Destin Log details newspaper staff and subscription rates
The Destin Log lists offices at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida with Santa Rosa Beach as a distribution point. It names editors, reporters, sales and circulation staff and provides subscription rates for Okaloosa and Walton Counties and out of state, including 6 months 9 dollars and 2 years 27 dollars for local readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
Okaloosa
Walton
True Grit Trail Ride Tests Novice Rider’s Nerves
A novice rider joins 17 others on a charity cross county trail from the Santa Rosa County line toward Walton County. Paint the horse surprises by leading, injures a rider, and the group halves its pace after 28 miles. The journey ends near Walton County with a pledge-driven cause benefiting underprivileged children.
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Clint Eastwood
Asa John Wayne
Santa Rosa
Walton County
Kiwanis Club
Bill Rosasco
U.S. Highway 90
Gulliver, Holt and
Milligan
Crestview
Walton Line
H.C. Devine
Letters to the Log Editor Destin Florida
Readers are invited to express opinions and disagree with the editorial stance. Letters must be legible and signed with a return address, or they will not be considered. Send to Editor The Log P.O. Box 957 1225 Airport Road Destin FL 32541.
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P.O
Airport Road
Destin
Editorial Conjecture Over Destin Budget Millage Rate
Editorial weighs Destin's first year budget and asks if a 1.5 mill rate will qualify for revenue sharing funds. Uncertainty looms over eligibility, with potential loss of revenue sharing and reliance on reserves, interfund transfers, and future city projects. Readers urged to hope the city guesses right.
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Destin
Destin's Tax Levy and Revenue Sharing Explained
Residents weigh 1.5 mill levy as a path to recover $300,000 in revenue sharing and taxes already collected. Officials note state funding requires a base yearly levy of 3 mills on Destin's 1984 tax base of $550 million, yielding $1.65 million, to qualify for revenue sharing regardless of changes.
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Destin
Tax base impact and millage changes face city council
Ida Calhoun notes the city would have faced a larger shortfall if incorporated earlier. In 1985 the tax base was 650 million dollars with a 1.5 mill rate yielding 975000. Fire department 0.75 mill adds 487500 making total 1,462,500, 187,500 short of 1,650,000. Council must cover the gap via licenses and taxes. if not, about 300,000 is lost. Next years may break even as taxes trend down. Destination Destin resident Ida Calhoun comments on support for 1.5 mills.
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Fire Department
Ida Calhoun
Destin
Danny Woodward
Citizens For Incorporation
Incorporation
Lloyd Taylor
Tax Is Of Age in Walton County beach tax plan
Community letter argues a bed tax for tourists should be earmarked to a special fund within five miles of beach developments. It urges a county appointed citizen group to control expenditures and suggests the South Walton Merchants Association under the Walton County Chamber of Commerce manage promotional spend, concluding with a call for guaranteed income to sustain local services.
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Walton
South Walton
General County
Letters discuss taxes and revenue sharing in Destin
A reader response criticizes tax cuts that would reduce revenue sharing of 250,000 to 300,000 dollars. The letter references City Council members, past incorporation efforts, and debate over millage levels while urging preservation of revenue shared funds for Destin’s safety and quality of life. The writer asserts broad support for maintaining revenue sharing despite opposition.
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