Destin charter boat fleet weighs dock sites near Okaloosa Island
Destin's charter boat fleet eyes docking options about three miles west of Destin on Okaloosa Island as the Old Pass Lagoon berth faces development. DCBA weighs West Destin Bridge shell pile site and shelling alternative choices while awaiting lease decisions and potential environmental hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Destin
Okaloosa Island
Destin Charter Boat Association
Malcolm Patterson
Fred Tolbert
Ramada Inn
DCBA
William Frank Davis
Choctawhatchee Bay
Deckhands
East Pass
Davis
Tolbert
Old Pass Lagoon
Pat
Terson
Destin Bridge
Baskerville-Donovan Engineers
Department of Natural Resources
Bill Abbott
Abbott Realty
Patterson
DNR
Barrier Island
Okaloosa
County votes against barrier island designation
Okaloosa County commissioners adopt a resolution opposing a state barrier island designation for Destin and South Walton. They call the plan highly restrictive, damaging, and an improper overreaction by the Department of Community Affairs, arguing most land is developed and the policy would curb growth and devalue existing property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Destin
South Walton County
Okaloosa
Mike Mitchell
State Department of Community Affairs
Mitchell
Barrier Island
South Walton
DCA
Department of Community Affairs
Lagoon duty keeps Debbie Milonski testing Old Pass Lagoon
Debbie Milonski applies her marine biology degree to test water quality in Old Pass Lagoon twice weekly for the Northwest Florida Water Management District. The aerators aim to improve habitat, though Milonski cautions the data show only part of the lagoon’s issues as Destin grows from a quiet fishing village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Debbie Milonski
Old Pass Lagoon
Milonski
Destin
Mike Milenski
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Okaloosa County
Isle Group Withdraws Objections to Holiday Isle Height Change
Holiday Isle Improvement Association directors voted to work with developers proposing a highrise condo on Destin Pointe, deferring a decision on Destin Harbor designation until canal harbor data is reviewed. Wew Group says a change in federal height law would not lead to uniform skyscrapers, noting Phase I of two six story buildings at 65 units each with 750 to 800 more units planned over five to six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Holiday Isle Improvement Association
Isle
Isle Board
Destin Harbor
Anchorage
Wengroup
Larry Martin
Destin Pointe Resort
Congress
Okaloosa County
Holiday Isle
Destin Pointe Development Corp
Vironmental
Martin
County Commissioners
Wew Group
Little Rock
New York City
Okaloosa Island
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Highway 98
Grayton
Hgt
Low
Higo
Isle Group
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