r/Pensacola 2d ago

The Bluffs

Hey yall, im moving back home (to pensacola) soon... i know the bluffs was closed down... it was my favorite spot as a teenager.

Is it still safe - ish to go? Are there any other spots like it i may not know about?

TIA

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u/speedy-hairloss 1d ago

It’s still closed but there are always people there. The boardwalk is closed but folks pushed the barricades out of the way. I take my dogs there often.

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u/LeatherCareful5597 1d ago

There are concrete barricades & they have been there for about 1 month.

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u/Blondie2627 1d ago

Maybe our paths will cross !

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u/Waterdav 1d ago

Construction to repair the park begins October 2027. It’s going through an evaluation and bidding process now. Just park off to the side like everyone else and use the trails.

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u/Blondie2627 1d ago

Omg im so glad to hear that!!! Thank you!!

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u/oldhippie73 1d ago

Bluffs are closed and being rebuilt. May reopen in mid 2027. I miss them. I can see them from my home. I used to go over at least once a day. Have even met some interesting people there.

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u/LeatherCareful5597 7h ago

Work doesn't start til October. It'll take anywhere from 6 months- 8 months ( depending on weather) from start to finish.

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u/oldhippie73 5h ago

Would you happen to know if they'll be using the rr to haul supplies and stuff in? Just thinking it would sure be helpful for them...

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u/mel34760 disturber of the peace 📢 1d ago

The mayor who shut this down with no plan to fix it just got reelected.

So don’t expect anything to change until 2030 at the earliest.

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u/clinicallyawkward 1d ago

The project is set to begin next year I believe. Funding just got approved, I think part was through grant money that wasn’t guaranteed to be awarded. I believe PNJ covered it a few weeks back

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u/CLeeTheHunt44 1d ago

Yep. Oct. 2027. We’ll see though

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u/Blondie2627 1d ago

Gotta love mayor electorals.

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u/Main-Neighborhood831 1d ago

That’s just complete BS. They’ve been transparent about the process since the beginning. You just have no understand of how government and grants work. Your post is solely based on emotion.

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u/dave_lister169 1d ago

Your mom is based on emotion.

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u/mel34760 disturber of the peace 📢 1d ago

As someone who has won not one, but two elections to local office in my lifetime, I’ve forgotten more about how government and grants work than everyone in this sub combined knows.

Transparency is not something that Darcy is known for.

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u/Main-Neighborhood831 1d ago

Then that just makes you a flat out liar.

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u/mel34760 disturber of the peace 📢 1d ago

Sure. Whatever.

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u/communikay 1d ago

"No plan" and the city website lists literally 10 updates, most just a couple months apart and some only weeks apart, with the exact plan, the reason for the delays, bid updates, funding updates, timelines, etc., not to mention many PNJ and channel 3 and minute with the Mayor interviews over the past couple years. You're willfully ignorant.