Category: Pensacola
Tanyard and rest of District 7 cut out of City of Pensacola survey
Since 2014, Mayor Ashton Hayward has hired the University of West Florida Haas Center to survey city residents about their satisfaction with services his administration…
Pensacola plumbers fight to be heard by mayor over ‘terrible and corrupt’ utility practices
Larry Downs Jr. claims that city-owned Pensacola Energy and its director Don Suarez are trying to put private local plumbers out of business, but he…
City Administrator outlines proposed Pensacola Workforce Housing program
Marcie Whitaker, City of Pensacola Housing Administrator, outlined Mayor Ashton Hayward’s workforce housing program during the agenda review on Dec. 5. Introducing Whitaker’s presentation, City…
Pensacola photos used for commentaries on poverty and struggling neighborhoods
The Chicago Tribune today published commentary by Peter R. Orszag of Bloomberg View – “What’s killing low-income Americans.” A Pensacola photo – by Spencer Platt,…
County Commissioner questions Pensacola Tanyard soil test
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill has questions about the soil sample tested at the Government Street stormwater site in the Tanyard neighborhood. Mayor Ashton Hayward…
Test sample shows Government Street soil relatively free of Lindane
The plume from the old Escambia County Mosquito Facility is contaminated with Lindane, which was in the pesticides used at the facility. A test of…
How close is Pensacola stormwater project to homes (photos)
The earlier photos we posted don’t give a perspective as to how close the Government Street stormwater construction is to the residences. Dr. Gloria Horning…
Pensacola: Morris Court and Tanyard topics of Fricker meeting
Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn met with her District 7 constituents Wednesday at Fricker Resource Center to primarily discuss what should be done about the…
Pick which projects are west or east of Pensacola City Hall
“I’m very concerned, Rick, that I don’t normally see construction sites this sloppily at the Pensacola Beach area, or in the downtown of Pensacola,†Emerald…
Coastkeepers opens investigation into Pensacola stormwater project [podcast]
Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy yesterday visited the City of Pensacola’s Government Street stormwater project. She talked about her initial findings on “Pensacola Speaks.†“I’m very…
Transparent Pensacola addresses Tanyard problems
The following post has popped up on the City of Pensacola’s Transparent Pensacola The emphasis is theirs. Government Street Stormwater pond contamination concerns City of…
City of Pensacola gets snippy
City of Pensacola PIO Vernon Stewart would not provide Inweekly reporter Duwayne Escobedo the most recent soil test results. He told the reporter that the…
