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Free Sand For Storm Prep Available In Escambia County
August 1, 2024
Escambia County has free sand available for residents living in flood prone areas in advance of a system potentially moving into the Gulf of Mexico.
The sand is available on a first come, first served basis at the following locations:
- John R. Jones Jr. Athletic Park – 555 E. Nine Mile Road
- Don Sutton Park – 2320 Crabtree Church Road, Molino
- Travis M. Nelson Park - 4541 Highway 4, Bratt
- Equestrian Center – 7750 Mobile Highway
- Escambia County Road Department – 601 Highway 297A
- Brent Athletic Park – 4711 N. W St., Pensacola
- Ferry Pass Middle School -available on northwest corner of school property on Parazine Street
- Baars Field Athletic Park – 13001 Sorrento Road, Pensacola
Residents must bring their own sandbags and shovels. Sandbags are usually available for purchase at home improvement and hardware stores.
Pictured: Sand at Travis M. Nelson Park in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “Free Sand For Storm Prep Available In Escambia County”
It could’ve been put just down the street and someone will ALWAYS find a reason to complain!!! Ever consider that many communities don’t even get the sand free?
Maybe someone needs to open a door to door sand bag delivery service.
Thank you Escambia County Road Dept. for even making this effort!!
@ bewildered… I love 1/2 a mile from river and 1/4 of a mile from creek. Everything east of hwy 29 where I live is wild life management area and swamp land. I think you might be wrong on your assumption
- John /. They don’t regard you as chopped liver. They know that people in the north end of the county had enough common sense NOT to build or buy houses in swamps and wetlands. (Unlike their neighbors further south)
@Reader
None of those locations are convenient to Century, which is as far North as you can go before hitting Alabama. Bratt would be the closest and that is a far piece hauling sandbags.
“Guess the folks in the North end are just chopped liver.”
And why is that? two of the locations are in the north end. Molino. And Bratt is about as far north as you can go without hitting Alabama. Arguably, Nine Mile Road can service the north end, as can the Equestrian Center and the road department. That’s over half the locations.
Guess the folks in the North end are just chopped liver.