‘Turtle Town' coming to Saint Andrews
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The old Copa Cabana Motel property in St. Andrews has been vacant for almost five years. But not for much longer.
Salty Saint Andrews will be the new home of 'Turtle Town.'
Turtle Town will be a unique new retail development with something for everyone.
The tentative blueprint shows a bar under a pole barn as the centerpiece, near Beck Avenue. It will be surrounded by spaces for food trucks.
Then, at the back of the lot by the lake, there will be about 20 retail vendor spaces. All of this will be spread out in an open courtyard.
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City officials are hoping the variety of outdoor storefronts will promote micro-entrepreneurs starting a business and family-friendly fun.
'It's actually the same group that did the water park downtown. They're actually coming here, and you're talking about experience retail. So, there may be a shop that's just all Legos. You may see a shop that sells t-shirts. You may see a variety of things that really micro-entrepreneurs can start and be a part of beginning a business, but also providing something that we all want to see and enjoy,' City Commissioner Josh Street said.
Owner Caleb Price says they are currently in the process of getting AI renderings of the layout.
Groundbreaking could take place sometime this summer.
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