Category: Pensacola

The daily newspaper’s story on the cost overruns points out that the Community Maritime Park expenditures need to be investigated by independent auditors–without ties to…

The impression one might have gotten from the Pensacola City Council workshops on the FY 2012 budget is that the council members had little or…

Council President Maren Deweese sent to the Pensacola City Council her own memo on how she wants the remaining FY 2012 budget process to be…

Mayor Ashton Hayward sent yesterday a memo to the Pensacola City Council regarding the FY 2012 Budget. He has directed City Staff to take under…

I spoke with Mayor Ashton Hayward last night. He made it clear that he has no plans to change the city budget that he presented…

There appears to be some confusion over the city budget process. The mayor doesn’t work for the Pensacola City Council. He isn’t required to change…

You will have to follow the Pensacola City Council workshop on you own. I will have watch the video later. My day is filled with…

If the Council President doesn’t change the agenda, slated for discussion are Airport, Port, City Attorney, CRA, Neighborhood Services, MIS, Police, Fire, Public Works and…

Council member Sherri Myers announced within the first 20 minutes of today’s budget workshop that she will not vote for any utility rate increases for…

As I predicted, the mayor’s establishment of a cabinet was challenged this morning. Council member Megan Pratt said she saw the positions to be similar…

Press Release: At a joint appearance today in Pensacola, Mayor Ashton Hayward, Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad, and District Three DOT Secretary Tommy…

The city budget workshops begin this morning at 9 a.m. and will run throughout the day. First up will Mayor’s Chief of Staff John Asmar…