Buzz: ECUA appeals lock up grand jury report

The buzz around the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building is the Emerald Coast Utility Authority has blocked the release the grand jury report on its operations by filing appeals.

The catch for the public and media is not only does the report remain a secret, but the appeals do, too. We will not learn what the grand jury discovered or what ECUA tried to squash until the last appeal is resolved.

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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.”