Category: Pensacola
Allen Chapel pastor speaks out
Yesterday morning, I interviewed Rev. Freddie Tellis, pastor of Allen Chapel AME Church. This past Sunday, a Pensacola Police Officer, with her hand on her…
Political maneuver by Mayor Hayward could have put new bay bridge at risk
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” State Senator Don Gaetz yesterday said that attempts to redesign the Pensacola side of the new Pensacola Bay…
Move over Trump, make room for Pensacola’s Renaissance mayor
Sara Warner, publisher of California Courts Monitor, had a profile of Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward published today on the Huffington Post website. Hayward is praised…
How sacred are churches in Pensacola?
A sanctuary is a sacred place, a safe haven from the troubles of the world, somewhere that allows believers to worship and commune with God….
Chief Alexander: ‘The officer properly did her job’
From PPD press release: Pensacola Police Chief David Alexander III has reviewed facts related to a video posted this afternoon on Facebook regarding a child…
Pensacola police officer interrupts Sunday church service over custody issue (video) Update
A Pensacola Police officer interrupted the church service at Allen Chapel AME Pensacola this morning. As the congregation prepared for Holy Communion, she -with her…
Buzz: Will Bob McLaughlin be a assistant city administrator?
Former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren Deweese thinks so (Read post). Bob McLaughlin was Escambia County Administrator from 2007-early 2010. His contract was not renewed by…
Gas tax revenue allocation goes back to staff
Wisdom prevailed at the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners meeting last night. Rather than negotiate the percentages of how the Local Option Gas Tax…
Big drop in city transportation expenditures over the past five years
Included with Olson’s letter is a spreadsheet that shows how the old allocation formula was calculated in 2006. The city expenditures were much higher from…
Mayor Hayward and Olson fight to keep old tax allocation
Yesterday afternoon, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson sent Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown a letter requesting the county continue the current Local Option Gas Tax…
How Escambia County calculated gas tax allocation
Amy Lovoy, Assistant County Administrator, calculated the new allocation formula for Local Option Gas Tax revenue. Here are the notes she provided with her spreadsheet:…
Bad News: City could lose $1 million-plus in local option gas tax
City of Pensacola may lose $1,086,400 in local option gas tax revenue if the Escambia Board of County Commissioners passes a proposed resolution to adjust…
City releases new policy for federal emails (update)
Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson sent out this email to city department heads: After consultation with the City Attorney I am clarifying my email dated…
State Attorney: City needs to rewrite federal email policy
Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson has to rethink his policy on how city employees  handle emails from federal accounts after the State Attorney’s office notified…
Muddy, Murky Mess of Maritime Leases
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Directors on Wednesday passed leases for parcels 3, 6 and 9 that contained the 24 changes that Mayor…
Mayor Hayward advertises for two assistant administrators
From the career portal on cityofpensacola.com: Assistant City Administrator – Policy and Support City Hall | Pensacola, FL | City Administrator Office | City Days…
Council votes to vacate Bay Blvd
by Jeremy Morrison After hearing from a fairly evenly split gallery full of neighbors, the Pensacola City Council gave their unequivocal answer: half of the…
Bare gives his reasons for the No-Confidence vote
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare passed out at last night’s meeting his reasons why he has no confidence in Eric Olson serving as the city…
Olson’s No-Confidence Conversation, part two
by Jeremy Morrison It’d been a long night by the time Melanie Nichols was hugging supporters in the lobby of Pensacola City Hall. She’d already…
Hayward announces tentative agreement with general employees union
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that he has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with the City’s AFSCME collective bargaining unit,…
