Subject: WZEP AM 1460 First News Monday 05-05-08
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TDC Opens Beach Restroom

 

The storms blew them down, but just in time for the summer season, they are back open, so no more waiting. Visitors and residents enjoying the beautifully restored beaches in Western Walton County are now celebrating the reopened restrooms and added parking. The restrooms at the Miramar Beach regional public access, which were damaged by the storms several years ago, were reopened last week after dune restoration was completed in March.

           

Dave Sell, TDC beach maintenance manager says they had to wait for the completion of the beach restoration project last year as well as permitting from DEP to begin rebuilding the dunes and to complete repairs for the restroom. Sell says they worked diligently and are pleased to reopen these restrooms in time for the summer season.

           

All the necessary repairs to the electrical and plumbing were completed and the restrooms were cleaned and refreshed with new hardware.  The beach crew built a temporary deck with a shower that connects to the bathhouse.  In addition, the TDC installed 1,100 linear feet of sand fence to protect the new dune. Twenty parking spaces were reopened on the old parking deck to help alleviate some of the parking challenges along this stretch of Scenic Gulf Drive. 

           

The TDC has received the permit for rebuilding the parking deck and will have it ready for bid in July. Construction for the new parking lot is scheduled to begin September 2008.

 

 

TDC Makes Dune Lake Documentary

 

The Walton County Tourist Development Council (TDC) introduces “Coastal Dune Lakes of Beaches of South Walton,” a 13-minute documentary highlighting the area’s rare coastal treasures. The film was co-produced by Elam Stoltzfus of Live Oak Production Group and the script was written by Chandra Hartman.

 

The film gives an educational interpretation of the ecological benefits of the lakes and how they can be sustained for many years to come. It gives details of the biodiversity of the coastal dune lakes, water quality monitoring, development along the lakes and recreational opportunities.  The film also describes how both visitors and residents can participate in the “Leave No Trace” ethic by keeping the dune lakes pristine and natural.

 

The film will be promoted online on the TDC’s official website www.beachesofsouthwalton.com, through CBA, Coastal Dune Lake Advisory Board and University of Florida’s IFAS educational initiatives. The DVD’s will be available for purchase at the TDC’s Visitor Information Center for $12.

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Listen to the Mp3 file for News Segment 2 http://www.wzep1460.com/WZEP%20News%20Monday%20Segment%202.mp3
 

WC SB Agenda

 

The Walton County School Board is to meet Tuesday evening at 5:00pm at the Tivoli Complex. After the opening duties and approval of past minutes, the board should consider old business, the school calendars. This includes both the school calendar and the 12-month employee holiday calendar.

 

The consent agenda lists: a cooperative service Agreement between the Florida State University and Walton; a contract with School Board of Okaloosa County; a contract with Performance Learning Systems, Inc.; approval to process a grant to purchase radio repeaters for schools, financial reports; removal and disposition of property and transportation requests. Trip requests include Freeport High’s girl’s and boy's basketball and South Walton’s girl’s to attend Troy University Team Basketball Camp; Emerald Coast Middle School's National Junior Beta Club member Rachael White to attend the national convention and academic competition; Freeport High School's Football Team to attend the Down and Dirty Football Camp in Deland; Walton Middle School 8th grade students to travel to The Track in Destin; Van Butler Elementary's Jr. Beta Club to travel by Coach to the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center in Mobile;  South Walton High School's Boy's Basketball Team to Attend the 2008 Boy's Basketball Team Camp at the University of South Alabama in Mobile;  Emerald Coast Middle School to transport students to Camp Beckwith in Fairhope; District's U.S. Army Cadet Corps students to be transported to the Annual training at Ft. A.P. Hill, VA; the Professional Development Center; and Walton Middle School for Builder, Beta, Academic Team and Student Council to travel by charter bus to Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, GA.

 

The action agenda starts with a public hearing concerning the challenged materials policy, personnel recommendations, then a look at an eligibility change for the BC/BS insurance.

 

There is time for a discussion of the previously approved additional athletic funding for schools, the grand master site plan and middle school program, a capital projects update, and a possible land purchase in Paxton.

 

The agenda also has a student expulsion and the 2006-2007 FTE Audit Corrective Action Plan .
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The Northwest Florida Daily News 29th Annual Marvin DeBolt Junior Golf Classic will be held Wednesday, July 9th, and Thursday, July 10th, at the Fort Walton Beach Golf Club. All proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast. The cost is $80 for ages 12-18 and $60 for youth ages 8-11. Youth ages 12 and up will be playing 18 holes each day. The 8-11 division will be playing 9 holes each day. If you need any information or would like to register, call 862-1616.

 

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A man standing on a street corner waiting for a bus was shocked to feel the ground move beneath his feet. He was standing on a manhole cover. Unfortunately, the cover didn't stay where it was supposed to. "There was suddenly a loud boom noise. This gentleman went flying into the air," said Kevin Cartwright with the Baltimore City Fire Department. The 18-year-old man flew about 10 feet into the air and struck a sign, Cartwright said. He suffered a head and elbow injury and is in stable condition at an area hospital. The gas Baltimore Gas and Electric company had been having problems with an electric cable during storms on Sunday, which might have contributed to the accident. The company is investigating. "It was not gas related. It appears that an underground electric cable switch that failed is what caused the manhole cover to come off," said Linda Foy with BGE Communications. "It's hollow under this manhole cover. The switch that failed -- it actually blew up -- and all that air under here, it had to go somewhere, and it went up," said one worker. BGE didn't have statistics, but said this type of occurrence is rare.
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