The Communication Services Tax is a tax on services such as any voice, data, audio, video or other information or signals, including cable services transmitted by any medium. The communication vendor remits…
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City has budget shortfall – $5 million
EMAIL RECEIVED FROM SAM HALL: All: I received a phone call today from Tom Bonfield. The City is expecting a $5.4 million shortfall this year. Council will meet on Monday, February 26,…
Pensacola Firefighters
Letter to Pensacola City Manager Tom Bonfield Do you know how important your safety is? We ask that in jest, of course, as the City has decided to put off the hiring…
Election Eve Observations
Before I start, I think it would be good to explain a few things about political commentary. Based on some of the comments being posted on the House District 3 race, we…
Topless punishment costs City
Pensacola makes Australia news service – news.com.au. & Reuters News Service This is how the world sees Pensacola Cop orders topless punishment January 30, 2007 08:46am A FLORIDA city has agreed to…
Strong Mayor to the Ballot!
Portland Mercury reports on Portland, Oregon putting a strong mayor initiative on the ballot: Portland is the last city of its size to still have a “commissioner” form of government, in which…
Okaloosa Co. makes MSN Top 15 places for jobs
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Fla. Unemployment rate: 2.5 percent Mean annual wage: $32,430 Industry with largest percentage of workforce (Fort Walton Beach): Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (15.7 percent) Predominant occupation…
Pensacola council committees set
Pensacola Mayor John Fogg on Jan. 10, two days after the new City Council was sworn in, named appointments to the Council’s four standing committees for the 2007-2009 Council term. Also named…
City Council tells staff to draft interlocal agreement on plant
The Pensacola City Council voted unanimously to have staff draft interlocal agreements for the CRA & City with the ECUA on the financing of the relocation of the Main Street Sewage Treatment…
IN YOUR FACE – Best Year Ever
What were the three top events of 2006? Click here for Talking Points video
IN YOUR FACE – Strong Mayor
IN Publisher Rick Outzen interviews John Peacock. CLICK HERE FOR STRONG MAYOR video
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…