On Sept. 20, 2017, the Pensacola City Council approved a $8.25-million budget for a new Bayview Community Center. According to public records Inweekly received late last week, Caldwell Associates Architects gave the…
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Mayor Hayward announces tentative agreements with Fraternal Order of Police, gives no details
This afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced he had reached tentative agreements with the Police Officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant bargaining units represented by the Fraternal Order of Police. He offered no details…
District 2 produces most property taxes for city
Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones provided us with the 2017 City of Pensacola, Certified Roll values by city council district. The District 2, which is represented by Sherri Myers, has the…
Buchanan qualifies for mayoral race
Drew Buchanan has qualified for the Pensacola mayor’s race. On his Facebook page, he posted: “It’s official! I’m on the ballot.This mayoral election is a pivotal moment in our city’s story. And…
City sidewalk plan disappears
Sidewalks were an issue when the Pensacola City Council discussed the budget last year. In the mayor’s 2017 Pensacola Resident Satisfaction Survey, city sidewalks received the second worst grade, slightly above city…
Buzz: Hayward offers Pensacola Police Union at 10-percent raise
We have been told the city of Pensacola announced today at Pensacola City Hall that Mayor Ashton Hayward has negotiated a 10-percent raise for the Pensacola Police Union. We have requested a…
Ferry service a huge accomplishment for Superintendent Dan Brown
Yesterday, Gulf Islands National Seashore, city of Pensacola and Escambia County hosted joint press conference officially launching Pensacola Bay Cruises. The ferry service has been in discussion for over 12 years. When…
Deadline to qualify for local races is noon Friday
The deadline for qualifying for office is noon tomorrow. A handful of candidates who have pre-filed have yet to submit their petitions or a check to qualify to run. Among them are…
Studers donate downtown parcel for youth sports facility
Quint and Rishy Studer announced this morning that they are donating a parcel on the west side of the former ECUA treatment plant site on Main Street for a youth sports facility….
Barker may have unintentionally explained budget overruns
When City of Pensacola CFO Dick Barker last week defended why the city didn’t amend Caldwell Associates Architects contract for the proposed Bayview Community Center, he may have unintentionally explained why city…
Barker lost the council when he stretched ‘facts’
Last week, the City of Pensacola’s chief financial officer, Dick Barker, tried to use his 38 years of experience in the city’s finance department and a slide presentation to convince the Pensacola…
Moore leads City District 4 race, 57.5 percent doesn’t know candidates
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 226 likely Pensacola District 4 voters, Jared Moore holds a lead with 18.6 percent of the vote followed by Christopher Phillips with 11.1 percent of…