Category: Pensacola
Will City Council follow Gould example?
Last week we saw a former city council member blast the Supervisor of Elections for not delaying the release of public records. This week the…
Council wants to rein in Mayor
In the agenda packet for the Pensacola City Council’s Committee of the Whole there is a discussion item asking for all executed contracts over $25,000…
Mack Attack Emails
Through a public record request, the IN obtained copies of former Pensacola City Council member and current Pensacola Redistricting Commission member Diane Mack’s emails regarding…
Buzz: Mack on witch hunt over blog post
Former Pensacola City Council member and current Redistricting Commission member Diane Mack is upset over my posting the alternative district map that Supervisor of Elections…
No Florida city has nine council members, except Pcola
At least none under 100,000 population, Pensacola has one of the largest in the state. I had our summer intern look up cities between 100,000…
Alternative City District plan cuts out minority district
Supervisor of Elections David Stafford was asked by the City Redistricting Commission to develop an alternative map that had more contiguous districts. The plan shifts…
Hayward wants to cut tax rate
During the 2010 campaign, Ashton Hayward announced that he wanted to rollback the millage rate if he was elected. Today, he has issued a press…
Disparity Contract signed
Mayor Ashton Hayward signed on July 6 the contract for the disparity study. MGT of America, Inc. will be paid $249,942, in eight installments. MGT…
Stafford offers city redistricting ideas (map)
The City of Pensacola has 51,923. The Ideal District is 7,418 people. Supervisor of Elections David Stafford has drawn up a possible new configuration of…
Port: ‘Belly Button’ Rainmaker
The Port of Pensacola has its supporters for it remaining an industrial port. Both here in Pensacola and at the state level. On June 21,…
Buzz: Council workshop agenda grows
Buzz: Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers (District 2) has requested that following items be added to the Council workshop that has been called by the council…
Free, Free, Thank God, Free at Last
Pensacola Police report: The 53-foot long 18-wheeler has been freed from the grasp of the 17th Avenue trestle after it became lodged under the bridge…
