Poll: Voters want jobs at OLF-8

Escambia votes overwhelmingly want  high-paying jobs at Outlying Landing Filed (OLF-8), the 500-plus acre site next to Navy Federal’s campus in Beulah, according to recent…

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Developer offers $16M to implement Village or Market plans for OLF-8

Hemmer Consulting LLC and 68 Ventures LLC made an offer to buy 400 acres of OLF-8 for $16 million, leaving only 80 acres for commerce…

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Busting DPZ Codesign myths

Yesterday, DPZ Codesign published its set of “facts” about its work for the Escambia County Commission on a master plan for  OLF-8, a 500+ acre…

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PNJ editorial misfires at BCC

The PNJ’s Sunday editorial, “Escambia commissioners embarrass themselves and insult citizens of Beulah,” was a scathing attack on the Escambia County Commission but also came…

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Timeline for OLF-8 Master Plan

The Escambia County Commission last week approved an agreement with DPZ CoDESIGN to develop a master plan for Outlying Landing Field 8 property in Beulah…

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OLF 8 Zoning Left to Master Developer

By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Escambia County Commission decided to leave the zoning of the 640-acre Outlying Landing Field 8 in Beulah to the master…

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Viewpoint: Disagreeing isn’t attacking

From: Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh: A one-sided opinion piece was published very recently about Escambia County’s project to acquire the property in Beulah Known…

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Gaetz: OLF-8 deal ‘BRAC-proofs’ NAS Whiting Field

With the military being more than half of his district’s economy, Congressman Matt Gaetz worked with the Department of Defense to shave off nearly $2…

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Special Board Meeting on OLFX scheduled for Monday, June 19

A special meeting of the Escambia County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for Monday, June 19 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss the OLFX land exchange….

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Cronley: OLF 8 should be about creating jobs

Contractor Jim Cronley addressed the Escambia Board of County Commissioners this morning and asked the board resist pressure to develop the OLF 8 site, which…

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Outlying Landing Field 8 in defense appropriations bill passed last week

For years, Escambia County and the Greater Pensacola Chamber have been trying to get the federal government to transfer Outlying Landing Field 8, 640-acres in…

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