Tag: George Touart
Lessons from failed Whitehead purchase
Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha proved the value of having an independent accounting department. Had Touart & Whitehead been successful in creating their own finance/accounting department – the purchase would have…
Theme Song for this week’s ECUA/County/City negotiations
BARENAKED LADIES -ONE WEEK Click Here to View  Remember the closing line: “It’s still one week before we say we’re sorry.”
Touart calls surprise meeting on ECUA plan
Touart has hastily called a “Calendar” meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. for the county commissioners to discuss their upcoming meeting schedule…..The Buzz around the county office complex is Touart and the commissioners…
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Escambia County was dealt a big financial blow when Circuit Judge Jere Tolton ruled on Dec. 27 that convicted, former county commissioner W.D. Childers won’t have to reimburse the county for the…
Touart wants to move plant
County Administrator George Touart called last night. He believes he’s being made the scapegoat on this issue and is being treated unfairly. “There’s nobody more in favor of moving that plant than…
Complete Spreadsheet on Plant Relocation
This shows the City and County’s portions of the CRA, plus what they can contribute from their LOST funds – less than 3% of their total local option sales tax collections each…
ECUA has plan to move plant
Thanks to public record requests – I obtained the powerpoint presentation that O’Sullivan Creel has used in its latest presentations to ECUA board members on moving the Main Street Sewage Treatment Plant….
Blog Buzz: Benson, Touart, ECUA, Valentino
Now these are some of the rumors that I’ve heard over the past few days: State Rep. Holly Benson has fallen out of favor with House Speaker Mario Rubio and is being…
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…
County pays for computer
We’ve got the mediation agreement between the County Commission/Co. Administrator George Touart and Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha. Magaha will pay the outstanding bill for the Oracle software – $467,060 –…
Touart blinks, Escambia County settles with Magaha
Buzz: We’re hearing that Escambia County Commissioners and County Administrator George Touart have reached an agreement with Clerk of Courts Ernie Lee Magaha. Magaha is coming out on top, but we’ve not…