Occupy Showdown at City Council Meeting

Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office sent out the following press release a few minutes ago: Hayward to Occupiers: No More Tent Cities Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward…

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Occupy Pensacola to March to City Hall

OP Press Release – Oct. 26: Occupy Pensacola’s march from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Plaza to City Hall on Friday, Oct 28 at 5…

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Victor Steen case settled

Mayor Ashton Hayward has sent the following memo to the Pensacola City Council: The City’s Police Liability Insurance Company has settled the claim of Cassandra…

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What’s the Council’s take on executive’s cold feet?

IN reporter Jeremy Morrison interviewed the Pensacola City Council to get their reaction to news that their choice for the newly created city council executive…

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Buzz: Council Exec pick drops out

Scotty Davis, Pensacola City Council’s pick for its council executive after a five-month search, has withdrawn from the position. Here is the email from City…

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Mayor’s Office – Weekly Update 9.20.11

Press Release: Port of Pensacola secures grant funding, attendance up at pre-school programs, and City launches Facebook and Twitter –The Port of Pensacola has been…

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Hayward proposes a reduction in Sanitation surcharge

Mayor Ashton Hayward is recommending to the Pensacola City Council a reduction in the sanitation fuel surcharge from $2.10/mo. to $1.50/mo. beginning Oct. 1. The…

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Florida city votes to drop its pensions

The City of Pensacola pays nearly $13 million annually for its general, fire and police pensions. Imagine what the City could do with that money….

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Council picks its executive

The Pensacola City Council ended its nearly year long search of its council administrative assistant executive. Last night, the council selected Scotty Davis, community services…

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Buzz: Council passed budget

The word I got late last night was the Pensacola City Council passed yesterday Mayor Ashton Hayward’s budget without amendments. There still is one more…

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ESP rate could unravel budget

The proposed rate increases for Energy Services of Pensacola appear to be the biggest trouble spot for Mayor Ashton Hayward in getting his budget passed….

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Five hour-plus council meeting fails to make daily

I really don’t know exactly when the Pensacola City Council meeting stopped meeting. At 8 pm the group was still discussing. The daily newspaper had…

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