By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The skatepark planned for downtown is now under the purview of the city of Pensacola. Despite voicing reservations about some lacking funds for portions of the project, Pensacola…
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Transition sets timeline
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –A couple of themes emerged out of Thursday’s meeting of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson’s transition team. One, was the overlapping nature of the team members’ work. Another was…
Hayward direct mailer
Yesterday, Inweekly reported that citizens over the weekend received a high-glossy, trifold direct mailer from former Mayor Ashton Hayward listing what he viewed as his accomplishments. The mailers were received by Pensacola…
‘Overboard’ approach to public input
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council was approached Monday by Mayor GroverRobinson with a request to consider changing city policy to better encourage public comment in meetings of municipal boards….
‘Biggest Week So Far’
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is in his third week in office. It’s a week, the mayor said Monday morning, that he considers one of the most important thus…
Council attendance
We asked for the attendance records of the Pensacola City Council from Oct. 1, 2017 through Nov. 8, 2018. Over that period, the council had 56 meetings, which included agenda reviews, CRA,…
Monday with the Mayor 12.10.18
Mayor Grover Robinson this morning held his second press conference. Here some of the topics discussed: Monthly meetings with Escambia County Commission chair Lumon May. First topic: homelessness and panhandling Exploring using…
Hayward mails parting gift
Former Mayor Ashton Hayward had one last parting gift for Pensacola residents–high-glossy, trifold mailers listing his highlights of his political career. Homes began receiving the mailer last Friday, 10 days after Mayor…
Survey: PPD speaks out on pay, benefits and ‘toxic’ City Hall
The results are in on Mayor Grover Robinson’s initial survey of city employees. Employees were asked: 1. Our City of Pensacola government does many things well. What are 1-3 things that you…
Styrofoam cups, plastic bottles may be tossed From City Hall
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola may be taking a small, simple, somewhat symbolic step onto a greener path. Members of the city’s Environmental Advisory Board unanimously passed a motion Thursday to request…
City legal expenses topped $7.7 million over past four years
During his second term, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s administration spent over $5.4 million on 40 different law firms, according to the latest quarterly report for FY 2018 that CFO Dick Barker will present…
ARB approves demolition; Mayor asks for a mulligan
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –The Pensacola Architectural Review Board green lighted the demolition of a nearly 80-year-old structure on Garden Street during a special meeting Wednesday. While developers will need the board’s…