Beulah Town Center, LLC sent a brief letter to the Escambia County Commission today ahead of the Commission’s planned discussion of OLF 8 on June 5. The company, along with partner Metro Development, expressed well-wishes for the county’s OLF 8 project and indicated their availability to assist if the county chooses to re-engage with them in the future.
The letter also announced that their new Cantonment community project, Woodland Park, will begin construction soon. The company emphasized their long-term commitment to Escambia County and their goal of creating neighborhoods that will make the community proud.
To: The Escambia County Commission
From: Beulah Town Center, LLC
June 3, 2025
We understand that the Commission is planning to discuss OLF 8 at the Commission Meeting on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
Beulah Town Center and its partners, including Metro Development, wish the county and the community of Beulah all of the best with OLF 8. We remain here to help should the county wish to re-engage with us.
Our new community in Cantonment, Woodland Park, will begin construction soon. We are in Escambia County for the long haul and look forward to many years of making great neighborhoods and places for which the community will be proud.
Fred Hemmer
Chad Horne
On Thursday, the Escambia County Commission will consider selling the 541 acres of OLF-8 for $42.5 million to Tri-W Development and Chad C. Henderson Enterprises of Pensacola II. Read Purchase and Sale Agreement – STAMPED.
- Background: OLF-8, or Outlying Landing Field 8, is a 540-acre property located in the Beulah area, just west of the Navy Federal Credit Union campus along Nine Mile Road. Originally established as a training facility for naval aviators, OLF-8 was acquired by Escambia County from the U.S. Navy in a 2019 land swap. For more history on the site, read The Great OLF-8 Debate.
Escambia County has taken a significant step to ensure the proper development of one of its most important redevelopment projects by establishing permanent deed restrictions on the OLF-8 property. Read Draft Declaration of Restrictive Covenants.
The heart of the restrictions centers around a comprehensive Master Plan created by DPZ CoDesign and approved in 2021. The Master Plan is a detailed blueprint for how this large tract of land should be developed over the coming years and decades.
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