On July 21, the City released the names of the four finalists for the city council executive position: Daryl Betancur of Palm Springs, Ca; Dennis Kelly of Holiday Island, Ark; Octavien Spanner…
Tag: Pensacola City Council
Paper trail on Food Truck debate
Most issues at city hall are tied to communications problems. The recommendation that City Council approved, per video from the meeting, on March 26 was: “The City Council refer the issue of…
Food truck triangle: Council-Planning Board-7th Floor
The daily newspaper reported this weekend on the difficulties the city of Pensacola has had getting an ordinance drafted regulating food trucks – Food trucks could face delay. Two years ago, Inweekly…
Podcasts: Roundabouts, Opening up Government Street, Planning Board and Food trucks…hmmmm
The Greater Pensacola Chamber’s public policy executive director, Todd Thomson, gives his update on local government meetings. Is there a roundabout in the future for Government Street? What is the role of…
Status of Maritime Park, Post-Studers
What’s next for the Community Maritime Park? Several questions need to be answered before the city puts the parcels back on the market. 1. Who markets the remaining eight parcels at the…
Four finalists for Council Executive announced
A selection committee, comprised of Council President Andy Terhaar, City Administrator Eric Olson and consultant Al Coby, has narrowed down the 57 applications for council executive to four finalists: Daryl Betancur of…
Council gives Studers what they said did not want
Quint Studer yesterday stood before the Pensacola City Council and told them that he and his wife didn’t want the city council to take parcels 3, 6 and 9 off the market…
CMPA shoots shot across the mayor’s bow, approves Studer leases
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees did in less than 48 hours what Mayor Ashton Hayward and his COO Tamara Fountain failed to accomplish in four weeks. The CMPA Board…
Once again, Mayor’s office changes the lease approval process for Maritime Park
On June 18, the Pensacola City Council held a workshop on two development proposals. CBRE and MCM-BAP presented on a proposed hotel, mixed housing and public-private funded parking garage. The Studers presented…
Another observation from Monday Council Marathon
The height of dysfunction is to hold a council workshop on a film commission, have city staff make a presentation, and not have any council support for the proposal. A simple request…
Mayor’s office sneaks in bad news updates at end of five-hour meeting marathon
The Pensacola City Council met for nearly five hours yesterday: agenda review, CRA meeting and council workshop. At the very end of the last meeting, City Administrator Eric Olson chose to give…
Council president calls special meeting on Studer leases
The city of Pensacola has notified the media that Council President Andy Terhaar has called for a special meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 16 to consider the proposed leases for…