Notes: City budget workshop, Part 2

April 14 City budget workshop – Part 2: Keep in mind, city officials’ talking points include “rightsizing” the budget to “maintain core and priority services.”…

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How sad

The News Journal lets groups post articles to its website. There is one from Friends of the Community Maritime Park entitled “Promise made, promise kept:…

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Notes: Budget workshop 3.20

Board of County Commissioners Public Hearings Preliminary Budget Workshop Fiscal Year 2008/2009 Countywide Budget, Continued 20 March 2008 Call to order at 10:40 a.m. All…

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Notes: Commission budget workshop Mar. 19

Board of County Commissioners Public Hearings Preliminary Budget Workshop Fiscal Year 2008/2009 Countywide Budget 19 March 2008 Call to order at 8:35 a.m. Grover Robinson…

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Notes: Mar. 13 Commission meeting

Escambia County Committee of the Whole Workshop Board of County Commissioners March 13, 2008 Called to order at 9:02 a.m. All County Commissioners were present….

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RV Park 2, Neighbors 0

The Escambia County Board of Adjustments denied yesterday the appeal of the neighbors of Development Review Committee’s approval of a RV park and campground for…

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Enviro Pro Tech sold

Brandon Sun reports: Investment company Semcan Inc. (TSXV:STT) has struck a US$3.5-million deal to acquire Enviro Pro Tech Inc., an environmental engineering firm based in…

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Taking UWF to the next level

There are two ideas being floated out in the community about how to grow the University of West Florida. One is add football. Central Florida,…

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Touart fails to follow-thru on Roads, Inc

WEAR TV 3 also reports on the clay pit being dug by Roads, Inc. in the Cantonment area. I posted an open letter from residents…

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Letter on Roads Inc

Chairman White, Commissioners Young, Valentino, Robinson and Whitehead: I have read the supposed “agreement” that Mr. Touart promised would provide a definitive timeline for the…

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Daily news summaries – Sunday edition

The News Journal tackles the health tax referendum. Notice in the main article that not one elected or government official is quoted. Taxpayers are already…

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Va Tech victims

The NY Times has an excellent interactive web page on the victims of the VA Tech shootings. The profile that really got me was Liviu…

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