Fla. signs buffer deal for NSAPC

The State of Florida’s Department of Environment Protection has completed a deal worth $1.67M for eight-plus acres of property, known as “Barefoot Palms,” as a buffer zone around Naval Support Activity Panama City. The acquisition “will prevent further incompatible development” adjacent to NSAPC and “prevent potential major interruptions to their military mission,” said David Clark, the DEP’s Division of State Lands director. “It will provide additional security and a buffer to one of the more sensitive areas on the installation.” NSAPC is home to some 3,000 military and civilian personnel, Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Panama City, and the Navy Experimental Diving Unit. (Florida Politics 09/04/17)