Scott Davison, the vice president of development for Maritime Park Development Partners, has sent at letter to the CMPA. Davison writes that he did have discussion with City Council members regarding the…
CMP Buzz
The Pensacola City Council approved the Conditions Precedent that are in the Master Lease and Master Development Agreement, which set the lease commencement date as May 29, 2009. Before the Master Development…
Elcano is big hit
The Spanish tall ship, Juan Sebastian Elcano, has been a huge hit. Not only have there been long lines for the free tours, but the downtown restaurants and bars have been packed…
Blues to fly over tonight
As a special salute to the visiting Spanish tall ship, Elcano, the Blue Angels will fly over this afternoon from east to west between 6:40 to 7:10 pm.
Last batch of Valentino emails
I will try to summarize all these emails and give my analysis by Sunday morning. Part 2 pages 1-20 Part 2 pages 21-35 Part 2 pages 36-50 Part 2 pages 51-72
Actual Valentino emails for you to read
I realize it may be frustrating for you to get the emails in a piecemeal fashion. Here is the first batch received as part of the third public record request made by…
Valentino is a murder suspect
My Crackerjack staff found this tidbit in Bella: June 13 Murder Mystery Theater: 6 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at New World Landing. The Escambia Federated Republican Women will present a murder mystery…
County property values drop more than city
I realize I’m trailing the PNJ on releasing this information, but I’ve been working on the Valentino emails. According to County Budget Director Amy Lovoy: “Based on the Property Appraiser’s estimate, the…
GE land was considered as casino site
There is a very brief email from Commissioner Gene Valentino to Cy Keefer dated 12/2/08 in which he mentions GE and Jeff DeWeese: “Cy…FYI… this what I got back from Jeff DeWeese…
“He sees bingo people”
On February 23, Commissioner Valentino ran into Haley Joel Osment, the child actor in the “Sixth Sense,” at the Jellyfish Bar. According to an email from Valentino to Stephania Wilson, Osment, now…
Aronberg to run
State Senator Dave Aronberg (D-Greenacres) has announced that he will run for Florida Attorney General in 2010. He won’t be the only Democrat running. Fellow State Senator Dan Gelber of Miami Beach…
Pensacola property values drop less than expected
Many people worried that the property values inside the Pensacola city limits would drop 5 to 8 percent. The preliminary valuation report from County Property Appraiser Chris Jones show only a little…
RJR to appeal $28.3 judgment
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that R.J. Reynold will appeal the $28.3 judgment awarded the estate of Bennie Martin by a Pensacola jury. “It is our position that the trial proceedings were unconstitutional…
Consolidation Commission almost set
The officers of the Escambia County Consolidation Commission were elected last night. Two positions have yet to be appointed–one by NAACP, one by Ministerial Alliance. Former Florida Supreme Court Judge Ken Bell…
Mobile mourns air crash death
One of the people killed in the Air France crash is Erich Heine, 41, of ThyssenKrupp. Heine was in charge of two major projects for his company: a $6 billion steel plant…
Commissioners can’t cut pay
The Bay County Commissioners are finding that they can’t cut their salaries. The News Herald reports that the Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to take a 10 percent pay cut starting this October….
It’s official
Press release: The University of West Florida has announced the appointment of Kyle Marrero as interim vice president for University Advancement at the University of West Florida effective Aug. 1. Marrero currently…
PEDC minutes
The draft of the minutes of the May 28 PEDC meeting have been released, as per our records request last Friday. Chairman Gene Valentino did tell the group that the meeting was…
Solutia completes sale of Pensacola plant
Solutia Inc. completed yesterday the $50 million sale of its nylon business to an affiliate of SK Capital Partners II, a New York-based private equity firm focused on the chemical, material and…
Buzz: Around town
Conversations heard about town. Consolidation: People are wondering where are the top community leaders. Why aren’t any of them on the Consolidation Commission? The Constitutional officers are appointing their top people, but…
