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November 10, 2009

Big plans for Florida's ‘Redneck Riviera'

  • The developer says the Florida Panhandle will be very different from the high-rise condos and clogged expressways of South Florida.
    • By MELISSA NELSON
    Associated Press Writer

    AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Debi Hausermann [enlarge]
    Boardwalks cover sand dunes and lead to Nantucket-style homes with porches and views of the Gulf of Mexico. St. Joe Vice President Tom Dodson said, “We are creating places and you don’t do that by blocking views and access to the beach.”

    SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. — Building along the Florida Panhandle's picturesque seaside slowed when financing dried up and the economy soured. Fences with architects' renderings of developments hide the unfinished eyesores dotting the beaches.


     
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