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…
Unsealed global child porn ring indictment papers
Here is a pdf of the indictment papers: 022122008.pdf
County staff offers budget priorities
Here is how county staff sees the county priorities: Required Sales Tax Bonds 5,772,728.00 Required 1997 GBLP Loan 919,150.00 Required Central Energy Loan 315,243.00 Required…
County starts off in budget hole
Jean Kassab, Director of Administrative Services sent a memo to the Escambia County Commission for today’s budget workshop. She anticipates a $12 million reduction in…
No Escambia County delegate for National Convention
The Democrats met last weekend to chose the official delegates to the National Democratic Convention. No one from Escambia County was selected. No one. Judy…
City and county must cut jobs
WEAR TV 3 interviewed Pensacola City Manager Tom Bonfield on how the City will cut $4-$5 million from its budget. Bonfield said that it means…
Legislative delegation provides cosmetic leadership
In the Sunday edition of the News Journal, an article on our local state legislative delegation listed their proposed bills for the 2008 session. Sen….
City held hostage 545 days
545 days since the CMP referendum was passed. 545 days without 1500 construction jobs and their $1 million dollar payroll circulating through the city. 1…
Should City opt out of pensions and retirement
The total budget for pensions and retirement contributions for Pensacola city employees is $12,810,80. This costs every man, women and child living inside the city…
