Fact-check: UWF Haas Center did analysis for DPZ, too

It is apparent that PNJ columnist Theresa Blackwell didn’t read the recent University of West Florida study regarding just 46 acres of OLF-8 before she…

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DPZ has no idea what will happen at COW

Marina Khoury and her DPZ CoDesign team have no idea what will happen at today’s Committee of the Whole. The commissioners are scheduled to review…

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What did the community tell DPZ CoDesign that it wanted at OLF-8

Inweekly has tried to find out what the community and stakeholders told DPZ CoDesign that they wanted at Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8). DPZ sent…

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DPZ Committee of the Whole recap

I’ve hit you with a lot of information about DPZ CoDesign’s presentation last week and the commissioners’ reaction. Here’s the recap: The County Project manager’s…

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DPZ: Timeline… may be decided on Feb. 18

Is the proposed project timeline acceptable? Commissioner Bender opened, “I think one, we’d like to see this move forward in some respect and to get…

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DPZ: Type of jobs for OLF-8

What are the desired job types? Commissioner Barry said, “As Commissioner Bergosh mentioned, outside of anything with smokestacks, anything contained within a building, in my…

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DPZ Market Study mystery solved

The emails released by DPZ last week showed that News Journal and Bill Pearson, Navy Federal’s public affairs manager, had the OLF-8 market study weeks…

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DPZ: Fireworks over public input

How will public input be incorporated in the final plan? “The public input should be the driving force of the overall plan,” said Commissioner Underhill….

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Some history on Perdido Key Master Plan and DPZ

In the recent release of DPZ emails, Marina Khoury, DPZ’s partner, objected to how PNJ reporter Emma Kennedy referenced how her firm was fired by…

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DPZ Question: Housing on OLF-8

What, if any, housing types would you consider? DPZ partner Marina Khoury stared the discussion: “What we are proposing for this site is not the…

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DPZ question 2: how much land for commerce?

How much land should be devoted to commerce use only? Commissioner Jeff Bergosh didn’t hesitate—“The maximum available.” “It looks like we’ve got 537 acres left,”…

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What did DPZ present at the COW

Here is DPZ’s presentation to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners at the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 11: Marina Khoury: “Thank you. So…

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