Mayor Hayward responds, Inweekly asks for clarification

The Pensacola News Journal published these statements attributed to the Hayward administration in regards to the $95K paid to former City Administrator Bill Reynolds and…

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Questions posed to Mayor Hayward

Since the mayor has refused our interview requests, we sent his Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart our questions and requested written responses. Last year, the…

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Pensacola City Council has approved other settlements

Inweekly has begun reviewing Pensacola City Council minutes to see if the legislative body had been called on to approve over lawsuit settlements. Our initial…

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Mayor Hayward pays out over $95K to quiet former administrator

According to public records released yesterday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward cut checks for over $95,000 to get his former city administrator to dismiss his lawsuit…

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City manipulates reports to hide Fire OT

The City of Pensacola Finance Department finally uploaded the July 2016 financial reports to the city’s website. Once again, the “current approved budget” line items…

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Joint meeting request missing paving discussion

Last Friday, Mayor Ashton Hayward let it be known that he would like the Pensacola City Council to schedule a joint meeting to give a…

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Mayor asks Council to meet with BCC

Mayor Hayward Recommends City Council Schedule Joint Meeting with BCC Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward forwarded a recommendation to City Council members today asking them to…

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2016 Mayor’s Cup Golf Classic

Mayor Ashton Hayward and the City of Pensacola have announced the 2016 Pensacola Mayor’s Cup Golf Classic will be Oct. 7 at Osceola Municipal Golf…

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Wells retired and still got severance

On Sept. 7, the City of Pensacola released the personnel folder of former City Attorney Rusty Wells. Wells completed the Deferred Retirement Option program on…

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New Commanding Officer’s Compound unveiled

The University of West Florida Historic Trust hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate the Fort of Pensacola’s Commanding Officer’s Compound, a new outdoor…

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Emerald Coastkeeper cites problems around Carpenter’s Creek

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy has sent a letter to Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, Pensacola City Council, Escambia County Development Services and City Inspector Bill Weeks…

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City administrator contracts had plenty of perks

Since he took office in January 2011, Mayor Ashton Hayward has had four city administrators. Bill Reynolds started work in August 2011. Colleen Castille replaced…

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Two-thirds love the quality of life here [podcast]

On “Pensacola Speaks,” Jon Pytynia of the Pensacola Young Professionals discussed the 2016 Quality of Life Survey. While the numbers for Pensacola city government were…

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Pensacola City Council has chance to set city on right track tonight

By Duwayne Escobedo At 5:15 p.m. today, the Pensacola City Council will hold its first public hearing on Mayor Ashton Hayward’s FY 2017 Proposed Budget….

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Hayward takes a hit in survey

The Pensacola Young Professionals released on today their 2016 Quality of Life Survey. The news for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward wasn’t as positive as it…

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Letter to the Publisher: Police deserve raises

Dear Rick: I appreciated your article about our police. I wish you would do some research and write more about them. I have several friends…

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Why only Castille and Fountain?

We’ve been asked why we only reported on the severance payouts to former City Administrator Colleen Castille and former COO Tamara Fountain. Why? Because the…

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Mayor Hayward pays out severance packages, totaling more than $100K

When she announced her resignation in August 2014, City Administrator Colleen Castille made it sound like it was the natural end to a one-year commitment….

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‘DeepFlex’ no longer in Pensacola City Hall vocabulary

Will Isern of the Pensacola News Journal reports today that City Administrator Eric Olson said at last week’s budget workshops that the City Council was…

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PYP Quality of Life survey could have some surprises

The Pensacola Young Professionals are staying quiet about the results of the 2016 Quality of Life survey until next Tuesday’s rollout. However, they did give…

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