Destin Elementary bicycle theft and multiple vehicle thefts reported
Crime report details several thefts and property losses. Dorothy Martin’s son’s bicycle valued at 175 dollars was taken from the bike rack at Destin Elementary School, investigated by Deputy Hank Garrett. Betty Ann Smith’s 1981 Thunderbird valued at 4500 dollars disappeared from 591 Sandlewood Town Houses, suspected ex-husband, with car locked. James Jones’s vehicle taken from his driveway later found at 207 Beach Drive. cassette player and tapes worth 1500 dollars missing. Folmar and Associates flags stolen from Shoreline Village Mall, seen entering in a gray 1976 Mustang with two white males. license plate obtained. Vickie Johnson reported two wooden signs removed from Shoreline Village Mall entrance belonging to the TCBy Yogurt Shop. Deputy investigations by R H Williams, J L Laird, W Collette.
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Dorothy Martin
Pine Street
Kelly Street
Destin Elementary School
Hank Garrett
Betty Ann Smith
Sandlewood
Smith
J.L. Laird
Beach Drive
William Collette
Folmar
Gulfshore Boulevard
Fadden
R.H. Williams
Vickie Johnson
Shoreline Village Mall
T.C.B.Y. Yogurt Shop
Destin Growth Plan Backed By State Officials
DCA official Jim Murley says Destin will face no problems under the governor approved growth plan that balances environmental and development needs. The plan requires local governments to maintain acceptable long term growth strategies and coordinate coastal management, with penalties including loss of state general revenue funds if noncompliant.
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Destin
Jim Murley
Division of
DCA
Murley
Emerald Coast
Morley
Panhandle
Florida
Bob Kessler
Bureau of Local Resource Planning
Kessler
Dock location dispute amid Destin bridge land ownership
The state’s largest fleet of nearly 100 boats faces month-to-month leases at Old Pass Lagoon as a proposed dock site on the west end of East Pass near Destin Bridge prompts ownership conflicts. DCBA president Capt William Frank Davis helped select the land, with Eglin AFB and DNR contesting ownership of the five acre parcel that has since expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Pass Lagoon
East Pass
Destin Bridge
DCBA
William Frank Davis
John Williams
DNR
Eglin Air Force Base
Docks Lease Sought Near East Pass Amid Ownership Tug
In Okaloosa County the DCBA pushes a lease on land west of East Pass for docks despite potential legal clashes over land ownership with the DNR and U.S. Air Force. A May 15, 1984 letter requires detailed drawings and an application before the DNR will consider the lease request.
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Okaloosa County
Mike Mitchell
DNR
Elton Gissendanner
DCBA
Staples
East Pass
U.S. Air Force
City population estimate relies on utility data and transit notes
Officials use electricity customer counts to gauge population 1980 census gaps. Councilman Woodward warns transient residents complicate hookups data, suggesting door to door surveys and building permits as possible checks though unsure of impact.
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Smith
Danny Woodward
Woodward
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James Jones
Seaview Drive
Chamber of Commerce
Formar
Destin Library
Destin Air/Sea Rescue
ARC School of Hope
Trip
Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Gold Diggers
Hwy
Gulf Shore Dr. Destin, FL
Shoreline Village
MALL
the Panhandle
Jim Armstrong
Sir Speedy
Ft. Walton
Mary Esther
Destin Office
Okaloosa
FDIC
Crestview
S. Fernon Blvd
Ocean City
N. Eglin Parkway
Eglin Parkway
Hurlburt
Hurlburt Field
Equal Housing Lender
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