Category: Pensacola
Ingram pushes $28M in projects
State Rep. Clay Ingram (R-Pensacola) has submitted $28 million worth of appropriation bills. including $11,481,000 for his alma mater, Florida State University. Â The University of…
White warns of ‘balkanization of Triumph funds’ [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, State Rep. Frank White said that he doesn’t support Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s request that the Triumph funds be allocated to…
What happened to City of Pensacola’s BP settlement funds? You may be surprised
In August 2015, the City of Pensacola announced that it had reached agreement with BP on its oil spill claim. The one-time windfall had the…
Hayward: What’s a fair share of $1.5 billion?
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward issued this viewpoint today: What’s a fair share of $1.5 billion? On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded,…
What is Mayor Hayward’s plan for the Port of Pensacola?
When Ashton Hayward took office, the future of the Port of Pensacola was an issue. Six years later, the Port is struggling and its viability…
Pensacola City Council authorizes mayor to settle the Six-Cent Local Option Fuel (Gasoline) Tax appeal
The Pensacola City Council voted, 5-0, for the mayor to settle the dispute over the city’s allocation of the Local Option Gas Tax. No presentation…
City and County have different stories on superfund site
At Monday’s Agenda Review, City Administrator Eric Olson told the Pensacola City Council that Escambia County had requested verbally the city hand over its portion…
Pensacola mayor wants a piece of Triumph pie
Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t want the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to be the sole body that decides how the county’s share of the BP…
City of Pensacola Sanitation looks to increase rates
Jerry Moore, the head of the City of Pensacola’s Sanitation Services, wants to raise sanitation rates. At Monday’s Agenda Review, Moore told the Pensacola City…
Gaetz Pensacola’s next mayor?
By Duwayne Escobedo A recent survey commissioned by Inweekly found Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, a two-term incumbent, could be vulnerable in the 2018 election should…
Gaetz: BRAC is coming [podcast]
Congressman Matt Gaetz said yesterday that Northwest Florida should prepare for a new BRAC (Base Closure and Realignment Commission). The last BRAC was in 2005….
Telling Trader Jon’s story [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks,” Keith Hoffert talks about working with Vintage Flick on a film project that tells the story of Pensacola’s iconic bar, Trader Jon’s,…
Southtowne parking garage to open in mid-April [podcast]
Quint Studer said on “Pensacola Speaks” that his downtown parking garage should be open for Y members to use by mid-April.
Commissioners offer Pensacola officials a settlement on gas tax dispute
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners has proposed a settlement of the 15-month dispute over the allocation of the Local Option Gas Tax. The proposed…
City Hall: Mayor does not need separate legal counsel
Inweekly asked the Hayward Administration whether Mayor Ashton Hayward needed to have separate legal counsel since Judge Roger Vinson ruled he was individually named in…
Half of city voters favor consolidating some services
A majority of Pensacola voters favor consolidating Fire, Planning Services, and Park Services, according to a recent poll by Political Matrix. However, they don’t like…
City of Pensacola to close Housing Choice Vouchers
The City of Pensacola has a waiting list of 1,490 people seeking to assistance under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. According to Housing…
Schmitt vs. Hayward rises several questions
Now that Mayor Ashton Hayward is individually named a defendant in the lawsuit brought by former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt, the City -both Mayor and…
Judge denies motion to let Mayor Hayward out of fire chief lawsuit
Federal Judge Roger Vinson denied Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward’s motion to be removed (in his individual capacity) from former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt’s lawsuit: Judge…
AP reporter notices Chamber CEO Ingram voted against the position of his chamber
Yesterday, the Greater Pensacola Chamber sent out a position statement in support of Enterprise Florida, the Small Business Development Center Network and VISIT Florida. Todd…
