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Escambia County planning board approves multiple future-land-use changes to preserve public sites including fire stations

Escambia County Planning Board · April 7, 2026
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Summary

The Escambia County Planning Board voted April 7 to reclassify several county-owned properties to public use—including sites tied to fire stations—after staff presentations and without public opposition; the board also outlined next steps for development review and design.

The Escambia County Planning Board voted April 7 to approve several small-scale future land use changes that reclassify county-owned sites for public uses, including properties housing or supporting fire stations.

Staff planner Caleb McCertie presented maps and photographs for each case and said the applications convert existing Mixed-Use or Recreational future land use designations to Public to align official land-use maps with existing county operations. "This is a future land use map change from mixed-use urban to public," McCertie said during the hearing on 7209 Lilian Highway.…

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