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Pensacola council pulls Bayou District advisory contract after hours of resident objections over Baptist Hospital plan
Summary
After hours of public comment opposing Bayou District Consulting’s role in planning the redevelopment of the former Baptist Hospital site, Pensacola city council pulled the proposed advisory contract and agreed to further community engagement and workshops to address displacement, procurement and environmental concerns.
Pensacola city council on Dec. 11 pulled a proposed advisory agreement with Bayou District Consulting after dozens of residents and neighborhood leaders criticized the firm’s record and said the city had not meaningfully involved the community.
Residents filled the council chambers for a scheduled vote on awarding Bayou District the contract to guide planning for the Baptist Hospital legacy campus. Over roughly three hours of public comment, speakers described concerns about gentrification and the risk that longtime, predominantly Black neighborhoods would be displaced by a redevelopment modeled, they…
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