Bergosh wants Escambia County to move ahead on OLF 8 infrastructure

Escambia County has received a $40 million bid for all of OLF 8. County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh says the  Tampa-based Eisenhower Property Group proposal has…

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OLF 8 town hall set for March 2

DPZ Co-Design, the consultant hired to develop a master plan for Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8), has sent out an email to those who have…

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What is the new hybrid plan for OLF-8

At the Committee of the Whole on Thursday, Feb. 11, Escambia County Commission Chairman Robert Bender introduced a new compromise that DPZ CoDesign had drawn…

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Peacock ‘glass half empty’ opinion counters Studer view of QOL survey

Three days after the Escambia County Commission gave tentative approval to the DPZ Co-Design’s latest master plan concept for Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8), businessman…

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What did commercial real estate brokers say about OLF-8?

DPZ CoDesign last August survey the members of NAIOP - professionals involved in commercial real estate. According to its website, the local chapter has 90+ members….

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Bender presents hybrid plan for OLF-8

Commission chairman Robert Bender yesterday held a Zoom meeting with Navy Federal Credit Union, FloridaWest, PEDC, DPZ CoDesign and the county. The group agreed on…

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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: 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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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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