Category: Pensacola
Why only Castille and Fountain?
We’ve been asked why we only reported on the severance payouts to former City Administrator Colleen Castille and former COO Tamara Fountain. Why? Because the…
Mayor Hayward pays out severance packages, totaling more than $100K
When she announced her resignation in August 2014, City Administrator Colleen Castille made it sound like it was the natural end to a one-year commitment….
‘DeepFlex’ no longer in Pensacola City Hall vocabulary
Will Isern of the Pensacola News Journal reports today that City Administrator Eric Olson said at last week’s budget workshops that the City Council was…
PYP Quality of Life survey could have some surprises
The Pensacola Young Professionals are staying quiet about the results of the 2016 Quality of Life survey until next Tuesday’s rollout. However, they did give…
PYP set to release 2016 Quality of Life survey
The Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) will reveal the results of the 2016 Quality of Life Survey on Tuesday, September 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m….
Five observations from the Aug. 30 primaries
No Political Resurrection The voters were not interested in the political resurrections of Ron McNesby or Buck Lee. Lee, the former manager of the Santa…
Gaetz and Broxson win
State Rep. Matt Gaetz soundly defeated his opponents in the GOP Congressional primary. Last night he released a statement on his victory. “I want to…
Strong mayor government is expensive, about $669K more annually
The cities of Sarasota and Pensacola have similar population sizes. Sarasota has a council-city manager form of government. Pensacola has a mayor-council government, in which…
District 1 GOP primary may be most expensive in Escambia County history
The Republican primary to replace Wilson Robertson on the Escambia County Commission may be the most expensive BCC race in the history of Escambia County,…
In Escambia County, incumbents rarely lose primaries but it can happen
A challenger has the best chance to beat an incumbent when there are only two candidates in the race – 2014: Underhill vs. Valentino; 2012:…
Federal courthouse repairs hit a snag
Sen. Bill Nelson said today at a brief press conference at Pensacola City Hall that the repairs of the federal courthouse might be delayed for…
City of Pensacola treats allegations of insubordination differently
In 2014, a city department head called Mayor Ashton Hayward names and was found to have hired staff without going through the proper protocol and…
