Commissioners split over remanding OLF‑8 master-plan changes after residents demand more analysis
Jul 23, 2026
Escambia County commissioners heard hours of resident objections to recent OLF‑8 design-code edits and debated whether to send the items back to planning staff for more analysis or proceed with public hearings; planning staff and the county attorney counseled scheduling the advertised hearing and using it to remand items if necessary.
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Residents from Beulah and neighboring areas urged commissioners to halt or return recent OLF‑8/amendment packets to the planning board for detailed analysis, citing last-minute rewrites, missing traffic and water studies, and potential contract inconsistencies.
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