Category: Politics
City held hostage for 542 days
The Community Maritime Park construction will generate 1,500 jobs. The estimated weekly payroll is between $1 and $1.5 million per week – money that would…
Sour milk
If you have a pitcher of sour milk, no matter how many glasses or how small the servings, every glass will contain sour milk. We…
Tech park may be ambushed
Rumors are flying that a group may try to ambush the Commerce Tech Park tonight at the Pensacola City Council meeting. There may be a…
Mobile wins again
The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico – which is located in Mobile – announced Tuesday that the Charting the Course Capital Campaign…
Fire tax on council agenda
Pensacola City Council holds a public hearing tonight on the fire tax. Let’s see if the council really understands how they are taxing community to…
Cantonment Catfish pond
We have gotten a copy of the actual stormwater permit that Roads, Inc. got for the super, duper catfish pond in Cantonment. The permit –…
Fear in high schools
The high schools are under tight security after the slaying of high school student Daryl Williams, 15, was fatally shot Saturday night during an altercation…
Notes: Pensacola Committee of the Whole
Yesterday the Pensacola City Council met as the Committee of the Whole and its individual committees. Here are our notes on the meeting: All city…
Roads awarded county business without bids
In 2006, the Escambia County Board of Commissioners approved staff recommendations that awarded Roads, Inc. $3,578,380.16 in paving and drainage work without bids. Road, Inc.,…
Building green
The Mobile Press Register reports that builders there are building more environmentally friendly homes and offices. Building green is the new buzz word, said Mark…
Ricks Blog: Most Influential Political Blog
Once again, this blog has been ranked the Most Influential Political Blog in Florida by Blognetnews.com. This is truly a surprise. Last month we established…
Sheriff concerned about Bubbas July 07
Through our record requests, we received a copy of letter from ECSO legal advisor, Darlene Dickey, to asst. county attorney Ryan Ross regarding “Law Enforcement…
Bubbas disarmed and de-lighted
On Feb. 19, two days before the county commission voted to pay for the legal defense of its code enforcement officers, County Administrator Bob McLauglin…
Bubbas on Patrol cases
Through a public record request, we received copies of the lawsuits against county code enforcement and the Sheriff Ron McNesby. There are common threads. Both…
City insisted Fire Captains get 10 percent
At meeting today with Fire union members, we were told that the union sought an 8 percent across-the-board raise for all ranks during the negotiations…
Roads Inc paid $12.3 million
As per a public request, we have found that Roads, Inc has been paid $12,352,346.36 this decade for work for Escambia County. FY 2001 $586,588.99…
What’s wrong with Escambia County
Last night’s county commission meeting is the perfect example. A contractor – who has made hundreds of thousands from the county in the Hurricane Ivan…
County code enforcement
The 2007-08 budget for code enforcement is $2,454,000. It’s funded by fines and fees ($1,654,000), General Fund ($300,000) and Solid Waste ($500,000). Two years ago…
Roads Inc catfish pond
Last night the Escambia County Commission revoked the stormwater permit for a pit that Roads, Inc has claimed for two years was a catfish pond….
