Comments on: Working After Midnight, Escambia BOCC Postpones Action On OLF-8 Sale

By: Terrence

Terrence — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:17:45 +0000

Just a thought. Why don’t they do something that in the long run will generate revenue and make the entire property a solar farm. Would take 10 years to pay for it’s self and after that could generate 15 to 20 million a year in revenue. Just saying.

By: dave lamb

dave lamb — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:08:27 +0000

in the beginning many of us supporters of LBC fought hard to keep it. We recommended that BOCC approach Navy to put Navy Federal on OLF8. We were told that it couldn’t be done. After the sale of LBC, OLF8 became a reality. It was supposed to be used for high paying jobs to stimulate the stagnate job market in ESC County.
The problem now is that their plans fell apart. They have invested more than 42 million in OLF8 and are trying to recoup their losses. Some high interest loans are eating up the budget and they want this boondoggle to go away. We were deceived from the beginning, 4H lost out and the taxpayers are taking a hit. Build what you proposed in the beginning!

By: Dennis Makin

Dennis Makin — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 01:02:01 +0000

The land swap trade was done to create a industrial park, nothing more nothing less. The commissioners were attempting to create higher paying jobs for the citizens of Escambia County. As the area found heavey growth and a few people started to seek more houses, appartments and a walkable town center with stores and restaurants. Yes, just le Mikestone on Nine Mile. It never turned out the way they wanted. Why try again, no one won. I hear there would be to many trucks going down Frank Reader from any warehouses, many that would only operated weekdays. Yet, no one complained when around 500 homes have been built on Frank Reader north of the OLF8, I guess the 500 homes with 2 cars each made about a 1,000 cars of traffic didn’t matter. Yes I like the mixed use approach but let’s cut out half the new homes and add the extra industry area.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:17:12 +0000

So tired of the county not knowing what to do with it. Heck plant some corn and cotton on it

By: John Connor

John Connor — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:30:06 +0000

It’s not going to be a park, so let’s come to realization of that. As for Escambia County setting aside 270 acres light Industrial is a horrible idea. All you will do is bring in low wage jobs claiming 17$ an hr is good pay, (lol) when we know that is not. You need to just sell it all and take that 42 million and do something constructive with it, that doesn’t involve pay raises to county commissioners. Just food for thought the avg Amazon Warehouse takes up 250 acres so dont think that’s an option either. LETS MOVE ON!

By: Luigi

Luigi — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:29:58 +0000

High tech jobs and income premise was the theme when the Boc voted to buy it. Now the two members left who pushed for it , want to sale it for housing , without the infrastructure to support it . Wonder how much are these buyers donating to their PACs .

By: Another eSCAMbia failure

Another eSCAMbia failure — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 20:55:25 +0000

Put in a bunch of nail salons, vape / kratom / CBD shops, a handful of food trucks, a Goodwill, a gun store, and a pawnshop or two. Maybe a ‘yer-gonna-burn-in-hell’ church. That way, it will fit right in with the whole Pensacola vibe. We all know this is being dragged out to maximize the bribery and corruption potential. Any reasonable city / county would keep it as green space in perpetuity. We’ve ruined the beaches… let’s at least keep something nice.

By: FaithinUS

FaithinUS — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:48:24 +0000

I can find news reports of a potential offer for this land by developers going back to June 2016. More than eight years later our county commission still cannot make a decision about who buys the property to put tens of millions of dollars in Escambia county’s coffers, and develops it to increase the local tax base.
Dawdlers of the Highest Order!

By: JOHN

JOHN — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:34:12 +0000

We desperately need better paying jobs, but this lot will probably end up with all apartments on it.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:41:50 +0000

@Bobby
money in the bank?
Sell it and collect taxes on it will be a much better return out of the land than sitting at no returns since owned