Category: Pensacola
Pensacola city boards filled mostly with white males
The Pensacola City Council was given a report on the demographics of the 23 boards of the city. The boards aren’t that diverse and don’t…
Text messages could become public records for city officials
Councilwoman Sherri Myers sent out a press release this morning regarding amendments that she is proposing to the city’s code of ethics. She wants to…
Resignation letter from Pensacola City Administrator
Colleen Castille’s resignation is not unexpected. Her contract with the mayor was for one year. Her two-page resignation letter highlights the accomplishments of Team Hayward…
Castille resigns as city administrator
Coleen Castille has resigned as Pensacola’s city administrator, effective Sept. 3. City CFO Dick Barker will be the interim administrator. Communications Administrator Tamara Fountain has…
Mayor supports Recall amendment, council staff not so much
From the Mayor’s Office: I believe that citizens should have a clear path to recall any elected official, and if this amendment helps clarify the…
Transcript of Johnson v. Myers
At the July 17 Pensacola City Council meeting, Councilman Larry Johnson brought back up his effort to have the council investigate fellow Council member Sherri…
Time to discuss the salary of the mayor
The salary for Pensacola mayor is too low, $100,000. The Pensacola City Council should have a discussion about raising the salary to a level comparable…
Nelson wants to tell Grover ‘Hi’ and Gene gets a cup of coffee
This must be the day for elected officials to use their positions to get their staffs (and the taxpayers) to promote their re-election campaigns: From…
Weekend buzz: Publix coming downtown, Who owns pits and Stevenson on the warpath
The buzz is the old AV Clubbs School on Cervantes between 12th and 11th and the commercial offices on that block will become home to…
City attorney disputes City administrator email
Apparently all is not well in city hall: From: Janet Matteson Date: July 31, 2014 9:01:29 AM CDT To: Colleen Castille , “‘sales@ajmugs.com’” , Ashton…
City Council pushes ahead with charter amendments
Pensacola City Council President Jewel Cannada-Wynn has called a special meeting for Monday, August 11 to vote on two proposed amendments to the city’s charter….
Weekend Buzz: Pitiful County, Eric gets his record and Robo attacks begin in District 2 (audio)
Pitiful Escambia The most profitable illegal business in Escambia County appears to be dirt. The Board of County Commissioners learned last week that only one…
Wu named Home Rule Hero
The Florida League of Cities (FLC) recognized City of Pensacola Council Member and League president P.C. Wu with a 2014 Home Rule Hero Award at…
Pensacola City Council did brainstrom on the budget
Councilwoman Megan Pratt emailed me last week about a budget workshop that she chaired in June. Unfortunately much of the discussion got overshadowed by the…
Council member challenges mayor’s legal expenses
Councilwoman Sherri Myers shared this report from Ann Regan on her battle to gather the facts on the city of Pensacola’s legal expenses since Mayor…
Climate Change debate comes to Pensacola
Press Release: 350 Pensacola calls for the Pensacola City Council to support proposed Climate Change Task Force resolution. The Pensacola City Council is set to…
Councilwoman Myers holds town hall on LOST, July 15
From Councilwoman Sherri Myers: I am hosting a Town Hall meeting to provide City Council District 2 residents and businesses with an opportunity to have…
Time to get serious about city and county budgets…and local option taxes
Yesterday’s county budget workshop brought to light the financial challenges for Escambia County in the aftermath of the April flooding and the jail explosion. County…
City Survey questions focus on rating city services
City Communications Administrator Tamara Fountain called to further explain the city’s survey that will be conducted by the HAAS Center for Mayor Ashton Hayward. The…
Hayward announces own Quality of Life survey
Since 2007, Mason-Dixon Polling has conducted a survey to measure the attitudes of voters in the city of Pensacola and Escambia County on Quality of…
