Category: Politics
Historic moment for Pensacola neighborhood
Today Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward, joined by Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan and Councilmen John Jerralds and Brian Spencer, announced the demolition of the old…
Additional request from Deweese: details on mayor’s office budget
Council President Maren Deweese sent an additional request to City Finance Director Dick Barker on Saturday morning, August 20: Follow up to Council’s request for…
Hayward: ‘Tear down this school’
Press Release: Hayward Announces Plan to Demolish Old School – Sheriff Cites ‘Positive Change’ for Community – Fulfilling a campaign promise to crack down on…
Gulf Power rate hike goes before board today
The Public Service Commission will consider today approving Gulf Power Co.’s interim rate hike request of $38.5 million. The request is part of a $93.5…
Poll confirms Hayward popularity
Press release: According to a recent study conducted by Open Market Research, nearly 62% of likely voters have a favorable opinion of the manner in…
Mayor Hayward attacks blight
Mayor Ashton Hayward wants to attack one of the biggest blights in Pensacola – W.A. Blount Junior High School. The building, which was in built…
Pratt focuses on organizational chart, programs and policies
True to her analytical background, Council member Megan Pratt focused her city budget inquiries on the city’s organizational chart, programs and policies. They don’t appear…
Myers proposes over $2 million in cuts, rollback to 2009 levels
Council member Sherri Myers has proposed $2.05 million in cuts to the FY 2012 City of Pensacola budget, according to an email that she sent…
Look for hogs at CMPA trough
The daily newspaper’s story on the cost overruns points out that the Community Maritime Park expenditures need to be investigated by independent auditors–without ties to…
News site readers don’t care about comments
This month’s Ad Age/Ipsos Observer American Consumer Survey looked into the impact of comments and other engagement tools for news website. Sixty-three percent of the…
Mayor asked council for budget requests in March
The impression one might have gotten from the Pensacola City Council workshops on the FY 2012 budget is that the council members had little or…
Dueling Budget Memos
Council President Maren Deweese sent to the Pensacola City Council her own memo on how she wants the remaining FY 2012 budget process to be…
Will PNJ shrink even more?
The Cincinnati Enquirer, another Gannett-owned paper, announced this past week that it’s considering a dramatic reduction in print paper size. If it follows through, it…
Hayward’s memo to city council
Mayor Ashton Hayward sent yesterday a memo to the Pensacola City Council regarding the FY 2012 Budget. He has directed City Staff to take under…
Hayward: ‘My Budget Stands’
I spoke with Mayor Ashton Hayward last night. He made it clear that he has no plans to change the city budget that he presented…
Legal Services gets BP grant
Legal Services of North Florida has announced the receipt of a grant for $200000 to provide outreach and legal help to low-income residents and small…
Pensacola City Council confusion
There appears to be some confusion over the city budget process. The mayor doesn’t work for the Pensacola City Council. He isn’t required to change…
Three locals named to Leadership Florida
Press Release: Leadership Florida has announced the selection of its 30th Annual Class Program participants. Fifty-five of the most talented individuals from across the state…
Light coverage of Budget marathon today
You will have to follow the Pensacola City Council workshop on you own. I will have watch the video later. My day is filled with…
City budget workshop marathon continues today
If the Council President doesn’t change the agenda, slated for discussion are Airport, Port, City Attorney, CRA, Neighborhood Services, MIS, Police, Fire, Public Works and…
