Author: Rick Outzen
Jobs are the issue for the first strong mayor
Better Pensacola Forum Press Release Poll Indicates Jobs and Public Safety Top Voters Concerns Pensacola, FL-Pensacola’s citizens believe their next mayor should have job creation…
Questions over MPDP financials
The daily is reporting on the war of words over releasing the financial data of Rick Rodriguez, the primary money backer of Maritime Park Development…
Closed school becomes library, county building
Not in Pensacola, not in Brownsville. The Molino School closed in 2003. Its campus includes 9.66 acres and four buildings. Superintendent Thomas didn’t offer a…
Closed school becomes community center
Not in Pensacola or Escambia County. Mobile Press Register reports that for $10 a year in rent, the city of Mobile will have a new…
MPDP responds…somewhat
Maritime Park Development Partners has given the CMPA a new schedule: Construction Contract Approval by CMPA–April 23, 2010 Construction Contract Approval by City Council– May…
Steen press conference
By IN reporter Sean Boone Steen Press Conference Aaron Watson, the attorney for the family of Victor Steen, held a press conference today outside the…
State Attorney agrees with Judge Simon
Press Release: Office of the State Attorney announced today that they have reviewed the ruling of Judge John Simon concerning death of Victor Steen. The…
Pensacola wife seeks advice
From the Washington Post: Pensacola, Fla.: I know this sounds stupid and petty. I have a great husband and love him more than anything –…
MPDP responds
Maritime Park Development Partners, Inc. states in a letter to Ed Spears, executive director for Community Maritime Park, that the financial statements of MPDP, Rick…
Buzz: Early polls on county commission races
Over the weekend, I heard about two polls that have been conducted on the Escambia County Commission races. The rumor is former county administrator George…
Pensacola Promise
The special committee working on Pensacola Promise begins its deliberations this week on how the scholarship plan will work. Next meeting is Wednesday, April 7…
PJC covers space launch
Franklin Hayes and the crew from Corsair are covering the space launch today: Double delight greets viewers of Discovery launch
Other disbursements by CMPA – first five months
Community Maritime Park Associates has paid put $70,922 for sitework to Roads, Inc. and another $698,138 for professionals services and misc. expenditures that cover the…
Disbursements to MPDP
The Community Maritime Park Associates has disbursed to the master developer, Maritime Park Development Partners, $303,273.10 of their development fee (budget $1,386,077). The checks cover…
Battle over letter of intent
As mentioned in my report on yesterday’s meeting of the CMPA Board of Trustees, there is a battle being waged over the letter of intent…
SAO reports to be issued soon
Spoke with assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille yesterday on his investigations into the Arts Council of Northwest Florida and Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino. Marcille…
Daily misses point
The News Journal is fixated on the financials of Maritime Park Development Partners and its shareholders. Their financials and net worths aren’t the issue. It’s…
Bud Day’s remarks fire up media
What did he say? “You know, we just got through (electing) a politician who can run his mouth at Mach 1, a black one, and…
CMPA Report: March 30 meeting
No motion was made to remove Maritime Park Development Partners as the general contractor. Scott Davison of MPDP bristled at comments by CMPA attorney Ed…
PJC Corsair to cover Shuttle Launch
IN free lancer and PJC student Franklin Hayes is covering with this classmates and teachers the coming launch of space shuttle Discovery. It’s a mission…
