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Three incumbents among five elected to Destin City Council

Destin voters have chosen five new members for their city council, with incumbent Dewey Destin leading the field by securing 22.98% of the vote in Tuesday’s election. Under the city’s at-large voting system, the top four vote-getters will serve full four-year terms, while the fifth-place finisher, Braden, will complete a partial two-year term. The partial […]

Destin voters have chosen five new members for their city council, with incumbent Dewey Destin leading the field by securing 22.98% of the vote in Tuesday’s election.

  • The other successful candidates include incumbent Kevin Schmidt with 15.14%, incumbent Teresa Hebert at 13.84%, former city council-woman Sandy Trammell at 13.31%, and former council member Rodney Braden at 12.86%.

Under the city’s at-large voting system, the top four vote-getters will serve full four-year terms, while the fifth-place finisher, Braden, will complete a partial two-year term. The partial term resulted from a resignation in January 2024.

The election filled seats previously held by the incumbents and an appointed position held by John Stephens, who had temporarily filled the vacancy created by Matthew Sweetser’s resignation earlier this year.

According to city charter provisions, the candidate elected to the partial term would be eligible to serve one additional four-year term afterward.

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“Highschool is finna be more crowed now. We need another highschool not a middle or elementary school.”
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“I agree with Jerome. What will this accomplish since both ends are only 4 lanes?”
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“The parking lot at McGuires would disappear along with the parcel that Destin purchased at the bridge.. Flooding on Okaloosa Island would close an expensive update to 98 , at...”
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“This will not make a difference for traffic passing through the center of Destin along Rt. 98. The smart option is to complete the Brooks Bridge and intersection in Ft...”
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“Doesn’t it still end up with 4 lanes on either end after bridges? Seems more aesthetic than a traffic plan. Which is nice too but does it increase the function?”
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“It would be a money pit let’s sink it for the tourists who we don’t have enough of so more will come”
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