Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax died at his home in Lake Geneva on March 4. He was 69. The tabletop fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons started the role-playing phenomenon. Local authorities…
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Grover offers to take 5 percent pay cut
Comm. Grover Robinson moved that all the county commissioners offer to take a five percent cut in their salaries ($76,034). -which is the same pay cut that they may be asking managers…
Sheriff offers to cut budget 3.75 percent
According to memo from Jean Kassab, Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby is asking for $76,706,683 which is $2,993,317 less than his current budget – 3.75 percent cut. This is still more than…
Notes on Commission Workshop
Here are our notes on today’s Escambia County Commission – Committee of the Whole meeting: Plan to get to a balanced budget on by June 15. County Budget Manager Amy Lovoy opened…
Unsealed global child porn ring indictment papers
Here is a pdf of the indictment papers: 022122008.pdf
County starts off in budget hole
Jean Kassab, Director of Administrative Services sent a memo to the Escambia County Commission for today’s budget workshop. She anticipates a $12 million reduction in the General Fund due to Amendment 1….
No Escambia County delegate for National Convention
The Democrats met last weekend to chose the official delegates to the National Democratic Convention. No one from Escambia County was selected. No one. Judy Byrne Riley, Niceville – Clinton delegate Bill…
City and county must cut jobs
WEAR TV 3 interviewed Pensacola City Manager Tom Bonfield on how the City will cut $4-$5 million from its budget. Bonfield said that it means 70-90 workers could get laid off. From…
Legislative delegation provides cosmetic leadership
In the Sunday edition of the News Journal, an article on our local state legislative delegation listed their proposed bills for the 2008 session. Sen. Don Gaetz had the most impressive list:…
City held hostage 545 days
545 days since the CMP referendum was passed. 545 days without 1500 construction jobs and their $1 million dollar payroll circulating through the city. 1 year, 5 months, 27 days. 47,088,000 seconds…
Should City opt out of pensions and retirement
The total budget for pensions and retirement contributions for Pensacola city employees is $12,810,80. This costs every man, women and child living inside the city limits an average of $237. Maybe we…
City council now on state retirement
I’ve been reviewing the City of Pensacola’s 2008 approved budget. The Mayor and City Council have added this fiscal year for the first time $23,100 for the Florida Retirement System. This is…
More from Feb. 28 council meeting
From the council’s follow-up paperwork: Council authorized the City Manager to enter into a ten-year lease with Robert A. Cole d/b/a Bob Cole Imports for use of certain airport property. Council authorized…
Notes: City Council meeting
COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL CHAMBERS FEBRUARY 28, 2008, 7 P.M. All members were present at Thursday evening’s City Council Meeting. The following issues were discusses in a public hearing format. A) REQUEST TO…
City held hostage for 542 days
The Community Maritime Park construction will generate 1,500 jobs. The estimated weekly payroll is between $1 and $1.5 million per week – money that would be circulating through our community. It has…
Sour milk
If you have a pitcher of sour milk, no matter how many glasses or how small the servings, every glass will contain sour milk. We can not expect better results from our…
Tech park may be ambushed
Rumors are flying that a group may try to ambush the Commerce Tech Park tonight at the Pensacola City Council meeting. There may be a push to add a minority contractor set-aside…
Mobile wins again
The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico – which is located in Mobile – announced Tuesday that the Charting the Course Capital Campaign has topped the $7 million mark thanks…
Fire tax on council agenda
Pensacola City Council holds a public hearing tonight on the fire tax. Let’s see if the council really understands how they are taxing community to death. Also hear Sam Hall do the…
Cantonment Catfish pond
We have gotten a copy of the actual stormwater permit that Roads, Inc. got for the super, duper catfish pond in Cantonment. The permit – issued 3/14/06 – says that the excavation…