Hotel on AF land OKd

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- A plan to build a hotel on Air Force property is inching forward. Okaloosa County approved a development order for Emerald Breeze Resort, a privately managed, $24 million dollar hotel to be built on Gulf front property owned by Eglin. Building permits will be withheld until a lease agreement is finalized between the Air Force and the manager of the Emerald Breeze Resort Group. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, WEAR-TV, 08/24/12) Previous