St. Petersburg Times’ Lucy Morgan busted wide open the story on the $50-million courthouse for the First District Court of Appeals. Today it opens and many lawmakers have amnesia as to how…
Month: December 2010
Buzz: Rhee on Scott team?
One rumor coming from Tallahassee is that former Washington. D.C., schools chief Michelle Rhee will head education for Gov.-elect Rick Scott. That would shake things up.
Unanswered MPDP questions
CMPA attorney Ed Fleming has one month to complete his investigation into the contract performance and contract formation of Maritime Park Development Partners, the developer of the Community Maritime Park. With subpoena…
Nodine Trial: ME says manner of Downs’ death “inconclusive”
Lagniappe, Mobile’s alt-weekly, reports on Friday in the Stephen Nodine murder trial. The former Mobile County Commissioner is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Angel Downs. The first week of…
CMPA votes 9-2 to cancel MPDP for convenience
The Community Maritime Park Associate Board of Directors voted 9-2, after over 90 minutes of discussion, to terminate Maritime Park Development Partners, LLC as the project coordinator for the public construction. MPDP…
Another homicide
Press Release: A man was shot and killed around 11:30 pm Thursday, December 8, near the intersection of Tower Terrace and Tower Road. Deputies responded to the Kangaroo Convenience Store, located at…
Day 3: Nodine murder trial
Cpl. Daniel Steelman of Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office testified yesterday at the murder trial of former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine for the May 9 death of his girlfriend Angel Downs. Steelman…
MPDP: “Betrayal and Disappointment”
The one person that has been consistently mentioned in both the Request for Qualification and Request for Proposal is Cynthia Griffith, Saxet Realty. Her role per the RFQ was in charge of…
Another problem for MPDP, Davison
The development agreement between CMPA and MPDP has an assignment clause: “Article XVIII, Section 18.01 Assignments. The Developer shall have not have the right to assign its rights and obligations under this…
Panama City hires attorney, gets $1.2M from BP
The Pensacola City Council has been afraid to hire a law firm to represent it against the BP for the city’s lost revenue. Meanwhile Panama City hired a firm, Nix, Patterson and…
Buzz: Heaton/MPDP offers pass-through deal?
George Hawthorne, who drafted the EBO agreement for the MPDP/CMPA, will report to the Community Maritime Park Associates board today that he and Greg Green, the subcontractor in PNJ article today and…
Tax-Cut Deal Price Tag: $868 Billion
Wall Street Journal: The numbers are in on Obama’s tax-cut compromise with the GOP, and they’re not pretty. Senate leaders began debating the measure Thursday night, and unveiled the plan’s estimated cost…