Okaloosa County moves toward $3 million purchase of waterfront property in Shalimar for new park

Okaloosa County moves toward $3 million purchase of waterfront property in Shalimar for new park

Okaloosa County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with the purchase of a 1.7-acre waterfront property at the northeast corner of the Shalimar Bridge, setting the stage for a new public park that would bear the name of longtime county attorney John Dowd Sr. The board approved a purchase and sale agreement with the seller, John Dowd Jr., for $3 million plus roughly $50,000 in closing costs.  The property at 901 Eglin Parkway…