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Shore at Crystal Beach design project approved with much more parking

On Tuesday morning, the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners approved the Park Design Layout submitted for the Shore at Crystal Beach Park Expansion project. This is a joint project between the county and the City of Destin to acquire additional beachfront property and develop/expand park facilities in the City of Destin.   The Shore at Crystal Beach Park […]

On Tuesday morning, the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners approved the Park Design Layout submitted for the Shore at Crystal Beach Park Expansion project.

  • This is a joint project between the county and the City of Destin to acquire additional beachfront property and develop/expand park facilities in the City of Destin.  

The Shore at Crystal Beach Park Expansion is the first project for this partnership. The existing single parcel access park, with limited parking, is to be expanded to include three additional parcels and provide nearly 60 combined standard vehicle, handicap accessible, and low speed vehicle parking spaces.

Following multiple meetings between the City and County staffs, along with the design consultant (Baskerville Donovan, Inc.), the 30% design submittal has been developed. 

The next step will be to finalize the design drawings with the potential to begin construction during the slower tourism time.

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“no no no…. please keep this for the military and their families. Thank you. (and another PAID parking area?! ) Soon it would become like all other the areas here...”
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“If the father wanted it to be a reef, it would be there already naturally.”
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“Ms sabin I would like to clean your Freeport property for free if I could have some of the junk in the yard”
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“I see both sides to everyone's point here. Like the automated accuser, or having pictures of our children. I also don't agree with the MPH gaps of 11Mph. That's still...”
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“So who actually is paying for this? And isn't this private property? And if it's not private property, why isn't there more accessible parking available for all?”
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“Milo has already assisted in reuniting a lost doodle found on the streets with her owner. Great job Milo!!”
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“Absolutely NOT. It’s an ideal place think about it, for wounded warriors to enjoy the beach. They have helped give us our freedom. Let them have this one pleasure in...”
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“This is for military personnel who have given their time to serve this nation. If Eglin allows the county to take over this park military personnel would have limited access...”
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“Why not open the parking lot so people can visit beaches!”
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“So no boats along the point or is there a place for one or two ‍♀️”
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