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Okaloosa coalition pitches community land trust to Destin council; councilmember offers to sponsor resolution

2348320 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

A 22-organization coalition chaired by Chief Robert Bage of Fort Walton Beach urged Destin council to support the Northwest Florida Community Land Trust as a strategy for long-term affordable homeownership; a councilmember volunteered to sponsor a resolution.

Chief Robert Bage of the City of Fort Walton Beach, speaking on behalf of the Okaloosa County Health Improvement Plan, told the Destin City Council on Feb. 18 that a community land trust (CLT) could expand long-term affordable homeownership in Okaloosa County.

Bage described how a CLT works: a nonprofit holds…

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