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| [[November 10]], [[1955]]
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| [[Northmoor Heights]] subdivision and surrounding areas
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| 17+ acres
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
 
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| [[February 7]], [[1956]]
 
| [[February 7]], [[1956]]
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''60'''
 
| 19
 
| 19
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| [[November 13]], [[1958]]
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| Area south of [[Cervantes Street]] between [[Q Street|Q]] and [[T Street]]s
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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| [[November 26]], [[1958]]
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| Area northwest of [[Strong Street|Strong]] and [[M Street]]s<br/>Small area southeast of [[La Rua Street|la Rua]] and [[T Street]]s
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
 
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| [[December 9]], [[1958]]
 
| [[December 9]], [[1958]]
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|  
 
|  
 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | requested by [[Escambia County School Board]]
 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | requested by [[Escambia County School Board]]
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|-
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| [[April 23]], [[1970]]
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| Portion of [[Abb's subdivision]]
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| 1.86 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
 
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| [[June 7]], [[1971]]
 
| [[June 7]], [[1971]]
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| 11.8 acres
 
| 11.8 acres
 
| over 100
 
| over 100
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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| [[April 12]], [[1979]]
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| Area south of [[Airport Boulevard]] between [[9th Avenue|9th]] and [[12th Avenue]]s
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| 5.923 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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| [[August 9]], [[1979]]
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| Area southeast of [[Texar Drive]] and Alcaniz Street (present-day [[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive]])
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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| [[July 10]], [[1980]]
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| Portions of Kupfrian Park Subdivision
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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| [[August 27]], [[1981]]
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| [[Camelot]] subdivision
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| 15.35 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[February 25]], [[1982]]
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|Three parcels near [[Sacred Heart Hospital]]
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|9.165 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[December 8]], [[1983]]
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|Two lots in [[Bonair]] subdivision
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[May 24]], [[1984]]
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|[[Madison Park]] and [[Cordova Square]] office parks
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|1.232 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[December 19]], [[1985]]
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|Area between [[Airport Boulevard]] and [[Trinity Drive]]
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|13.38 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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| [[January 30]], [[1986]]
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| Area south of [[Airport Boulevard]] between [[9th Avenue|9th]] and [[12th Avenue]]s
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| 0.97 acre
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[August 27]], [[1987]]
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|Area between [[College Boulevard]] and [[Airport Boulevard]]
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|2.784 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[November 5]], [[1987]]
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|Area north of [[College Boulevard]] and west of [[9th Avenue]]
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|3.145 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[March 31]], [[1988]]
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|Area west of [[Davis Highway]] ([[Pensacola Square Shopping Center]])
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|4.66 acres
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|
 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
 
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|Small area south of [[Chablis Lane]] adjacent to [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport|airport]]
 
|Small area south of [[Chablis Lane]] adjacent to [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport|airport]]
 
|2.04 acres
 
|2.04 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[August 25]], [[1988]]
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|Small area south of [[Hewitt Street]]
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|
 
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|
 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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| 102
 
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''353'''
 
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''353'''
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|[[March 14]], [[1991]]
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|Three areas on North [[Palafox Street]] near [[City Garage]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[July 11]], [[1991]]
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|Area in 2800 block of North [[Palafox Street]] near [[City Garage]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[August 15]], [[1991]]
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|6008 [[Walton Street]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[March 26]], [[1992]]
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|Area between [[Royce Street|Royce]] and [[Hewitt Street]]s west of [[Davis Highway]]
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|3.304 acres
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[June 25]], [[1992]]
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|[[Baars Family Estate|Baars family]] property near [[Davis Highway]] and [[Airport Boulevard]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[April 29]], [[1993]]
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|Small area southeast of [[Pace Boulevard]] and [[Strong Street]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[September 22]], [[1994]]
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|Area southwest of [[Hyatt Street|Hyatt]] and [[McCoy Street]]s
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|8.094 acres
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[January 12]], [[1995]]
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|Small area south of [[Hewitt Street]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[February 9]], [[1995]]
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|Small area east of [[Dewrell Square]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[February 23]], [[1995]]
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|South end of [[Alicia Drive]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | Requested by [[Habitat for Humanity]]
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|-
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|[[March 28]], [[1996]]
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|Area off [[Northpointe Boulevard]]
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|8.28 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[August 22]], [[1996]]
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|Small area near [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Hickory Street]]s
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|1.3 acres
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[October 10]], [[1996]]
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|Small area north of [[Royce Street]], east of [[Davis Highway]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[May 22]], [[2003]]
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|Small parcel at 712 North [[T Street]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[August 24]], [[2006]]
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|Portions of [[East Brent Baptist Church]] property and [[Clopton Cemetery]]
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[March 8]], [[2007]]
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|540 and 543 [[Fontaine Street]]
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|[[March 8]], [[2007]]
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|[[East Port]] subdivision
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|3.35 acres
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[March 22]], [[2007]]
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|Small area northwest of [[Gadsden Street|Gadsden]] and [[T Street]]s
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[April 26]], [[2007]]
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|Area adjacent to the [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport|airport]] near [[Sherrill Avenue]]
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|6.645 acres
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[June 28]], [[2007]]
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|517 [[Selina Street]] and 518 East [[Royce Street]]
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|1.7 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[June 28]], [[2007]]
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|Small portion of parcel at 6130 [[Walton Street]]
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|
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[October 11]], [[2007]]
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|Area between [[Interstate 110]] and [[Village Oaks Drive]]
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|4.41 acres
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|
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[December 13]], [[2007]]
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|[[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport|Airport]]-owned property in 6400-6500 blocks of North [[9th Avenue]], adjacent to the airport
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|8.6 acres
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|-
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|[[January 17]], [[2008]]
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|Small portion of parcel at 3316 [[Raines Street]]
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
 
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|May [[2008]]
 
|May [[2008]]

Latest revision as of 22:35, 26 October 2009

The City of Pensacola has expanded its city limits through annexation on multiple occasions since the original area of 9.75 square miles was laid out by Andrew Jackson in 1822.

A 1937 state law applicable only to Pensacola made large-scale annexation possible only by approval of two-thirds of city voters and two-thirds of voters within the territory to be annexed.[1] This was long considered an insurmountable obstacle to expanding the city limits. In the 1940s, proponents of annexation tried to convince residents in unincorporated areas that joining the city would lower their insurance costs. Also, at that time, homesteads valued up to $5,000 were exempt from city property taxes. Nevertheless, a November 19, 1949 referendum to annex East Pensacola Heights resulted in a 3-to-1 defeat.

Furthermore, in 1949, a push was made to incorporate the Brownsville suburb, which had at the time 8,000-10,000 residents, into its own municipality: the "City of West Pensacola." The proposed boundaries were Avery Street to the north, the Pensacola city limits to the east, Bayou Chico to the south, and the Frisco Railroad tracks to the west.[2] State Senator Philip D. Beall, Jr. introduced a bill on May 20 calling for an election to incorporate the area, but it was vetoed by Governor Fuller Warren on June 10.[3]

List of annexation petitions & referenda[edit]

Date Area(s) to annex Size Residents[4] Votes[5]
For Against
November 29, 1949 East Pensacola Heights 173 531
November 10, 1953 Granada easterly around head of Bayou Texar and Municipal Airport, south (through modern Cordova Park) to 15th Street 2,688 acres 160 73
November 17, 1953 East Pensacola Heights 448 acres 417 319
November 10, 1955 Northmoor Heights subdivision and surrounding areas 17+ acres petition
February 7, 1956 West Pensacola 153 251
June 21, 1956 Woodland Heights, Springdale and Springdale First Addition west of Carpenter's Creek 240 acres 16 0
February 19, 1957 Mallory Heights 839 acres 28 8
April 23, 1957 Highland Terrace 462 acres 482 registered voters 233 49
October 8, 1957 Fontanel Place 110 acres 94 17
January 16, 1958 West Pensacola business district (centered on Cervantes between O and V Streets) <20 acres petition
June 3, 1958 Area north and east of the airport 662 acres 4 0
August 12, 1958 Area east of the airport 469 acres 22 20
October 21, 1958 Scenic Hills-Gull Point area 1,040 acres 149 registered voters 60 19
November 13, 1958 Area south of Cervantes Street between Q and T Streets petition
November 26, 1958 Area northwest of Strong and M Streets
Small area southeast of la Rua and T Streets 		petition
December 9, 1958 Warrington 1,532 2,036
March 3, 1959 Area north of Carpenter's Creek and adjacent to Springdale subdivision 9 0
1959 Section of Baars & Kirchmaier 249 acres
June 23, 1959 Portion of Abb's subdivision 226.2 acres 34 13
November 10, 1959 Ferry Pass Heights 485 acres 80 51
March 13, 1962 Nobles, south of Dunmire 125 acres 33 6
1962 Area west of Ferry Pass Highway 40 acres
August 14, 1962 "Old Aviation Field" south of Goulding Road and Herman Avenue and east of Palafox 343 acres 3,114 224 303
1963 Eau Claire Estates 100 acres
March 5, 1964 Area north of Carpenter's Creek and west of Ferry Pass Highway 6 2
January 19, 1965 Warrington, portions of Brownsville, Ensley and Brent, Ferry Pass and others 17.2 square miles 36,000 1,393 7,126
October 11, 1966 Morris Courts 28.7 acres 1,100 73 38
October 11, 1966 Area generally north of West Lee Street, south of Brainerd Street, east of J Street, and west of M and N Streets 28.7 acres 1,100 73 81
December 23, 1969 Five schools: Pensacola High, Washington High, Brown-Barge Elementary, Workman Junior High and Holm Elementary 105 acres requested by Escambia County School Board
April 23, 1970 Portion of Abb's subdivision 1.86 acres petition
June 7, 1971 Area generally south of John Carroll Road, east of Beauclair Road, west of Allyn Way and north of Toni Street 11.8 acres over 100 petition
April 12, 1979 Area south of Airport Boulevard between 9th and 12th Avenues 5.923 acres petition
August 9, 1979 Area southeast of Texar Drive and Alcaniz Street (present-day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) petition
July 10, 1980 Portions of Kupfrian Park Subdivision petition
August 27, 1981 Camelot subdivision 15.35 acres petition
February 25, 1982 Three parcels near Sacred Heart Hospital 9.165 acres petition
December 8, 1983 Two lots in Bonair subdivision petition
May 24, 1984 Madison Park and Cordova Square office parks 1.232 acres petition
December 19, 1985 Area between Airport Boulevard and Trinity Drive 13.38 acres petition
January 30, 1986 Area south of Airport Boulevard between 9th and 12th Avenues 0.97 acre petition
August 27, 1987 Area between College Boulevard and Airport Boulevard 2.784 acres petition
November 5, 1987 Area north of College Boulevard and west of 9th Avenue 3.145 acres petition
March 31, 1988 Area west of Davis Highway (Pensacola Square Shopping Center) 4.66 acres petition
June 30, 1988 Small area south of Chablis Lane adjacent to airport 2.04 acres petition
August 25, 1988 Small area south of Hewitt Street petition
September 8, 1988 Area north of Creighton Road and Keating Road 20.24 acres petition
November 8, 1988 (article) Cordova Mall area and areas northeast of the Airport Boulevard/9th Avenue intersection 186 178
Areas around Woodchuck Avenue, Baywoods Drive, and Whisper Way 102 353
March 14, 1991 Three areas on North Palafox Street near City Garage petition
July 11, 1991 Area in 2800 block of North Palafox Street near City Garage petition
August 15, 1991 6008 Walton Street petition
March 26, 1992 Area between Royce and Hewitt Streets west of Davis Highway 3.304 acres petition
June 25, 1992 Baars family property near Davis Highway and Airport Boulevard petition
April 29, 1993 Small area southeast of Pace Boulevard and Strong Street petition
September 22, 1994 Area southwest of Hyatt and McCoy Streets 8.094 acres petition
January 12, 1995 Small area south of Hewitt Street petition
February 9, 1995 Small area east of Dewrell Square petition
February 23, 1995 South end of Alicia Drive Requested by Habitat for Humanity
March 28, 1996 Area off Northpointe Boulevard 8.28 acres petition
August 22, 1996 Small area near Palafox and Hickory Streets 1.3 acres petition
October 10, 1996 Small area north of Royce Street, east of Davis Highway petition
May 22, 2003 Small parcel at 712 North T Street petition
August 24, 2006 Portions of East Brent Baptist Church property and Clopton Cemetery petition
March 8, 2007 540 and 543 Fontaine Street petition
March 8, 2007 East Port subdivision 3.35 acres petition
March 22, 2007 Small area northwest of Gadsden and T Streets petition
April 26, 2007 Area adjacent to the airport near Sherrill Avenue 6.645 acres petition
June 28, 2007 517 Selina Street and 518 East Royce Street 1.7 acres petition
June 28, 2007 Small portion of parcel at 6130 Walton Street petition
October 11, 2007 Area between Interstate 110 and Village Oaks Drive 4.41 acres petition
December 13, 2007 Airport-owned property in 6400-6500 blocks of North 9th Avenue, adjacent to the airport 8.6 acres petition
January 17, 2008 Small portion of parcel at 3316 Raines Street petition
May 2008 Areas around Baptist Hospital Requested by Baptist Hospital

Notes & references[edit]

  • Cecil Foister. "Annexation Defeat Reason Cloudy." Pensacola News, November 29, 1967.
  1. ↑ "Let's Build Better City." Pensacola News. April 26, 1943.
  2. ↑ "Bill to Create West Pensacola City Planned." Pensacola News, April 1, 1949.
  3. ↑ "Governor Vetoes West Pensacola, Eight Other Bills." Pensacola News, June 11, 1949.
  4. ↑ At time of referendum
  5. ↑ Except where noted, vote tallies include only residents of areas to be annexed
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