Category: Politics
Former Veterinarian talks about deaths at Escambia County Animal Shelter
In an exclusive interview with the Independent News, Dr. Alphonso Steward III, the former veterinarian for the Escambia County Animal Shelter, blamed the three animal…
Decision on Hayward veto expected later today
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Communications Director Tamara Fountain sent me this email on the possible veto of the city council’s decision to extend Varona’s contract at…
Hayward has five days to veto Varona contract
Will Mayor Ashton Hayward veto the Pensacola City Council’s month-to-month extension Varona’s food concessions contract at the Pensacola International Airport? According to the 2010 City…
Weekend Buzz: PPD may have problem, Found Money and Smartest Answer
Courthouse rumblings Criminal defense lawyers are watching closely the case of Herchel Royals, who was arrested in July 2013 on drug charges. His case is…
County commission delays vote on county administrator another two weeks
Today’s special meeting of the Escambia County Commission was filled with shouting, accusations and finger-pointing. In the end, the only decision made was to delay…
County commission delays county administrator decision until noon tomorrow
For three and a half hours, the Escamabia County Commission listened to its five finalists for the county administrator position and deliberated who should replace…
Homeless expert: Ordinances should never be first step in dealing with the homeless, calls the laws ‘silly’
Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Council and the City of Pensacola garnered international ridicule for its homeless ordinances, particularly the one that outlawed blankets. An…
House of Sticks: Resuming the Chase
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Hayward continues to have problems with zoning and neighborhoods. Why?
In the past five months, we’ve had two zoning issues come up inside the Pensacola city limits—Dollar General on Spanish Trail and Dept. of Corrections…
North Hill Preservation send out update on city council meeting
From their digital newsletter: Monday, March 10th, 2014 Dear Neighbors, The City Council met today at their committee meeting, and by a very narrow margin,…
Mayor Hayward issues a corrected statement on North Hill issue
Statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward regarding 1625 N Palafox: While I personally do not believe this facility belongs in a historic residential neighborhood, my administration…
Fundraising power of The Fish House
The News Service of Florida reports that local State Representatives Clay Ingram and Doug Broxson raked in the cash in February. Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Midway,…
County Administrator decision could be this week
On Thursday, March 13, the five finalists will meet separately with individual commissioners in their offices prior to public interviews with the full board at…
City of Pensacola shows little progress implementing disparity study
Buried in the Pensacola City Council’s agenda packet for this week’s set of meetings is Mayor Ashton Hayward’s quarterly Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Report for…
Mayor Hayward opposes Parole facility in North Hill area
Another grassroots effort may have won. City Communications Director Tamara Fountain has announced that Mayor Hayward opposes the proposed Probation and Parole Center on North…
Six people attend two Pensacola budget input meetings
The city of Pensacola held this week two public input meetings on its 2014-15 budget. A grand total of six citizens attended them, which should…
Escambia County will get more aggressive on lion fish
Robert Turpin, Escambia County’s Marine Resources Manager, told the Board of County Commissioners today at its agenda review meeting that the county plans to sponsor…
ST Aerospace Interlocal Agreement may come to a vote tonight at BCC
Interim County Administrator Larry Newsom added to today’s Escambia County Commission agenda a discussion of the proposed Interlocal Agreement between the city of Pensacola and…
Lion fish on Escambia County Commission agenda
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners have two agenda items regarding lion fish. A proclamation, in recognition of the removal of the greatest number of…
City has another neighborhood controversy. North Hill in uproar
First, we had Cordova Park upset about Dollar General building a store at the corner of Spanish Trail and Summit Boulevard. Now North Hill residents…
