![]() ![]() Great Lakes also was the contractor on the $28 million Destin/Walton County beach restoration in 2007. Great Lakes, of Oak Brook, Ill., will place about 560,000 cubic yards of sand along a 6,200 feet of beach on Holiday Isle. ![]() The City Council voted unanimously last week to approve a contract with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock for the $6.77 million restoration project.Ĭouncilwoman Sandy Trammell abstained from the vote because her son, Matthew Trammell, works for Taylor Engineering, which will oversee the work and provide post-construction services for three years. “Not only is it going to build up the beach, but it’s going to increase tourism and the ad valorem tax revenue in the city.” “It’s extremely important because it’s going to provide protection to 5,000 residents,” beach restoration advocate and former City Councilman Larry Hines said. ![]() DESTIN - With a contract in hand, the city’s long-awaited West Destin Restoration project is expected to begin by mid-January. ![]()
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