Comments on: $22 Million OLF-8 Deal Runs Into Stumbling Blocks, County And Developer To Continue Negotiations http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/022-million-olf-8-deal-runs-into-stumbling-blocks-county-and-developer-to-continue-negotiations Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JOHN http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/022-million-olf-8-deal-runs-into-stumbling-blocks-county-and-developer-to-continue-negotiations/comment-page-1#comment-535578 JOHN Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:56:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542052#comment-535578 They can always build another car wash and Starbucks on that property. It’s not like we need actual good paying jobs in Escambia County. LOL They can always build another car wash and Starbucks on that property. It’s not like we need actual good paying jobs in Escambia County. LOL

]]> By: Brian http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/022-million-olf-8-deal-runs-into-stumbling-blocks-county-and-developer-to-continue-negotiations/comment-page-1#comment-535424 Brian Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:15:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542052#comment-535424 At this rate, I’ll be able to afford this land soon. At this rate, I’ll be able to afford this land soon.

]]> By: Concerned Beulah resident http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/022-million-olf-8-deal-runs-into-stumbling-blocks-county-and-developer-to-continue-negotiations/comment-page-1#comment-535410 Concerned Beulah resident Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:58:33 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542052#comment-535410 I keep seeing all the development plans and wonder why the BOCC are not proposing the best plan for the community and telling the developers this is what is left to purchase and have them submit their proposed development plan from there. Like the plan above. Why would anyone want to build a main road thru a mixed use residential neighborhood to get to the back of the property to access light industrial? It makes no sense, unless the County has plans for access from another route not yet disclosed. And if so, then who is being impacted by those unknown plans? The County was given one of the best remaining large properties around and they are about to screw it up over a developer wanting to take advantage of the housing and retail market. Develop the property into something the community can be proud of and the County residents can stand behind with you on. Its sad when Navy Fed builds a park better than anything the County has and its open to the public and we cant even get our elected officials to propose a real community development plan. Oh wait we did, but they didn't want to discuss that taxpayer funded study and attempted to squash it with back door conversations and hidden emails.. how soon some forget. Build a legacy, not another house.. I keep seeing all the development plans and wonder why the BOCC are not proposing the best plan for the community and telling the developers this is what is left to purchase and have them submit their proposed development plan from there. Like the plan above. Why would anyone want to build a main road thru a mixed use residential neighborhood to get to the back of the property to access light industrial? It makes no sense, unless the County has plans for access from another route not yet disclosed. And if so, then who is being impacted by those unknown plans? The County was given one of the best remaining large properties around and they are about to screw it up over a developer wanting to take advantage of the housing and retail market. Develop the property into something the community can be proud of and the County residents can stand behind with you on. Its sad when Navy Fed builds a park better than anything the County has and its open to the public and we cant even get our elected officials to propose a real community development plan. Oh wait we did, but they didn’t want to discuss that taxpayer funded study and attempted to squash it with back door conversations and hidden emails.. how soon some forget.

Build a legacy, not another house..

]]> By: John Connor http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/022-million-olf-8-deal-runs-into-stumbling-blocks-county-and-developer-to-continue-negotiations/comment-page-1#comment-535405 John Connor Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:39:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542052#comment-535405 This is ridiculous it has taken this long. If you don't want to sell it then DONT!!! Stop cookie cutting it and changing your minds then get upset when you get horrible offers from shady developers. No one just wants 210 acres or what ever they want it all. At this point you might as well just not sell it and turn it into a county landfill. That would be fitting for Escambia County and how it's ran by it commissioners. This is ridiculous it has taken this long. If you don’t want to sell it then DONT!!! Stop cookie cutting it and changing your minds then get upset when you get horrible offers from shady developers. No one just wants 210 acres or what ever they want it all. At this point you might as well just not sell it and turn it into a county landfill. That would be fitting for Escambia County and how it’s ran by it commissioners.

]]> By: Native http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/022-million-olf-8-deal-runs-into-stumbling-blocks-county-and-developer-to-continue-negotiations/comment-page-1#comment-535403 Native Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:05:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542052#comment-535403 I was a resident of Escambia county for 35 years and have lived in a few other cities since. The intransigence that exists on the board keeps the area from prospering. You just don’t see this type of delay in other cities/counties where the local government supports growth, modernization and development that improves quality of life. Beulah will always be a backwater as long as the board is populated with obstructionists with no real background in compromise and modernization. I was a resident of Escambia county for 35 years and have lived in a few other cities since. The intransigence that exists on the board keeps the area from prospering. You just don’t see this type of delay in other cities/counties where the local government supports growth, modernization and development that improves quality of life. Beulah will always be a backwater as long as the board is populated with obstructionists with no real background in compromise and modernization.

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