Pensacola health system ranks 266 of 306 U.S. communities

This 2016 edition of The Commonwealth Fund’s Scorecard on Local Health System Performance assesses the state of health care in more than 300 U.S. communities…

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Century Town Council approves food trucks

NorthEscambia.com reports that tThe Town of Century has voted to allow food trucks and other portable food vendors to purchase a business license. When Sonny’s…

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More Pensacola Bridge drawings

From the winner – Skanska I’ll post more later.

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City Budget by years

In his annual Budget-In-Brief that he releases to the public at the same time he presents his budget proposal to the Pensacola City Council, Mayor…

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City budget climbs during Hayward’s second term

When Mayor Ashton Hayward campaigned for re-election two years ago, he was able to show that he had reduced the size of government and cut…

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Hayward cut street work and increased dependency on gas tax

The City of Pensacola has always depended on its share of the Local Option Gas Tax to cover the majority of its expenditures on streets…

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Mayor Hayward releases proposed FY 2017

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward released his $216,472,900 proposed budget late yesterday afternoon. The proposed General Fund budget is $51,238,600. The Pensacola City Council will hold…

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Underhill does not see City getting more gas tax [podcast]

Commissioner Doug Underhill said yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” that he does not see the county continuing to give the City of Pensacola greater than its…

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Mayor Hayward keeps millage at 2016 level

This week, Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to approve the property tax millage for FY 2017 be set at 4.2895, the…

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Mayor Hayward puts pressure on BCC re:Local Option Gas Tax

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to pass a resolution authorizing bonds up to $15 million to finance street work. The…

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Nichols named Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training

Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association has been selected Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training. She shared the…

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Pensacola wrap up: week ending July 9

PETA Loves PPD A Compassionate Police Department Award is on its way from PETA to the Pensacola Police Department after officers rushed to save a…

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