Comments on: New Plan Presented For OLF-8 As BOCC Continues To Review Behind The Scenes Emails

By: John Reading

John Reading — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:13:44 +0000

…whatever it costs…it costs! Said…?

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:59:10 +0000

@Serape—Thanks for the update. I haven’t been that way in ages. I used to fill in on the contractor fueling crew (based at NAS Whiting Field) when someone needed time off. I don’t know if that huge dirt & sodded mound is still there or has been used as fill dirt for another location. It was built to use for simulated hilltop type landings.

By: serape

serape — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:46:40 +0000

@charlie – Agree it was and needed to be posted when it was an operational Navy field. The signs have been replaced with county signs though.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:08:28 +0000

@Serape—”BTW – why is the land fenced and posted?” I worked there a few times fueling the helicopters that used it. As far as I remember, it being an operational Navy airfield, it has ALWAYS been fenced & posted by the Navy, so it is most likely the original Navy fencing & posting, unless something new has been added.

By: Serape

Serape — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:04:54 +0000

“This is moving in the right direction,” Commissioner Jeff Bergosh said. In other words “in the right direction for me, screw what anyone else in Beulah wants.” How do these commissioners substitute their judgement and desires for what the design team THEY hired and the citizens showed approval for?
This is an 18 million dollar land investment – already spent – in a county with a 600 million dollar budget. Maybe not so important to rush into this debacle the BOCC if fixing to saddle Beulah with.
BTW – why is the land fenced and posted? Citizens can’t even walk on it? Use it until a decision is made.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:59:49 +0000

@MR REALITY—I think all or most of the money went to replace the Navy OLF-8 (out-lying field) to build the similar new one OLF near Brewton, I think called Site X, unless they have renamed it. It was sort of a land swap. In exchange for OLF-8, Escambia County had to BUY (near Brewton) land & build the new nearly identical size wise land, along with necessary setup of equipment, buildings, etc. OLF. Not cheap! So now you know how all or most of that money was spent. The County got a great deal at a fair price for a prime piece of property, & the Navy got a new practice field farther away from a now populated area & away from noise complaints & low flying aircraft. A win/win, I would think.

By: retired

retired — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:49:08 +0000

@ ensley boy

You are correct,,what was i thinking (slap on side of head)????????????????????????????

By: MR REALITY

MR REALITY — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:45:05 +0000

WHERE IS THE MONEY WE PAID FOR THE LAND GOING???????????????????

By: Just a thought

Just a thought — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:47:17 +0000

Just a thought ! If they build more houses where are these people going to work. Navy fed already has 8500 + or – a few there aren’t many jobs in pensacola that will pay enuff to make a 2000+ a mth house payment . We have seen covid and the bubble busting has tourism is not the answer… we were lead to think that it was going to be a high tech industrial park

By: ensley boy

ensley boy — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:16:54 +0000

( retired )…..You have to figure in the special interest and kickbacks that will follow the money.