Category: Escambia County
Sansom, Richburg indicted
St. Pete Times is reporting that the Tallahassee grand jury has indicted former Florida Speaker of the House Ray Sansom and Northwest Florida State College…
Pensacola got punked at tea party
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Susan Boyle
Ok, if you missed this, then you’ve not been watching any of the news channels. But you’ve got to see and hear this. A must…
Pensacola Tea Party
About 500 Tea Party protesters lined up in front of University Mall on Davis Highway, one of the busiest streets in Pensacola. Pensacola is a…
Tourism update
The Bed Tax reports are in for March and YTD collections are down $65,044 compared to last year – 3.73 percent Areas hit hardest YTD…
Economic Update
Received this email newsletter from Charles Wood of the Pensacola Chamber: This email is the result of a renewed effort to push information out about…
BTW: Consolidation bill passes the house
The Florida House has approved the Escambia County consolidation commission bill with a 120-0 vote and no discussion. The bill now goes to the Florida…
Oops, Equestrian Center gets bigger subsidy
The 2008-2009 budget for the Equestrian Center shows that it is getting $182,306 in LOST funds. This is a 45 percent increase over last fiscal…
IN Hockey Proposal
Let the Southern Professional Hockey Team keep all the concessions and parking. It will give them an incentive to offer special promotions and take the…
Why a mental health court
Robert Boggan maybe would still be alive. Boggan was arrested at a Dollar Tree store Aug. 18, 2005 by sheriff’s deputies after a disturbance. Escambia…
Analysis of School Admin. cuts
I have reviewed the staff cuts that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is proposing to the Escambia County School Board. Cutting 50 bus drivers makes up 35%…
ECSO recommends Mental Health Court
Press Release ECSO RECOMMENDS MENTAL HEALTH COURT Pensacola, Fla — The Public Safety Coordinating Council of Escambia County yesterday recommended the County Commission allocate $387,169…
Battle for DOJ grants
For the past 12 years, the block grants from the Department of Justice have given by the County Commissioners to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office…
Lack of plan hurts hockey
Escambia County Commission has no economic plan which hurts the county when it is faced with proposals like professional hockey leasing the Civic Center. Does…
There is more
John Panyko sent out this email: We have learned that the County will telling the Tourist Development Council this afternoon that the Pensacola Civic Center…
Tourism Committee questions BOCC on hockey
Dear Commissioners: Last Fall each of you were in full support of the steps taken to defease the bonds attributable to the Pensacola Civic Center….
Council approves general fund budget…in concept
Yes, the Pensacola City Council approved the General Fund budget, even though they all know that the property tax revenue will not be the same…
2009-2010 City Budget
City staff has projected that property tax revenue will stay the same as 2008-2009. Franchise fees and utility taxes will increase $269,200 to cover the…
City to hold another marathon workshop
The Pensacola City Council is meeting in less than to two hours to hear presentations on the 2009-2010 budget. The meeting is scheduled to run…
Florida Political Buzz
The Sunday editions of the daily newspapers around the state are filled with political buzz. Sarasota Herald Tribune writes that many consider it a lock…
