Category: Politics
More on LuTimothy May
The nominee packet issue for the CMPA Board of Trustees did not have the full bio on Rev. LuTimothy May. Here it is: A native…
Portofino Medical Spa closed
The Gulf Breeze News reports today that Portofino Medical Spa was forced to close due to a state requirement mandating that all medical spas must…
PJC players will sign with Hawaii
From Honolulu Advertiser: Petras Balocka and Lasha Parghalava are committed to playing for the Rainbow Warriors next season, according to their junior college coach. Both…
CMPA Board nominees
Here are the nominees to replace Hugh King on the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees. The vote should be Friday – by the…
What Dave Murzin is doing
When I wrote about the lack of substantive bills being proposed by our local legislative delegation, state Rep. David Murzin sent me this note: On…
Notes: Council Committee meetings 4.07
April 7 Committee of the Whole meeting notes: In talks about the Penny for Progress capital projects list, and the creation and possible closure of…
Florida Senate to raise property taxes
The Florida Senate wants to raise the millage rate for the Northwest Florida Water Management District to come in line with the rest of the…
Miller skips two votes
Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) did not vote on two bills recently. H.R. 5501, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance…
City spends $12 mil on pensions
According to its latest audit, the City of Pensacola pensions cost the taxpayers $12,081,768 in 2007. General Pension Plan: $5,962,692 – June 2007 closed plan…
More Pensacola Exodus
Since I wrote the Outtakes on Pensacola Exodus, I’ve received a steady stream of emails on young people that have become discouraged about their futures…
Port costs Pensacola $1.45 mil
According to the 2007 audit, The Port of Pensacola revenue was down 41 percent last year. The operation lost $1.45 million. The staff is projecting…
Area blanked out Dem delegate slate
The Florida Democratic Party State Executive Committee elected Saturday a slate of 27 party leaders and elected officials for the Democratic National Convention. NONE ARE…
Code Head Walker out
Code Enforcement Division manager Charlie Walker is taking early retirement – as we first reported. Walker has cost the county two lawsuits (Bubbas on Patrol),…
Petition to Crist for Markes
Dianna Fitzgerald and the Lissencephaly Network have an online petition asking Gov. Crist to help Erin Markes: Dear Governor Charlie Crist: Erin’s son was dealt…
Wall Street Journal tackles hospitals
WSJ focused on the huge profits reported by non-profit healthcare systems – Nonprofit Hospitals, Once For the Poor, Strike It Rich. Riding gains from investment…
Baptist merger costs county $1.07 million
If Baptist mergers/buys West Florida Hospital and the Davis Highway complex becomes a non-profit entity, Escambia County will lose $1,070,436 in property taxes annually. Not…
Escambia – Murder Capitol of NWFL
The Uniform Crime Reports Program of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has released the 2007 Annual Statewide Crime Report. Once again, Escambia County is…
County ombudsman to be created
The PNJ story on county reorganization missed a key point. The restructuring creates an “Ombudsman” position. The Ombudsman will hear taxpayers’ complaints or suggestions about…
Notes: BCC regular meeting 4.03.08
Rawson’s Providence Manor final plat passed unanimously. His Roads, Inc was given two more road contracts – Blue Pit Drainage Improvements for $126,126; Ziglar Road…
Ford suggest deep cuts to commission salaries
According to WEAR’s Dan Thomas, Clay Ford has suggested to putting county commissioner pay on equal footing with state legislators. In Escambia County that would…
