Press Release: Hayward Makes $800,000 in Budget Cuts, Spares Police and Fire Departments Fulfilling a campaign pledge to cut unnecessary spending at City Hall, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward today made over $800,000…
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PPD statement on arrest of 10 year old
Press Release: A 10-year-old girl who claimed last month that a Spencer Bibbs Elementary School music teacher molested her has been charged with filing a false police report. The girl was arrested…
The time is now for Pensacola
In February 2003, City staff presented to the Pensacola City Council a reported titled “Profile of Pensacola: Demographic, Housing and Economic Characteristics.†The City Council was John R. Fogg, Mayor; Owen W….
Power struggle over council agenda
The Pensacola City Council agenda for the May 9 Committee of the Whole has been posted and Council President Maren DeWeese has left off the Mayor Ashton Hayward’s recommendation to name the…
CMP Photo for May 3 2011
The stadium is going up:
Port of Pensacola: Next Big Issue
The future of the Port of Pensacola could be hotly debated this year. Mayor Ashton Hayward has appointed a Port Advisory Committee and City Council President Maren DeWeese is asking the Pensacola…
Young still pushing for aquarium
From William Young, III-Founder of Aquarium for Pensacola: Our economic strength and future lives, breathes and grows by virtue of our clean beaches and Gulf waters. Grounded on that premise, conversion (recycling)…
Committee of the Whole – no fun
All three CMPA board members will be recommended for additional terms to regular council meeting for approval: Dick Baker, Collier Merrill and Juanita Scott. City Council decided to not do anything about…
City CRA report: Maritime Park update
Council members Jewel Cannada-Wynn, Ron Townsend and John Jerralds expressed their concerns about the proposed apartments for the Maritime Park. They asked for assurances that the rentals will be affordable to the…
Mays and friends school Jerralds, Young, Townsend and friends
New school schooled the Old School in the Pensacola mayor’s race. It was Lumon May, LuTimothy May and the young African-Americans that delivered Hayward a margin of 921 votes in Districts 5…
Changeover in City Government continues
The Pensacola City Council will have two new city council members: Brian Spencer and Sherrie Myers. Both ran aggressive door-to-door campaigns. Spencer beat incumbent Jewel Cannada-Wynn who has served since Jan 2005….
Predictions hold
Ashton Hayward has indeed won, 10,645-9,837, a hard-fought mayoral race over veteran incumbent Mike Wiggins. Both sides worked hard to get their messages out. Each side took stands on the issues. Both…