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. “The idea though, that the citizen of…
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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 single family housing typologies that predominantly have…
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,†he said. “I’m not going to waver…
OLF-8 questions: ideal timeline for build-out? (update)
At the Committee of the Whole last Thursday, DPZ CoDesign posed six questions of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to help it finalize the master plan for Outlying Landing Field 8…
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 we appreciate the time and this project,…
The County Project manager’s overview of DPZ presentation on Feb. 11
The entire Committee of the Whole meeting was devoted to the Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8) master plan. The meeting lasted over three hours, and I thought it would be informative to…
DPZ CoDesign and Perdido Key Master Plan (Update)
DPZ CoDesign is a Miami-based architecture and town planning firm that was founded in 1980 as Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. by the husband-and-wife team of Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. The firm…
Buzz: What Navy Fed wants at OLF-8
In all its presentations and in the few emails released, DPZ CoDesign has not shared what Navy Federal Credit Union has told them in their stakeholder meetings. The public has not been…
DPZ CoDesign playing BCC, PNJ
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners was led to believe that DPZ CoDesign worked for them in developing a master plan for Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8). The DPZ team emails published…
Navy Federal connection to DPZ master plan
Last week, Inweekly requested emails between Navy Federal Credit Union and DPZ CoDesign and its OLF-8 project team members. The Escambia County Commission hired DPZ to develop a master plan for the…
Breaking: Navy Fed promotes Hoskins
Sources say Keith Hoskins has been promoted by Navy Federal Credit Union and will be replaced by Kara Cardona. Stay tuned for official announcement. Update: StreetInsider
Deja vu: Single-use hoax
The Beulah Coalition – an alliance between Navy Federal Credit Union and some Beulah residents – wants a town center created, with housing and retail at Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8). To…