Flooding Assistance Sought On Mountain Drive
Destin landowner Jimmy Trammell seeks Okaloosa County aid for Mountain Drive flooding. Commissioner Mike Mitchell has asked County Engineer Dave Heinrich to survey the issue from engineering and responsibility perspectives. Heinrich will supervise a study and report back with recommendations. no action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okaloosa County
Mountain Drive
Mike Mitchell
Jimmy Trammell
Trammell
Mitchell
Dave Heinrich
Heinrich
Mr. Heinrich
Florida Saltwater Products License Takes Effect October First
New laws in Florida establish a Saltwater Products License effective Oct 1 requiring anyone who sells or exchanges saltwater products to be licensed. The fee is 25 dollars for residents 100 dollars for nonresidents and 150 dollars for aliens. Revenues fund marine research promotion of saltwater products and Marine Fisheries Commission support.
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Florida
Department of Natural Resources
FDNR
Commonwealth Blvd
Tallahassee
Marine Fisheries Commission
FHP Announces Get Tough On Defects Policy
Florida Highway Patrol will ticket drivers with unsafe equipment and defective parts. Col. Bobby R. Burkett and Sgt. Dean Sullivan in Okaloosa and Walton counties say citations will start immediately for extremely hazardous cases like four bald tires, with follow ups to ensure corrections are made.
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Karen MacGrogan
Florida Highway Patrol
Bobby R. Burkett
Okaloosa
Walton
Dean Sullivan
Sullivan
Burkett
Isle Road Swap Settles Lawsuit Could End Rights Row
Fort Walton Beach attorney Lloyd Blue representing Saudi Corp offered the county 50 extra feet of right‑of‑way along Gulf Shore Drive in exchange for a county owned 50‑foot easement. The deal aims to widen Gulf Shore Drive to 100 feet from Durango Road to the end of Holiday Isle, potentially settling a four‑year suit over rights‑of‑way.
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Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa
Holiday Isle
Fort Walton Beach
Lloyd Blue
Saudi Corp
Gulf Shore Drive
Gulf Shore
White Sands Investment Corp
Wallace C. Yost
Blue
Durango
Durango Road
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