Pensacola stormwater project dinged by DEP for several deficiencies

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection found a long list of deficiencies at the City of Pensacola Government Street Stormwater Project. Many of them were…

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City of Pensacola not using local recycling facility

Pensacola residents are not allowed to recycle glass if they use the City’s Sanitation Service, and it doesn’t look like they will in the near…

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General “Chappie” James Museum groundbreaking tomorrow

The City of Pensacola and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, for the General…

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Escambia County explains Mosquito Control cleanup

Escambia County Update on Former Mosquito Control Site As the city of Pensacola continues its efforts to construct the stormwater project at Corinne Jones Park,…

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Three out of four Pensacola voters wanted medical marijuana

The City of Pensacola voters overwhelmingly voted for Amendment 2 that legalized medical marijuana in Florida. In fact, the City had a slightly higher percentage in favor…

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Viewpoint from Mayor Ashton Hayward: Building a sense of optimism

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings tells a story about asking a successful investor whether, in trading parlance, Dallas was a buy, a sell or a hold….

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Buzz: FDEP opens investigation into Pensacola Tanyards project

Last Friday, Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy called Inweekly to say that the Florida Department of Environment Protection has begun to investigate alleged violations at the…

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Pensacola 311 blew Tanyard calls

The triggers for Inweekly and Emerald Coastkeepers’ investigation of the Government Stormwater Project in the Tanyards neighborhood were two phone calls made by resident Dr….

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Visit Pensacola announces in-house events

“Let’s be honest, when’s the last time you stopped into the Visitor Information Center? It’s been a long time, if ever, right?! Here’s the thing,…

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Escambia County and the Pensacola Government Street Stormwater Project

Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown sat down with Inweekly to explain the county’s role with the Government Street Stormwater Project. “The County’s role was very…

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City of Pensacola Gas tax appeal in limbo

The City of Pensacola’s appeal of the local option gas tax allocation has stalled. According to County Attorney Alison Rogers, the appeal is in the…

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Orange fencing goes up in Pensacola Tanyards

Good news. The orange construction fencing has been put up around Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater site. The fencing was installed a month after…

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Pensacola mayor discusses Tanyards project

On NewsTalk 1620 this morning, host Andrew McKay asked Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward about Government Street Stormwater Project. Specifically, McKay brought up the site’s appearance,…

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Mayor proposes selling Blount School property and other land in west Pensacola

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has placed on the council agenda for next week a request that the City Council declare as surplus the property located…

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Pensacola Tanyards after the storm

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy visited the Pensacola Tanyards and Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater Project yesterday. The streets had been swept, but the mud…

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ECUA Downtown Water System Maintenance Project starts Jan. 4

This past summer, ECUA began a maintenance project of the water system in the core of downtown Pensacola. The purpose of this project is to…

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Former deputy fire chief files federal lawsuit against Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward

On Dec. 22, former Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover filed a lawsuit against the City of Pensacola. Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief…

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New survey shows District 7 has different views of City of Pensacola

Early last month, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced the results of the third annual City of Pensacola Community Survey that was conducted by the University…

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City of Pensacola has different rules for Tanyards

Inweekly has asked other contractors about how they handle erosion, dust and water run-off from their projects. Contractors are required to submit a Stormwater Pollution…

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Thursday morning in the Tanyards

Dr. Gloria Horning sent Inweekly those photos of this City of Pensacola project that were taken this morning.

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