ECUA needs BOCC permission
ECUA was formed by a special act of the Florida Legislature. It got the rights to the county’s sanitation through a transfer agreement with the…
ECUA doesn’t need downtown transfer station
I’ve now heard from more than one source that ECUA officials and, at least, one board member have been talking about placing a downtown transfer…
Grover replies to PB master plan viewpoint
Mr. Rotenberry, Thank you for your email and concerns. Many of your points are valid but some are the same political stereotyping that gets us…
Viewpoint: On Tanker Contest
From: Stephen Nodine I would like to express my most sincere appreciation to all our friends and partners along the Gulf Coast who joined Mobile’s…
More FCAT analysis
The FCAT statistics indicate that the test scores vary from class to class as the students move through the Escambia County Public School District. Teachers…
FCAT Tomfoolery
Dark chocolate supposedly boosts a person’s mood. Teachers are putting dark chocolate Kisses on students desks. Also some students are allowed to chew gum while…
Story appointed to State Education Board
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Gulf Power CEO/President Susan Story has been appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to the state Board of Education. Read…
FCAT prep- is it working? No
We know that many of our public schools are spending hours of class time preparing for the FCAT tests. In the schools that have the…
GB UFOs military research?
In November 1987 contractor Ed Walters allegedly snapped a Polaroid picture of a UFO craft that he claimed was hovering over a road near a…
Crime at A and Jackson St.
Calls received with dispositions in 2009 in the four block area that includes A & Jackson streets. There were 933 calls – which breaks down…
Nominees for CMPA board
Mr. J. Terryl Bechtol, Sr – Nominated by Mr. Baker Mr. Joe Boyles – Nominated by Mrs. White Mr. Tom Owens – Nominated by Mrs….
Viewpoint on Pensacola Beach Master Plan
My Fellow Pensacola Citizens, As a lifelong resident of Pensacola and Pensacola Beach, I have always been a proponent of improving the quality of life…
Can Pensacola reduce reserves to avoid tax increase?
City Finance Director Richard Barker has argued that it’s the best practice of the Government Finance Officer Association (GFOA) to have no less than two…
Lister may have stolen up to $1.2 million
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that former finance employee Cathy Lister may have stolen as much as $1.2 million from the ECSO over…
Buzz: Moratorium tied to ECUA
The Pensacola City Council will consider today a ban of industrial land uses inside the CRA. What I’m hearing is that this has to do…
Improving use of minority vendors
The Pensacola City Council’s Finance Commitee will discuss today the recommendations made by the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Ad Hoc Committee on MGT of America…
Pensacola Promise keeps rolling
Councilwoman Maren DeWeese and her committee continue to work on Pensacola Promise Plan. They expect to complete their work by the end of the month…
Are you fatter than a fifth grader?
Press Release: Health department releases student obesity statistics PENSACOLA – The Escambia County Health Department today released student Body Mass Index data showing a 1%…
Too much FCAT prep?
I’m hearing that schools are mandating that teachers do nothing in their reading, math and science classes but prep their students for the FCAT, which…
Gang Forum
Press Release: Sacred Heart Trauma Center, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to Present Forum on Gangs in Our Community PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Sacred Heart Trauma…
