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In a little town called Navarre Beach, Florida there has been some debate as to the opening of a pass to the Gulf of Mexico. Navarre is protected by a barrier island stretching about 52 miles, and the town of Navarre happens to be at the center of this area with which the only other access being the Destin pass to the East and the Pensacola pass to the West. Although some residents fear over development of the area, the city of Navarre beach should reopen up the access to the Gulf of Mexico because it will bring more business opportunities to the area, the city has been and is almost finished preparing the infrastructure, and to flush out the sound through natural tides.


In the summer of 1965 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dug a pass to the Gulf. A few months later a hurricane closed it back up before any reinforcement, large rocks, could be put in place. Opening the pass have a high effect on the area as far as tourism goes. As it stands now the town of Navarre has a population of (use the Hass book). It is mostly populated by the military bases near by as well as those that work in the two adjacent counties. While some people fear that the sky line will be over taken by huge hotels and condos, there is not much room for such large structures on the sound side, and there are already condos on the barrier island. Laws could also be put in place to protect from over development. With the inclusion of a pass to the Gulf of Mexico there will be some migration of the fishing industry, hotels and the food service will grow, and the housing market will pick back up.

Look up Hass research at www.uwf.edu

www.navarrepass.com

http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2008/0207/Front_Page/002.html

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080209/NEWS01/802090312/1006

http://www.navarrebeachlife.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2433

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/11888

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/12180/1

http://gulfcoastgateway.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080209/NEWS01/802090312/1126/NEWS0503

1...More business opportunities to the area

2...Almost finished building infrastructure

3...Flush out the sound through natural tides