The Escambia County School Board will consider whether or not high seniors should be allowed to graduate from their current high schools next year – even though the new zones place them…
Tag: Escambia Co. Politics
Priorities
Let’s assume, as the daily newspaper has, that Escambia County and Pensacola have the reserves and/or revenue sources to pay a significant portion of the $115 million to move the Main St….
FEMA tells ECUA find the $115M elsewhere
Just as we predicted months ago – and just as Sen. Bill Nelson and Congressman Jeff Miller told them – FEMA rejected another grant to ECUA to help pay for the remaining…
Letter from Ron Melton
As many of you know, I have an expanding business that takes me out of town often. In the past, I was able to arrange it so I would not miss a…
Escambia Co. government holds back business
Got this email from a local business owner: After opening my business nearly 10 years ago, I swore I wouldn’t open a hot dog stand in Escambia County. The hurdles to get…
Cities may takeover sewer utility
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Park, Dania Beach and West Park are meeting this week to discuss how to make Hollywood (who provides them sewer) give them a…
ECUA has money…lots
The 2005 audited financials show ECUA is the wealthiest utility in NWFL. ECUA has about $53.6 million in unrestricted assets. Its net assets are $230 million. In 2005, the utility’s revenues exceeded…
Who will be new Escambia Co. Commission chair?
Insiders tell us Mike Whitehead is favored to return as chairman. Here are the odds: Whitehead – 2-1 Marie Young – 4-1 –could be the peace candidate Kevin White – 10-1 —Is…
County government built on greed
After reading the PNJ’s feature news article on property assessments (Property-tax increases leave businesses reeling ), one yould believe that the problem with people being taxed out of their homes and businesses…
Did Chris Jones raise property values too much?
That’s what some homeowners are saying. Read our news story: New dispute rages over beach taxes Records at the Value Adjustment Board Special Magistrate confirm that, showing property value contestations skyrocketing from…
Sorry, Schools must consolidate
On Nov. 21, the Escambia County School Board is scheduled to vote on a plan that will close Woodham High School and Brownsville, Brown Barge and Wedgewood middle schools. Since Superintendent Jim…
Mark Obrien translator 11/15/06
Our favorite PNJ columnist has surveyed the political landscape and finds reasons for optimism: Gene Valentino and Grover Robinson are about to be sworn in as commissioners; Escambia Co. School Board is…