Category: Politics
Future ECAT riders
Here is the list of Pensacola city employees losing their city car take-home privilege: Airport Airport Director Airport Law Enforcement Engineering City Engineer Energy Services…
Mayor Hayward knocks out 2 To Do items
Mayor Ashton Hayward continues to work at a furious pace knocking off two more items on this “To Do” list during his third week of…
People stunned over SRIA decision
Not since McGuire Martin ran the Santa Rosa Island Authority to promote his business and personal interests and squash any competition has Pensacola Beach politics…
Lies and lack of substance kill aquairum
The ECUA Board voted 4-1 to not delay the demolition of the Main Street Sewage Plant. For over a year, Bill Young has promoted his…
Aquarium group won’t release pledge names
After the daily newspaper revealed that Aquarium for Pensacola didn’t have the letters of support from elected officials as it claimed and couldn’t prove that…
Whatever happened to…
Last February, Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas told the IN he had another buyer for Brownsville Middle School. Whatever happened to that buyer? Diversity Program…
AES announcement
From their website: “AES is no longer accepting payroll for processing. All 2010 W-2’s and related payroll tax filings will be made within statutory deadlines….
First question to ask
The Aquarium misrepresentations are the latest indication that local boards need to change their approach to proposals. The very first question should be of staff,…
Why sue MPDP?
The question for some around town is: Why sue Maritime Park Development Partners when they have no money? I asked Community Maritime Park Associates attorney…
Brownsville Land Deal
That is what Diversity Program Advisors’s purchase of the dilapidated Brownsville Middle School is. George Hawthorne, founder of DPA, has exciting plans for the property,…
Cart before the Horse?
Next Friday, Jan. 28 George Hawthorne will announce at City Hall at 1 p.m. his acquisition of Brownsville Middle School for his P.A.T.H ((Providing Avenues…
Moore Hunting Camp
Engineers, contractors, developers and power brokers use hunting camps to wine and dine elected officials and county department heads. There are no ethics requirements for…
Robertson and Moore business partners
Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson and Donald Moore, the former owner of AES, are partners in MBR of Northwest Florida, LLC. Moore is under investigation…
Pensacola Plaza refinanced
Colliers International | Atlanta Capital Markets Group Vice President Forrest Speed has arranged the $6.4 million refinancing of Pensacola Plaza, a 115,597-square-foot, Class A office…
Jack Nobles not invited to be part of Carter’s bank
The daily newspaper also followed up on my buzz item yesterday with a report on ServisFirst Bank, which is being led by Bo Carter. Bobby…
Aquarium gets its delay
Daily newspaper reports that Bill Young and his group raised $50K in commitments to pay for his feasibility study. Yesterday the ECUA Citizen Advisory Committee…
AES owner connected to power
AES owner Donald Moore has been a heavy campaign contributor to local and state officials, giving $3500 to Commissioner Wilson Robertson, $2500 each to Rep….
Bank ratings
BauerFinancial, an independent bank research firm in Coral Gables, ranks banks around the country. Here are how the banks in our area stack up: Bank…
St. Joe: Field of Schemes
David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital tore apart Northwest Florida’s largest developer, St. Joe Company,in October 2010 at the Value Investors Conference. He spelled out, in…
AES accused of tax fraud
The payroll management company that had its payroll checks start bouncing last week has now been accused of not paying the payroll taxes for its…
