Moving code enforcement
We heard over the weekend that there is some discussion inside the county government to move Code Enforcement under the Road Prison so that code…
More special PNJ websites
Last year the Pensacola News Journal launched its moms website – stretchmarks.com… I mean pcolamoms.com. According to Gannett’s 2007 annual report more websites may be…
Gannett newspapers focus on over 40s
The Gannett Blog reports that the owner of the Pensacola News Journal has Gannett Newspaper Division Print Task Force that has concluded Print’s future is…
Independent commission reviews county jail
Unfortunately it is not the Escambia County jail. The Tampa Tribune reports an independent review commission will get its first look today at the inner…
Iraq costs US $12B per month
Miami Herald reports: In 2008, its sixth year, the war will cost approximately $12 billion a month, triple the “burn” rate of its earliest years,…
Ricksblog visits jump again
Our unique visitors for the first nine days of March are up 65 percent from the same period last year. Page views are up 112…
Argument for Mass Transit
The Air Quality Study by Georgia Tech indicates the greatest health risks come from congested roads. The tendency is to want to have a big…
Cancer and air quality
Both the IN and PNJ have written about cancer this week. We wrote on a Baldwin County mother’s fight to have the state study high…
Bergosh takes on Outtakes
(from Bergosh website) School Board member Jeff Bergosh is upset about my recent Outtakes ( CANDIDATE DROUGHT ). In it, I ask if the Escambia…
Fleming to retire
Pensacola City Attorney John Fleming is retiring effective July 18 after working for the city 28 years. The City Council is considering candidates by either…
Notes on Mar. 6 BCC meeting
Ehhhhh! Boring meeting. The meeting began at 5:31 p.m. All commissioners were present. Quint Studer accepted a proclamation from the board giving him the Outstanding…
True public servant
Cincinnatus served as consul in 460 BC. When he retired after his one-year term, Cincinnatus retired from politics, and went home to his farm. In…
Rhett Anderson to run for council
Subj: Letter of Resignation and Opinion Letter for Office of City Council District 4 To: Mr. John Fogg, Mayor Mr. Tom Bonfield, City Manager Ms….
Roads, Inc sues county over pond
Roads Inc. is asking the Circuit Court to enjoin Escambia County from revoking its stormwater permit and “taking any further action in contravention of Plaintiff’s…
Charter Commission notes
From last night’s City charter review commission meeting: Charter Review Commission notes: The scheduled two-hour-long Pensacola Charter Review Commission public hearing Wednesday night lasted for…
Sarasota County uses budget to create jobs
Sarasota County hopes to be an economic engine for the ailing local economy by fast-tracking more than four dozen projects, which it estimates will spur…
D&D creator dies
Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax died at his home in Lake Geneva on March 4. He was 69. The tabletop fantasy game Dungeons &…
Grover offers to take 5 percent pay cut
Comm. Grover Robinson moved that all the county commissioners offer to take a five percent cut in their salaries ($76,034). -which is the same pay…
Sheriff offers to cut budget 3.75 percent
According to memo from Jean Kassab, Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby is asking for $76,706,683 which is $2,993,317 less than his current budget – 3.75…
Notes on Commission Workshop
Here are our notes on today’s Escambia County Commission – Committee of the Whole meeting: Plan to get to a balanced budget on by June…
