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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1985
Page
19
South Walton Emergency Services announces a turkey shoot for Saturday September 28 at 10 p.m. at Cano Square. A SWES spokesman jokes about shooting turkeys and offers a turkey and a ham as prizes, with ammo available and a limerick style announcement.
The Citizens For South Walton will host a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Beach Community Center to review preliminary reports on zoning and education as it weighs incorporation, with potential revisions. The study area now covers the entire South Walton from county line to county line.
Fred Riehle was elected president of the South Walton Emergency Services fire and medical rescue group. He is a retired airline pilot with many years of volunteer firefighting experience. Riehle replaces acting president Beth Nicholson who had replaced Frank LeBleau after his resignation. New posts also include vice president Bill Holmes and public relations Beth Nicholson. Treasures and other posts remain with Bob Edwards, Mac McKenney, Georgia Goulding, and Irv Lindaus.
Citizens For South Walton population study group chairman Helen McCall reports South Walton’s population rose 15 percent from 1984 to 1985 to 9454. She derived figures by multiplying electric hook ups by 2.31 persons per household, noting yearlong residency cannot be determined. The county’s unincorporated area totals about 25000 residents per UF researchers and about half of that for South Walton.
Federal Bureau of Land Management inspectors say a half acre behind One Seagrove Place may be federal park land and suspect encroachment by a boardwalk. A variance to permit rights of way likely, pending possible survey changes after marker discrepancies. Local residents stress the park’s public value as authorities review boundaries and ownership dating to 1947.
South Walton Utility board revealed a potential end of year balance up to 1.3 million dollars for 1985 86, largely in certificates of deposit. The nonprofit plans to reinvest the funds into capital improvements and utility services while maintaining non profit status. The 4 250 water and 2 000 wastewater customers support a 3.89 million dollar budget prioritizing Ponce de Leon Road treatment plant expansion and new equipment purchases.
Walton County and state authorities can close the Choctawhatchee Bay drawbridge on U S 331 during hurricanes under federal rules. Perry Haynes of the 8th Coast Guard District says closures are a judgment call with no fixed bottom line, reflecting varied conditions across communities as residents worry about wind, traffic, and boat activity during evacuations.
Captain John F. Johnston, a charter boat operator, argues that criticism of boats passing under the Choc tawhatchee Bay drawbridge during Hurricane Elena is unfounded. He piloted a boat through the bridge during the storm’s second pass to reach safe harbor, as cars queued for miles on U S 331.
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