Escambia County has a reputation for political corruption – W.D. Childers and three other commissioners removed from office. Plus, we have had a school board member and ECUA board members removed from…
Pensions are a problem
BTW: The PNJ editorial board thinks “It’s fiscal insanity to play the city pension plan game” We’ve been writing on that, too. It was one of the issues of the past city…
A year later PNJ writes on pensions
In its Sunday edition, the Pensacola News Journal has a story on how pensions are breaking the city budget. On April 24, 2008, we wrote about this issue (Feed the Beast). We…
Sacred Heart to start Internal medicine residency
Sacred Heart announced today that it will start a three-year residency program for internal medicine thanks to an Innovate Workforce grant from Florida’s Great Northwest – $200K – and $1M of state…
CMP developer agreement finished
The final master developer agreement as been negotiated and agreed to by all parties. It and a cover memo from City Manager Al Coby are posted on City website. CMPA Board will…
Keesler appeal hits snag
Bryon Keesler’s appeal of Judge Bell’s dismissal of his and Leroy Boyd’s suit against the CMPA is not going so well. The First District Court of Appeals has issued an order that…
Sansom, Richburg indicted
St. Pete Times is reporting that the Tallahassee grand jury has indicted former Florida Speaker of the House Ray Sansom and Northwest Florida State College president Bob Richburg. For official misconduct dealing…
Pensacola got punked at tea party
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Susan Boyle
Ok, if you missed this, then you’ve not been watching any of the news channels. But you’ve got to see and hear this. A must for Fridays. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Pensacola Tea Party
About 500 Tea Party protesters lined up in front of University Mall on Davis Highway, one of the busiest streets in Pensacola. Pensacola is a conservative stronghold lying in the Bible Belt…
Tourism update
The Bed Tax reports are in for March and YTD collections are down $65,044 compared to last year – 3.73 percent Areas hit hardest YTD are: Zip code 32504 – south of…
Economic Update
Received this email newsletter from Charles Wood of the Pensacola Chamber: This email is the result of a renewed effort to push information out about our economic development efforts to our members….
BTW: Consolidation bill passes the house
The Florida House has approved the Escambia County consolidation commission bill with a 120-0 vote and no discussion. The bill now goes to the Florida Senate for approval.
Oops, Equestrian Center gets bigger subsidy
The 2008-2009 budget for the Equestrian Center shows that it is getting $182,306 in LOST funds. This is a 45 percent increase over last fiscal year – $56,963 more. Here is the…
IN Hockey Proposal
Let the Southern Professional Hockey Team keep all the concessions and parking. It will give them an incentive to offer special promotions and take the pressure off making all their money from…
Why a mental health court
Robert Boggan maybe would still be alive. Boggan was arrested at a Dollar Tree store Aug. 18, 2005 by sheriff’s deputies after a disturbance. Escambia County Sheriff’s Office charged him with aggravated…
Analysis of School Admin. cuts
I have reviewed the staff cuts that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is proposing to the Escambia County School Board. Cutting 50 bus drivers makes up 35% of the savings. Superintendent: Information Services: $103,930…
ECSO recommends Mental Health Court
Press Release ECSO RECOMMENDS MENTAL HEALTH COURT Pensacola, Fla — The Public Safety Coordinating Council of Escambia County yesterday recommended the County Commission allocate $387,169 toward the welfare of the mentally ill…
Battle for DOJ grants
For the past 12 years, the block grants from the Department of Justice have given by the County Commissioners to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Court Administrator. This year, the…
Lack of plan hurts hockey
Escambia County Commission has no economic plan which hurts the county when it is faced with proposals like professional hockey leasing the Civic Center. Does hockey add to our quality of life?…
