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-CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Naming of Dutton Island
SUBMITTED BY: Timmy Johnson, Recreation Director
DATE: January 18, 2000
BACKGROUND: Staff requested citizen input on the naming of Dutton Island
through the City's newsletter. The following names were received:
* B. de .Castro y Ferrer
* Wally Dutton
The Recreation Advisory Board has yet to discuss this issue
because of lack of a quorum at the last meeting. If it is the desire of
the Commission to have the Board give a recommendation, a
regular meeting of the Board will be held Wednesday, January 26.
BUDGET: none
RECOMMENDATION: 1. Select from the above two choices.
(or)
2. Since there are only two choices, Staff recommends getting
input from the Recreation Advisory Board in hopes of getting
more names.
ATTACPIl~IENTS: Letter from Captain Tom Jordan
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER:
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TO : Letters to the Editor Fla. Times Union
From : Capt. Tom Jordan
4281 Stacey Ct. Jax Beach 32250 223-1585
Subject: Dutton Island.
Date: Oct. 2,1999
Dutton Island Should be named after Wally Dutton.
Mr. Dutton was an Imagineer with great insight and
foresight. An unusual alternate thinker.
He previously owned the property that the Koger
Center is on at Beach Blvd.
Mr. Dutton was one of the key people along with the
Davis Family that brought the Mayo Clinic to Jax.
Walter is one of the key people that kept BMW and
Volkswagon in business after World War Two.
He headed the commission to dismantle Germanys
War machine and was a critical player in the
decisions as to what industries would stay and what
would be dismantled. BMW and VW can thank
Walter for their existance.
I used to thoroughly enjoy stopping by the office on
Phillips Hyw. North of Baymeadows Rd. where. the 2
aircraft drop tanks are still located, and listen to the
tales Mr. Dutton would love to tell.
This man touched many citizens in this community
and they do not even know it. _
LE s EP DUTTON ISLAND.
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