Escambia Considering Brownfield Designation For Cantonment, Three Other CRAs

June 7, 2019

The Escambia County Commission will consider designating four Community Development Areas in Cantonment and north Pensacola as Brownfield Areas.

In 2011 the county designated the Palafox, Englewood, Brownsville, Barrancas and Warrington CRAs as Brownfields.

Between 2010 and 2015 the county added four additional CRAs – Atwood, Ensley, Oakfield and Cantonment.

The BOCC will hold public hearings on June 20 and July 18 at 9:01 a.m. each day to discuss the brownfield designation.

A resolution seeks to designate thee four newer CRAs as brownfields for the purposes of economic development and environmental rehabilitation incentives offered through state programs. The project will be consistent with the land use plan and will reduce slum and blight, stimulate commercial development, and create new jobs.

To qualify for the incentives offered through the Brownfield Redevelopment Act, a property must be officially designated a Brownfield by resolution by commission.

There are about two dozen brownfield areas in Escambia County. The only one north of I-10 is the entire town of Century.

Comments

One Response to “Escambia Considering Brownfield Designation For Cantonment, Three Other CRAs”

  1. Wise years on June 7th, 2019 9:19 am

    This can be a great thing for Cantonment. Including g recognition for where the growth is.

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