DESTIN This spring, motorists, pedestrians and other travelers on Scenic U.S. Highway 98 near the city-owned Shore at Crystal Beach Park could be able to start enjoying an expansive view of the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in decades.
On Monday, the Destin City Council unanimously approved paying $137,477 to Baker-based Jobe’s Dirt Works to demolish and clear away several short-term rental residential buildings next to the park to provide more public beach for residents and visitors.
The bid from Jobe’s was the lowest of four bids. The contract for the company’s work was a consent-agenda item that received no comment from the council or members of the public at Monday’s session.