Comments on: Beulah Master Plan, Century Wastewater Plant, Other RESTORE Projects In Public Comment Period

By: OHYOUKNOW

OHYOUKNOW — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:37:05 +0000

Just how does the oil spill equate to using that money for Beulah’s waste water plant? That money should be spent where the spill made an impact. The waste water plant is not one of them

By: GEORGE

GEORGE — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 22:42:31 +0000

Sounds like I got mine the heck with everyone else

By: James

James — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 22:02:54 +0000

I have been delivering pizzas in Cantonment and Pensacola along Nine Mile Road for a while now. The growth in Beulah is shocking to me. I’ve lived in a number of places but never have I see the rash of development the sort you see on Beulah Road and off of Frank Reeder. We have gone from a handfull of houses in that region to dozens with no end in sight. There is no way expansion like that can leave an area unchanged.

By: Henry Coe

Henry Coe — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 20:45:58 +0000

“preserving the quality of life and sense of place enjoyed by the current residents.”

That’s a fallacy,lol. That ship sailed two decades ago when planning was done by developers and community leaders without community input. It is what it is and Beulah is not what it was. With development/progress there is no way to preserve the “sense of place” that it was. Especially when new homes are spaced 10 to 15ft apart. That right there changes country living to city living. We don’t have apartments, yet, but you can bet someone has a plan to build some.
If quality of life was really the concern, 9 Mile Rd would have been four laned long ago and we would be somewhere close to having the I-10 interchange at least half way to completion but that kind of planning and development is not a tradition for Escambia County and it never has been.
I’m glad planning is being done but personally I don’t think we need it to be sugar coated and sold to us as though the past way of community life is being preserved. The past has passed.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:37:03 +0000

……”while preserving the character of the community”. Ha ! Too late for that. Not only has Navy Fed permanently altered the character of Beulah, but also the surrounding communities. It is poised to change Cantonment/Molino so that the area will be completely unrecognizable compared even to what it has become in the last decade. People talk progress, revenue, jobs,etc. My family has been here for 90 years and would be just fine without the changes. I wish Navy Fed and the like would leave . For now, we’re holding on until we can’t take it anymore or until property values increase enough to buy land further north.

By: Honest John

Honest John — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 13:05:38 +0000

Just curious, the second paragraph says the Beulah Master Plan will establish a vision for allowing continued growth in the area while preserving the quality of life and sense of place enjoyed by the current residents. Isn’t it a little late to have a high dollar study on growth?