Category: Pensacola
The Long Search
With a list of three finalists for the job, Pensacola City Council members met this morning to discuss the ongoing search for a council executive….
What did the Charter Commission decide about the Mayor’s veto power
What was the discussion by the City of Pensacola’s Charter Commission regarding the mayor’s veto powers? At its Feb. 18, 2009 meeting, the Pensacola Charter…
Sidewalk Rules: DIB’s Version Recommended
Taking a look at proposed regulations governing outdoor cafes, the Pensacola Planning Board decided yesterday to embrace changes suggested by the Downtown Improvement Board. Most…
Mayor Hayward listens to District 1
By Shelby Smithey… Mayor Ashton Hayward held his “Taking City Hall to the Citizens†town hall meeting on Monday at the Gull Point Neighborhood Resource…
Hayward Discusses Veto
Mayor Ashton Hayward issued the first veto of his term yesterday afternoon. Before heading out to a town hall meeting in the evening, he sat…
Mayor Issues 1 Veto
Mayor Ashton Hayward has vetoed one of the amendments that the Pensacola City Council made last week to his proposed 2013 budget. In a statement…
Upcoming Issues for Council
While the Pensacola City Council had a relatively light agenda during its regular meeting yesterday, the board did offer a preview of upcoming issues. Council…
Starting Down the RESTORE Road
The Escambia County Commission started down a long road this morning. It is a road potentially paved with many millions in treasure. When the federal…
Council’s Revenge
If summer was the hunt, last night’s second public budget hearing was the kill. After a season of foreplay, the Pensacola City Council was ready…
City Budget Process sets stage for final public hearing
The clock is ticking for the Pensacola City Council’s approval of the 2012-13 budget. Tonight is the second budget hearing. Here is the history of…
DIB Looks at LTU, Kimbrough Bids Adieu
The Downtown Improvement Board this morning signed off on its Business and Development Committee’s revisions to the city’s proposed License to Use regulations. The new…
Zimmerman’s Tough Sell
During their presentation to the Pensacola City Council last night, representatives from the Zimmerman Agency distributed copies of a recent issue of the Gulf Coast…