The Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee convened for the first time today. The body will advise the county commission on how best to use the still-undetermined Clean Water Act fines headed…
Operation Faster Nabs Unregistered Sex Offenders
U.S. Marshals and Escambia County Target Sex Offenders Pensacola, Fl. – At least 50 wanted people were locked up, courtesy of a sweep led by U.S. Marshals and the Escambia County Sheriff’s…
Hobbs’ Reminder
Last night, Escambia County recognized Chasidy Hobbs for her service on the Citizens Environmental Committee. Commissioner Grover Robinson—who appointed Hobbs to the committee—also thanked her for her efforts in response to the…
CMPA Board appointments treated with indifference by mayor and most of council
The nearly half of the Community Maritime Park Associates board was nominated by one current council member and another who retired last year. Seven council members nominated no one on the CMPA…
Coastal Habitats, Fishery Production Forum
Science Cafe is hosting a forum on coastal habitats and fishery production. Here’s the press release: The Value of Coastal Habitats to Fishery Production in the Gulf of Mexico with Steve Jordan,…
IMPACT 100 Membership Reaches Historic High
Organization will Give $836,000 to the Non-Profit Community Pensacola, FL, March 22, 2013 – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, is pleased to announce that its 2013 Membership…
Terhaar responds to mayor’s plea on Y
Mr. Mayor; I appreciate all the work you have done to try and work with the YMCA. As I read Mr. Williams statement, I have to agree, the process is certainly broken….
Mike Hill says he will run for Ford’s seat
Sunshine State News says that Mike Hill, president of the Northwest Florida Tea Party, has confirmed that he will seek the House seat left vacant following the death of Rep. Clay Ford….
Let the CMPA decide on the minimum conditions to lease any parcel
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board needs to draft a model lease for all parcels at the Maritime Park to level the playing field and avoid future melodrama. Every potential developer at…
YMCA Statement
Statement from YMCA President Steve Williams on Negotiations for Maritime Y: “For the past month, the Y has tried to navigate the process of negotiating a sublease for a parcel on the…
Bare responds to Hayward
From: Charles BareSent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:19 PMTo: Ashton HaywardSubject: RE: YMCA Lease Mr. Mayor: I strongly encourage you to go back and watch the video of the committee of the…
Mayor asks Council to lead
From: Ashton HaywardSent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:07 PMTo: City CouncilSubject: YMCA Lease Ladies and Gentlemen of the City Council, Last night, the CMPA voted to disregard your vote recommending the YMCA…
Convicted Sex Offender arrested, running model agency and fitness club
A convicted sex offender who failed to register his email address with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was arrested this morning. Bret Randall May, 42, of 1608 Green Briar Parkway, Apt….
Reynolds: ‘I Am Unaware of Any Issues’
County officials expressed concern this morning that there were problems with current deals involving the city of Pensacola. Specifically, commissioners and county staff raised issues about negotiations with City Administrator Bill Reynolds…
Buzz: More possible candidates for House District 2
I’ve been told that ECUA Board Member Dale Perkins and George Scarborough, the brother of MSNBC host and former Congressman Joe Scarborough, are considering running for the seat held by the late…
ECSO Releases Identity of Suspects in Wednesday’s Armed Robbery/Officer Involved Shooting
Kennan Ross Finkelstein, 23, has been charged with Attempted Murder of a Police Officer in connection with the Wednesday night shooting of Sergeant Shedrick Johnson. Sergeant Johnson responded to a house in…
County-City Friction
After Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry raised concerns during this morning’s agenda review session about ongoing dialogue with the city of Pensacola—over ECAT and, more specifically, library operations—Interim County Administrator George Touart…
Is Y deal dead?
We are hearing the YMCA may walk away from any further negotiations for the Maritime Park and will put its proposed new downtown Y on hold. For Councilmembers Charles Bare, Sherri Myers…
RESTORE Advisory Committee Meeting
Tomorrow afternoon, the Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee will hold it’s first meeting. The group will meet regularly thereafter. “I want them to meet about every two weeks for us to…
The YMCA, the CMPA and the ‘Big Mistake’
After hours of debate yesterday, the Community Maritime Park Associates board decided to redirect a proposed YMCA away from a waterfront space at the park. “I think we have made a big…