Destin City Council Sets Budget Hearing Dates and Tentative Millage Rate

Destin, Fla. – The Destin City Council has set its FY19 budget hearing dates for Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at 6 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at 6 p.m. The annual budget workshop is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at 5 p.m. All meetings ...

City of Destin Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

The City of Destin has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its FY18 budget presentation. This is the 14^th year the city has received this award.Th...

Destin Public Information Manager Appointed to Florida Municipal Communicators Association Board

Public Information Manager Doug Rainer of the city of Destin was recently selected to serve on the Florida Municipal Communicators Association (FMCA) founding Board of Directors.The FMCA is a professional network of individuals providing communications le...

New Short-term Rental Guidelines in Destin

On June 18, 2018, the Destin City Council adopted additional rules and regulations related to short-term rentals. They can be viewed here www.cityodestin.com/rentals.

2018 Destin Hurricane Information Guide

The City of Destin's 2018 Hurricane Information Guide is now available to download. Here, you will find helpful tips on what to do before, during and after a storm. These tips include:

• Hold a family meeting. Make a plan
• Assess vulnerable areas of y...

Visitor's Guide to U.S. 98 Construction Work

The 2018 spring beak season is here, which means higher traffic volumes on area roadways. This is especially true for U.S. 98, which is currently the focus of a $77.5 million construction program to widen it from four to six travel lanes between Airport R...

Traffic Shift Planned for U.S. 98 in Okaloosa County

FDOT - Traffic on U.S. 98 east and westbound, between Henderson Beach State Park and Matthew Boulevard, will be shifted to the south lanes the week of Monday, March 26. The traffic shift will allow crews to construct new sidewalks and travel lanes on the ...