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Destin council delays annexation decision, orders cost estimate for professional survey and schedules CRA follow‑up
Summary
Council directed staff to return with a not‑to‑exceed estimate for a professionally administered annexation survey and scheduled CRA advisory review in early January, citing concerns about timing, survey design and holiday sampling bias.
City staff presented a proposed annexation timeline and a plan to survey property owners in several unincorporated eastern neighborhoods (Kelly Plantation, Regatta Bay and similar communities) to measure interest in annexation. The proposed outreach would use a fact sheet with a QR code to allow residents to register a ‘yes/no’ response and capture neighborhood‑level interest.
Council members debated whether to conduct the survey in‑house or hire a professional vendor.…
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