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Pensacola CRA OKs Bayou District Consulting as redevelopment adviser amid public concern over displacement
Summary
The Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency voted to recommend a one-year redevelopment-advisor contract with Bayou District Consulting LLC for the former Baptist Hospital site, after residents and speakers urged caution about displacement and called for deeper, locally led engagement.
The Pensacola Community Redevelopment Agency on a unanimous vote recommended that the City Council award a one-year redevelopment-advisory contract to Bayou District Consulting LLC to guide planning for the former Baptist Hospital site and deliver a 180-day outreach and work plan.
Supporters and opponents framed the debate at the meeting. Several residents, including Sam (public commenter), Jansen Brummet and Sarah Brummet, said Bayou District’s work in New Orleans’ Columbia Park raises a risk of long-term displacement. “Under the contract presented by BBC, they specifically noted that we can expect people to be displaced,” Sam said, urging the board to “seriously consider”…
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