Buzz: ECUA board members appearing before grand jury

Emerald Coast Utility Authority Board members have scrambled this week to get legal representative as they have been called to appear before a county grand jury. Last month, the News Journal reported that the state attorney’s office was investigating whether ECUA made legal payments without board approval. We’ve heard the investigation may have expanded into whether the board has exercised the proper oversight of the utility. Stay tuned.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”