Comments on: New Bank Proposed For Nine Mile At Milestone http://www.northescambia.com/2026/03/new-bank-proposed-for-nine-mile-at-milestone Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charles Cather http://www.northescambia.com/2026/03/new-bank-proposed-for-nine-mile-at-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-586155 Charles Cather Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:43:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=614286#comment-586155 I have lived in Milestone for 28 years. I wonder why that property has not been developed in 3 decades? I have lived in Milestone for 28 years. I wonder why that property has not been developed in 3 decades?

]]> By: Give me a break http://www.northescambia.com/2026/03/new-bank-proposed-for-nine-mile-at-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-586115 Give me a break Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:31:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=614286#comment-586115 Voices in Pensacola, you hit on the irony and hypocrisy so often on display when it comes to other people's property. "I should be able to do what I want on my land" folks quickly pivot to "they shouldn't be able to do that on their land." It's quite amusing and par for the course. Suburban sprawl with inadequate infrastructure is what Molino is going to look like in 5 years. Voices in Pensacola, you hit on the irony and hypocrisy so often on display when it comes to other people’s property.

“I should be able to do what I want on my land” folks quickly pivot to “they shouldn’t be able to do that on their land.” It’s quite amusing and par for the course.

Suburban sprawl with inadequate infrastructure is what Molino is going to look like in 5 years.

]]> By: Voices in Pensacola http://www.northescambia.com/2026/03/new-bank-proposed-for-nine-mile-at-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-586095 Voices in Pensacola Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:27:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=614286#comment-586095 So, I’m curious. If a bank is not an acceptable land use at this location, and apparently not cannabis shops either, what IS acceptable for this location? (Certainly not manufacturing.) If a private bank has satisfied its marketing study and the site meets its business goals, in a capitalistic economic system, who are we to say this venture is not needed? And for all we know, it may be completely AI run (and it’s coming very soon). Milestone was designed as a PUD, a Planned Unit Development. A bank here is consistent with the plan for that development. In fact, the access point to the bank is not even on Nine Mile Road. Residents of Milestone itself would never even need to leave the development to go to the bank. It’s within the development itself. There are many greater future land use concerns in Escambia County than a 200’ x 200’ lot in a PUD on Nine Mile Road. The REAL question is what do you want Molino to look like in 5, 19, and 20 years. Because, it’s coming very soon! So, I’m curious.

If a bank is not an acceptable land use at this location, and apparently not cannabis shops either, what IS acceptable for this location? (Certainly not manufacturing.)

If a private bank has satisfied its marketing study and the site meets its business goals, in a capitalistic economic system, who are we to say this venture is not needed? And for all we know, it may be completely AI run (and it’s coming very soon).

Milestone was designed as a PUD, a Planned Unit Development. A bank here is consistent with the plan for that development. In fact, the access point to the bank is not even on Nine Mile Road. Residents of Milestone itself would never even need to leave the development to go to the bank. It’s within the development itself.

There are many greater future land use concerns in Escambia County than a 200’ x 200’ lot in a PUD on Nine Mile Road. The REAL question is what do you want Molino to look like in 5, 19, and 20 years. Because, it’s coming very soon!

]]> By: Cyndi http://www.northescambia.com/2026/03/new-bank-proposed-for-nine-mile-at-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-586082 Cyndi Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:55:18 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=614286#comment-586082 There is no traffic light at this intersection and traffic struggles to turn into and out of this area already. I can’t imagine the impact of another business. There is no traffic light at this intersection and traffic struggles to turn into and out of this area already. I can’t imagine the impact of another business.

]]> By: rd http://www.northescambia.com/2026/03/new-bank-proposed-for-nine-mile-at-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-586078 rd Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:01:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=614286#comment-586078 @steve.. there do seem to already be a lot of banking options in the area and I agree that brick and mortar banks have been closing for over a decade and still are. However, the BOCC has no legal grounds to keep another bank from opening, whether it is needed or not. @steve.. there do seem to already be a lot of banking options in the area and I agree that brick and mortar banks have been closing for over a decade and still are. However, the BOCC has no legal grounds to keep another bank from opening, whether it is needed or not.

]]> By: Steve http://www.northescambia.com/2026/03/new-bank-proposed-for-nine-mile-at-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-586074 Steve Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:53:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=614286#comment-586074 Hmm...already two bank buildings just to the west, in front of Publix. Another building, appears to be a credit union, being built just to the east, and more banks just to the east side of the storage facility in the same area. So many banks have downsized or closed brick-and-mortar locations, in favor of electronic processing, I wonder how long it'll be before this new bank is converted to a cannabis shop. I know the County will probably just rubber stamp this, but does anyone else ever wonder if we could get the powers-that-be to focus on attracting manufacturing/longer term employers? Hmm…already two bank buildings just to the west, in front of Publix. Another building, appears to be a credit union, being built just to the east, and more banks just to the east side of the storage facility in the same area.
So many banks have downsized or closed brick-and-mortar locations, in favor of electronic processing, I wonder how long it’ll be before this new bank is converted to a cannabis shop.
I know the County will probably just rubber stamp this, but does anyone else ever wonder if we could get the powers-that-be to focus on attracting manufacturing/longer term employers?

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