive
Trust Distribution To Wait
The Jeanne Kelly estate seeks to delay distribution of the Coleman L. Kelly Trust assets amid substantial appraisal differences. Circuit Judge Erwin Fleet heard Friday motions to extend the trust beyond September 29 and to allow interim sales or leases only with court approval as new appraisals are completed. The estate argues the latest appraisal values 30 parcels at 14.8 million, far below earlier estimates, and seeks more time to appraise remaining parcels.
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Jim Chitwood
Coleman L. Kelly
Jeanne S. Kelly
Circuit Court
Erwin Fleet
Kelly Trust
Fleet
Walter Smith
Joseph A. Riley
Jeanne Kelly
Coleman Kelly
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Crete
Sibert Avenue
David Marler
Terry Watkins
Marler
Watkins
Joy Dunlap
Joel Adler
Bill Burleson
Stahlman Avenue
Airport Road
Fire Department
South Walton
Beach High
Ovns
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