Escambia Co. governments lead state in BP claims paid

As of May 12, the local governments and agencies in Escambia County have been paid more in BP claims than any other county in Florida:

 

Bay $      7,630,018.94
Brevard $            4,266.66
Charlotte $           27,295.93
Collier $           46,064.21
Dixie $           10,882.21
Escambia $      9,407,475.81
Franklin $      1,790,647.14
Gadsden $         104,225.95
Gulf $         296,648.17
Hernando $           10,739.20
Manatee $           59,327.26
Miami-Dade $           28,063.90
Monroe $           81,074.86
Okaloosa $      3,870,319.33
Palm Beach $           70,020.30
Pinellas $         172,913.61
Santa Rosa $         746,925.55
Sarasota $           22,924.07
St. Lucie $            7,860.13
Wakulla $           60,409.30
Walton $      5,174,767.28
State $         156,796.08
$    29,779,665.89

Escambia County’s paid claims breakdown as follows:

City of Pensacola
Increased Public Service Cost $       30,527.06
Response or Removal Costs $       64,223.83
Total $       94,750.89
Escambia County
Increased Public Service Cost $       74,923.00
Response or Removal Costs $  6,642,221.06
Loss of Revenue $  1,841,171.00
Total $  8,558,315.06
Escambia County Sheriff Office
Increased Public Service Cost $       94,476.76
Santa Rosa Island Authority
Response or Removal Costs $       65,411.58
Loss of Revenue $     420,109.00
University of West Florida
Response or Removal Costs $     173,776.02
Loss of Revenue $           636.50
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Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”