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Okaloosa County accepts conceptual Eglin orphan-parcels master plan; officials say plan is nonbinding
Summary
County commissioners accepted a conceptual master plan for eight ‘orphan parcels’ owned by Eglin Air Force Base; county staff emphasized the plan is high-level, not a zoning change, and further steps will involve Eglin and other approvals.
Okaloosa County commissioners on Jan. 7 accepted a conceptual master plan for eight of Eglin Air Force Base’s so-called orphan parcels, a planning study intended to inform future discussions about development but not to change zoning or authorize construction.
The study, developed by Jacobs Engineering and paid for by the county, resulted from a six-month process that included technical analysis, site visits, a market analysis and stakeholder roundtables, a county planner told…
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