The third Oakfield Redevelopment Plan public input meeting will take place Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. at Woodham Middle School, 150 E. Burgess Road in Pensacola. Light refreshments will be served at 5:45 p.m. The meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to join in creating the Oakfield Redevelopment Plan, intended to facilitate the positive transformation, preservation and revitalization of neighborhoods in the designated Oakfield Redevelopment Area. 

Tuesday's meeting scope includes reviewing results and discussing the draft plan. All ideas and input are welcome as the county works to establish the community's needs. 

Future Oakfield Redevelopment Plan meetings are scheduled as follows:

• Tuesday, March 28: Final plan presentation

All meetings will take place at 6 p.m. at Woodham Middle School, with light refreshments served at 5:45 p.m. One or more Escambia County Commissioner may be present. 

To view a map of the Oakfield Redevelopment District, click here.

For more information, contact Sherry Duffey with the Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agency at 850-595-1673 or sherry_duffey@myescambia.com.

About the Oakfield Redevelopment Plan

On Dec. 11, 2014, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners designated a portion of the Oakfield Community as a redevelopment district. The Oakfield Redevelopment Plan, developed with broad community involvement, supports the future redevelopment of the CRA Oakfield Redevelopment District and is written in compliance with F.S. Part III, Chapter 163.

The Oakfield Redevelopment Plan represents the synthesis of a series of planning efforts conducted by the Escambia County CRA, area residents and community leaders. The intent of the plan is to facilitate positive transformation, preservation and revitalization of the neighborhoods in the designated Oakfield Redevelopment Area. Each of the planning initiatives involved a series of community workshops and meetings designed to create a unified vision for Oakfield. The stakeholder-driven planning process integrates several objectives: Enhance the physical environment; preserve residential character; support commercial activity; introduce a diverse mix of uses along primary corridors; pursue new development opportunities; create a community focal point to foster positive change in the area’s core; improve the pedestrian environment; and overcome the obstacles to economic development.