Category: Politics
Please table airport deal
When the Escambia County Commission felt the park deal wasn’t done properly last September, it voted it down and had staff rebid it. The commission…
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Northwest Florida State College, formerly Okaloosa-Walton Community College, has the Bo Johnson Fitness Center. What building will Ray Sansom have named after him?
Press release: Sansom takes new job
Press Release from Northwest Florida State College: NICEVILLE–Ray Sansom, an Okaloosa County native who attended Okaloosa-Walton Junior College as a student in the 1980’s, will…
Former House Speaker Bo Johnson had college job, too
When Bolley “Bo” Johnson was rising to the top of the Florida House, he had a job at Okaloosa-Walton Community College (now named Northwest Florida…
Beggs & Lane, Hook Bolton win $12.9M Accutane case
Hook Bolton and Beggs & Lane, along with Seeger Weiss, won in New Jersey Superior Court judgments totaling $12.9 million from pharmaceutical maker Hoffman-La Roche…
District 2 campaign expenses
Sam Hall $19,328.11 Votes: 2,257 Printing: $3,115.72 Mailing Services: $2,922.31 Design Work: $2,453.40 Signs: $2,235.93 Advertising (Print/Digital): $1,010.00 Demographic Behavior: $957.00 Movement For Change/We Vote:…
Boone report: No cuts at IP or Solutia expected
By IN reporter Sean Boone Although the struggling economy has created a trend of corporate employee layoffs nationwide, the two largest corporate plant facilities in…
Staff has not come clean on airport appraisals
There aren’t three full appraisals on the airport hotel property. There are two – by Charles Sherrill Jr. and Asmar Appraisal Co. – and one…
District 1 expenses
P.C. Wu: $3,832.70 Votes: 3,197 City of Pensacola: $189.98, filing fees Escambia County General Fund: $30.00, voter information WalMart: $24.51, labels, pens Postmaster: $215.00, postage…
Memo explains $1 million error, oops
Al Coby has sent the Pensacola City Council an email explaining that there are three appraisals for the airport property on which Sandspur Development wants…
Boone report: Coby admits error
By IN reporter Sean Boone According to City Manager Al Coby, city staff did not recognize two appraisals that were made for the 11.44-acre airport…
From It Smells Dept: Speaker Sansom gets college vp job
Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom is the VP of Planning and Development for Northwest Florida State College. The job pays $110,000 per year. Duties: 1)…
Too much to think tonight
This week is a microcosm of what is wrong with City of Pensacola government and the current city council. Staff hid from the city council…
Anatomy of a city problem
The other appraisals for the airport hotel property came to light after attorney Bob Kerrigan made a request this morning of Airport Director Frank Miller…
Oops, there is a higher appraisal for airport property
We received a tip that city staff has “discovered” an appraisal of the airport property on which Sandspur Development wants to build a hotel. It…
District 8 campaign expenses
Diane Mack Total $14, 206.59 Votes: 12,408 Bulk Mailing: $6,630.37 Design: $2,204.27 Printing: $1,240.87 Stamps : $1,148.20 Signs: $1,053.50 Billboard: $744.00 Radio Advertising: $600.00 Qualifying…
Boone report: Council committee round-up
By IN Reporter Sean Boone After hearing a presentation from All For One Escambia co-chair Scott Remington, City Council voted to approve a consolidated form…
District 9 campaign expenses
Megan Pratt $37,984.65, Vote: 17,859 Postage: $16,659.86 Printing: $12,368.11 Yard signs: $5,136.00 T-shirts: $1,358.37 Mailing: $1,108.43 Party food: $430.43 Filing fee: $189.98 Newspaper ad: $176.00…
Other counties are closing schools
St. Pete Times reports Pinellas school administrators have identified five elementary schools that could be closed next year as the district deals with budget problems…
