From WUWF.com –
The debate over what to do with more than 500 acres of public land known as OLF-8 has long been a source of controversy in Escambia County. Now, as commissioners consider selling the entire parcel to a private developer, an economic analysis has raised the stakes—to the tune of $1 billion.
The analysis, conducted by the Haas Center at the University of West Florida at the request of FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance, explored two development options for a 46-acre portion of the 530-acre OLF-8 site: one focused on light industrial development and a second focused on residential and retail mixed-use…