Judge J.J. Frydrychowicz yesterday granted the City of Pensacola’s request to dismiss Jonathan Green’s request for a temporary restraining order on the demolition of the Malcolm Yonge Gym.
- Green made the request to give Save Malcolm Yonge Gym supporters time to gather enough petitions to force a citywide referendum on the demolition.
Why? Judge Frydrychowicz found procedural and substantive deficiencies in the Green’s request. She wrote, “Injunctions, such as the one requested here, do not exist in a vacuum, and Plaintiff (Green) has failed to state a cause of action. The Court finds this fatal and cannot be remedied through an evidentiary hearing.”
One more chance: Green has 14 days to file an “appropriate pleading.”
Read Feb. 29 2024 Order
On the Road
Today, Mayor D.C. Reeves takes a group of community leaders on a tour of the Bayou District Foundation in New Orleans on March 1.
The Bayou District Foundation has been benchmarked around the world for how it has transformed 50 acres of public housing in a vulnerable neighborhood into a jewel of the city and a national standard for mixed-income, education-anchored development. Cities and other governmental organizations have benchmarked this project more than 130 times.
Mayor Reeves invited a diverse group of surrounding neighbors, technical experts, community groups, housing programs, academia, early childhood brain development supporters and more.