Category: Politics
Roads Inc catfish pond
Last night the Escambia County Commission revoked the stormwater permit for a pit that Roads, Inc has claimed for two years was a catfish pond….
Presidential Politics
On IN Your Head Radio, two of top political writers in the South: Jackson Baker (Memphis Flyer) and Max Brantley (Arkansas Times). Listen online from…
Notes on Council fire vote
The Pensacola City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 707. Councilman Mike Wiggins was…
State still pursues Allstate
From Orlando Sentinel: Insurance regulators on Tuesday filed a complaint seeking to suspend Allstate’s authority to write new insurance policies in Florida in response to…
Okaloosa counts on military to weather recession
The Daily News reports a study released by Enterprise Florida concluded that military spending remains one of the state’s leading growth industries. It’s particularly valuable…
Pace Award winners
Emerging Leader Of The Year was given to Mike Hicks – CEO of Hixardt Technologies Business Leader Of The Year was given to Keith Gregory…
Council passes fire agreement, 9-0
Everybody approved it. Mike Wiggins was absent. So much for cutting the city budget.
Let City Council know how you feel
From the City website: John Fogg, Mayor Home (850) 479-9962 Email jfogg@ci.pensacola.fl.us John Jerralds, Deputy Mayor Home (850) 433-1749 Email jjerralds@ci.pensacola.fl.us P. C. Wu, District…
Staffing comparison
How does Pensacola Fire Department staffing compare with Port Orange: Fire Chief: Port Orange 1 â Pensacola 1 Division Chief: Port Orange 4 â Pensacola…
More fire comparisons
City of Bradenton – population: 53,662 – no fire dept. County provides it. City of Homestead – population: 53,767 – no fire dept. County provides…
Pensacola Fire Expensive
According to US Census, Pensacola has a population, as of July 2006, of 53,248. Port Orange has 54,851. Margate has 55,974. Sarasota has 52,942. Pensacola…
New Fire salaries boost upper ranks the most
The proposed collective bargaining agreement between the City of Pensacola and the Firefighters Union is online . The new agreement, which will be voted on…