Category: Escambia County
Podcast: Underhill says infrastructure is key to economic development
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill came on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday to give us an update on what is happening in the southwest portion of the…
Escambia County hires PIO away from Santa Rosa
Press release: Escambia County is pleased to announce the hiring of Joy Tsubooka as its community and media relations division manager. As manager, Tsubooka will…
Escambia County not in a hurry to set Local Option Gas Tax allocation with Pensacola
Last Thursday, the Pensacola City Council passed an inter-local agreement with the Board of County Commissioners for the allocation of the Local Option Gas Tax….
Escambia County issues statement on Sept. 1 jail death
Escambia County is releasing the identity of the inmate found unresponsive in his cell as 45-year-old Shawn Jordan (DOB: 11/4/1969). Jordan had been in jail…
Gas tax revenue allocation goes back to staff
Wisdom prevailed at the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners meeting last night. Rather than negotiate the percentages of how the Local Option Gas Tax…
Gas tax allocation may be tabled
After watching today’s discussion of what is a fair allocation of the local option gas tax revenues for the next 10 years, the commmissioners had…
Mayor Hayward and Olson fight to keep old tax allocation
Yesterday afternoon, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson sent Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown a letter requesting the county continue the current Local Option Gas Tax…
How Escambia County calculated gas tax allocation
Amy Lovoy, Assistant County Administrator, calculated the new allocation formula for Local Option Gas Tax revenue. Here are the notes she provided with her spreadsheet:…
Bad News: City could lose $1 million-plus in local option gas tax
City of Pensacola may lose $1,086,400 in local option gas tax revenue if the Escambia Board of County Commissioners passes a proposed resolution to adjust…
County Commissioners reach out to their constituents
Commissioner Lumon May yesterday hosted a Unity in the Community day in the Montclair neighborhood at Westernmark Park. See PNJ gallery. On Monday Aug. 17,…
County seeks to clarify Fire MSBU Assessments
Press release: Several Escambia County residents have contacted the Board of County Commissioners with questions regarding the “Notice of NON-AD Valorem Assessments for Escambia County…
Barry pre-files for second term
Press Release: Today, District 5, Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry announced his candidacy for re-election in November 2016, and filed paperwork with the Supervisor of…
Work begins on Navy Point bridge
The Florida Department of Transportation began construction activities on replacing the bridge located on County Road 292A (West Sunset Avenue) over Bayou Grande to the…
Hayward fails to put Studer leases on July agenda
Mayor Ashton Hayward isn’t starting off the second half of 2015 much better than the first half. The most talked about new projects for downtown…
Podcast: Bergosh pre-files for County Commission District 1 seat
School Board member Jeff Bergosh has pre-filed to run for Escambia County Commission District 1 seat. Incumbent Wilson Robertson has already announced that he will…
No version of the Confederate flag will fly over Escambia County buildings
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners last night voted unanimously to no longer fly the Confederate flag in its five-flag displays and to replace…
Battle over Confederate flag plays out today at BCC
The battle over the Confederate flag continues today at Escambia Board of County Commissioners. On the agenda is an item for the county to remove…
Podcast: Grover on juvenile detention costs
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, president of the Florida Association of Counties, talks about the proposed solution with the state on juvenile detention costs.
FDLE report: State has lowest crime rate in 44 years
Florida Department of Law Enforcement released its 2014 Annual Crime in Florida report today. The report shows Florida’s crime rate dropped 4.9 percent compared to…
PS Today: SaintPetersBlog.com
Peter Schorsch, creator of SaintPetersBlog.com, will be on the show today. He has been watching the Jeff Miller situation: If Jeff Miller runs for Senate,…
