Category: Pensacola
In Escambia County, incumbents rarely lose primaries but it can happen
A challenger has the best chance to beat an incumbent when there are only two candidates in the race – 2014: Underhill vs. Valentino; 2012:…
Federal courthouse repairs hit a snag
Sen. Bill Nelson said today at a brief press conference at Pensacola City Hall that the repairs of the federal courthouse might be delayed for…
City of Pensacola treats allegations of insubordination differently
In 2014, a city department head called Mayor Ashton Hayward names and was found to have hired staff without going through the proper protocol and…
How did Hayward, Olson and Sisson hand out pay raises last year?
In his civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Ashton Hayward and the City of Pensacola, former Fire Chief Matt Schmitt said that City Administrator Eric Olson…
Former Pensacola fire chief sues Mayor Hayward, Olson and Sisson
Former Pensacola Fire Chief Matt Schmitt has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, Chief Human Resources Officer…
Budget Voodoo: City Personnel costs have risen steady during Hayward’s second term
During his re-election campaign, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward touted how many staff positions he cut and how he reduced payroll costs. His proposed budget for…
Budget Voodoo: City departments have increased spending significantly
Pensacola residents are lucky to have an experienced City Council reviewing the FY 2017 budget proposed by Mayor Ashton Hayward. P.C. Wu has 12 years…
Budget Voodoo: City of Pensacola enterprises down from FY 2014
The City of Pensacola has four businesses–Pensacola International Airport, Pensacola Energy, Port of Pensacola and Sanitation. In FY 2014, they turned operating profits, except for…
UWF librarian shares his research on Bayview Park Cross
Yesterday, Dean Debolt, the University Librarian for UWF University Archives and West Florida History Center and John C. Pace Libraries, posted his research on the…
DROP: City General Pension
In reviewing the Individual DROP Account statements for the City of Pensacola’s General Pension, we found several employees who have completed the Deferred Retirement Option…
Pensacola Police Department DROP
When it comes to DROP, the Pensacola Police Department appears to be in better shape than the Fire Department. Only 14 employees in the Police…
Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement, Aug. 20
Church members from throughout the community are planning to meet outside the Pensacola Police Department Saturday, August 20 and pray for law enforcement personnel. The…
City of Pensacola Budgeting Voodoo
One of the most objective measurements of how a company or government entity is performing is analyzing how actual expenditures compare with its budget. The…
City of Pensacola releases DROP data
Thanks to the intervention of the State Attorney’s Office, the City of Pensacola Sunshine Center released the Individual DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Program) Account Statements…
Mayor’s office blocks council executive from gas tax meeting
A series of emails given to Inweekly show that when Mayor’s leadership team met with county staff to resolve the issue over the distribution of…
Gulf Power defends rate hike request
Citing the need to continue to invest in the long-term reliability of Northwest Florida’s energy infrastructure, Gulf Power has notified the Florida Public Service Commission…
City of Pensacola refuses to provide DROP data
The City of Pensacola has refused our request for additional information to clarify our original DROP request. On Saturday, we asked: “Please tell us what…
Pensacola and Escambia reopen gas tax talks [podcast]
Escambia County Commission chairman Grover Robinson said on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday that Escambia County staff is meeting with City of Pensacola staff to try to…
Quest for City DROP records continues
On Aug. 3, Inweekly made the same public record request of the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS) and the City of Pensacola. We didn’t…
Grover asks Mayor to accept gas tax offer
Escambia County Commission Chair Grover Robinson has sent a letter to Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward urging him to “accept the proposal currently approved by the…
