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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1986
Page
1
Residents may register to vote in the Destin City Council election and the November general election. Registration is weekdays 9 am to 5 pm at Destin City Hall 415 Mountain Drive. Evening sessions are Sept 29 and Oct 2 from 5 to 7 pm, with a weekend session Oct 4 from 9 am to noon and books close Oct 4 at 5 pm.
Say No Meets the Okaloosa County Say No To Drugs Task Force will hold a public meeting today at 5 30 p m in the Shalimar Court House Annex. Civic groups fraternal organizations and interested citizens are invited. Details by calling Tom Bevine at 243-9055.
Judge Erwin Fleet of Shalimar has applied for a Florida Supreme Court seat announced Monday. Nominating commission will pick three finalists for each vacancy created by retirements of Chief Justice Joe Boyd and Justice James Adkins. 34 judges and lawyers have applied so far.
Partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers and a 30 percent rain risk. Highs in the upper 80s, southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy skies, mid 80s highs, overnight lows in the lower 70s.
A brief weather and tide snapshot notes low water at 0843 and 1910 hours with temperatures around 74 degrees. The entries include numeric readings such as 2159 H and 1 13 1.0 11 12 0843 1910 8 10 alongside a low tide marker.
The state Department of Community Affairs is set to recommend an Area of Critical State Concern designation for all of Destin and portions of Walton and Okaloosa counties. The Intergovernmental Coordination Subcommittee meets at 9 a.m. at Sandestin Beach Resort to decide acceptance. Tom Patton calls the move premature while DCA cites unfinished growth management tasks as the core reason.
Okaloosa Sanitation Inc officials announced negotiations to sell to Environmental Waste Systems Inc for more than 2.5 million. Destin City Council may study entering the garbage business and holds right of first refusal under the franchise. The council could match the offer and take over Destin’s garbage service. Continued on Page 15A.
Destin Utilities may trade several hundred acres from the 2000 acre Kelly Trust for spray irrigation disposal of effluent and access to DWU’s plant. Lloyd Bell and Lowell Kelly say DWU has a suitable plant and unused capacity, reducing the need to duplicate infrastructure.
Okaloosa County commissioners agreed to finance 500000 for Fort Walton Beach road work in 1987 while risking near total erosion of the countywide 675000 road budget. Commissioner Larry Andors cited that a local-option gas tax could shift funds to Destin and other municipalities for road projects.
Pensacola’s Susan Forte recalls Jan 28 1985 as the Challenger disaster altered the nation. She pursued space teaching dreams since 1975, watched Christa McAuliffe chosen, and described mixed emotions of relief guilt and grief while sharing memories with the Okaloosa 4-H council. Her space ties span from application days to ambassador work and prior attempts to join NASA.
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