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What did 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 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 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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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…

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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…

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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…

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DPZ CoDesign to release all emails

At the Committee of the Whole, DPZ CoDesign presented three options to the Board of County Commissioner regarding Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8). The planners…

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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…

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