The Pensacola City Council terminated the City’s lease with Divine Word Communications for a radio tower at the northern end of the Long Hollow stormwater basin. Readers loved the history behind the North Hill Preservation Board and Inweekly’s failed attempt to have the non-conforming tower removed in 2015. I backed up that post with an exclusive interview with North Hill Preservation Board president Melanie Nichols.
No other media reported the tower’s history last week.
1. Daily Outtakes: Towering affront to public input to be toppled
It’s a tale of a city administrator who covered up the legal issues with the radio tower built in a vital conservation district, city staff who knew the code violation but were shut down from telling the council and public, and the administrator’s replacement threatening a citizen who tried to find out the facts about the tower’s mysteriously sudden erection. Read more.
2. Nichols shares how she was harassed over radio tower
Melanie Nichols talked about the city’s lying and deceit when she tried to get public records: “The ACLU, they stepped up and they were defending us. The League of Women voters stepped up. They were shocked that asking for public records would cause this kind of coverup at City Hall. Everyone was just blown away by the deceit.” Read more.
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3. Mayor: Bruce Beach Poo Update
The concern over sewage in the waters off of Bruce Beach hasn’t disappeared. Mayor Reeves shared his latest meetings with ECUA. Read more.
4. Daily Outtakes: Misinformation the norm this political season
The League of Women Voters’ 2024 Nonpartisan Florida Voter Guide is a critical resource for all Floridians as they navigate the complexities of the 2024 election. This year, the guide has a section on Misinformation and Disinformation.
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- Misinformation: Sharing false information without the intent to harm. Example: Your sister says a trusted friend told her that a local ballot measure will raise taxes.
- Disinformation: Spreading false information with the intent to deceive. Example: Your sister lies to you about a local ballot measure, telling you it will raise taxes because she knows that’s the only way you won’t support it.
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5. Hofberger sworn in today
County government is changing. Will it be better? Read more.
INWEEKLY
Pensacola State College isn’t waiting for its new building to be completed. The college will launch its aviation mechanics school in January in a ST Engineering hangar at the Pensacola State College. Inweekly received the first tour of the school – another exclusive. Read more.
The Buzz 10/17/24
Inweekly continues to shed light on the Escambia Children’s Trust – its untested, complicated and expensive Healthy Schools program, its fight with Escambia County over CRA funds, and its lack of transparency and accountability in its grant program. Read more.
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