This year, Destin is observing 40 years of incorporation, and the older Destin gets, the more things are happening. Earlier this year, The Destin Log started looking back at the past 40 years, taking it in bites, one decade at a time.
Sandy Trammell, who was recently elected to office, reflects on the city’s history, such as being able to secure Norriego Point. She said there was a question as to who owned it — the state, county, or the city.
“We were able to get the paperwork done to own it as city property,” she said.
During that time, the council also was able to put the cross-town connector from Benning to Beach Drive on the TPO list for future building.
The boardwalk along Destin harbor in 2012. Another thing that Trammell is proud of is the building of the harbor boardwalk.
“We had enough money in the harbor CRA that we were able to build the boardwalk that currently exists,” she said.
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