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City of Destin Harbor CRA board approves comprehensive work plans, green-shoreline pilot at Clement Taylor Park
Summary
The City of Destin Harbor Community Redevelopment Agency board approved a package of harbor work plans covering breakwater design, an oyster-gardening living shoreline pilot at Clement Taylor Park, a mooring-field study and a proposed camera system; the board directed staff to pursue funding and to return with details. A resolution was also approved to keep Harbor CRA fundraising within the harbor account, as allowed by state law.
The City of Destin Harbor Community Redevelopment Agency board voted to approve a consolidated set of harbor work plans on March 1, 2026, directing staff and volunteer committees to advance designs, funding searches and permitting for prioritized projects including breakwaters, an oyster-gardening living shoreline pilot at Clement Taylor Park, a harbor mooring-field study and a linked camera system.
John Stevens, chairman of the Harbor CRA, presented a packet of work-plan chapters and asked the board for a status check and a path to funding, saying the packet was intended to start the work and that staff would help the committees pursue grants and professional assistance. "A lot of this is just a guideline of my thoughts," Stevens said as he handed out plan materials and asked staff to provide an update at the next meeting.
Miss Trammell, who moved approval of the combined plans, said the board will meet quarterly and that committees may return with refinements or emergency requests between quarters. "If they want to apply for a grant and it has to be in by next month, then come next week," she said, describing the approval as the start of an iterative process.
The approved package identified initial priorities the board highlighted during discussion. Board…
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