Tag: Pensacola
Buzz: Eagan rescinds city agreement
We are hearing that Tim Eagan has now rescinded his agreement with the city. Don’t know if this means that he will go ahead with…
Oops, Eagan has a Santa Rosa Co. case
Case 572008CF000463XXAXMX is still open. His court date is 11/03/2009. 1 STATUTE: 489.127.1f… CONTRACTING WITHOUT A LICENSE DURING STATE OF EMERGENCY Filed 3/24/2008 2 STATUTE:…
Threats work in city government
It’s unbelievable that the Pensacola City Council has reduced itself to being held “hostage” by the threat of a convicted felon starting a petition drive….
Influenza Vaccination Week
Press Release: Mayor Mike Wiggins Declares Oct. 11 – 17 Influenza Vaccination Week Pensacola/Escambia County Public Health, Education Officials Join Mayor Mike Wiggins to Help…
United Airlines connects Pensacola with D.C.
This afternoon United Airlines and Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport announced twice-daily, non-stop service between Pensacola and Washington Dulles International Airport, beginning Feb. 11, 2010….
Voter deadline for city referendum
Press Release OCTOBER 26TH IS VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR PENSACOLA CITY CHARTER REFERENDUM SAMPLE BALLOT AND ELECTION INFORMATION POSTED ONLINE Escambia County Supervisor of Elections…
Port dreamer admits to crack usage
We got a copy of Tim Eagan’s arrest report. In January 2008, he tried to convince a Tom Thumb clerk that he had bought two…
Felon threatens to halt CMP bond issuance
Convicted criminal, Tim Eagan, tried to force the Pensacola City Council to listen to his grand plans for the Port of Pensacola by threatening a…
More City data for you
Pensacola population is actually less today than it was in 1980 (57,794) per the city’s bondholder’s report. Escambia County is up 35 percent for the…
Ten years of City Government
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) have a wealth of information on the current Pensacola government. Pensacola has lost population over the past ten years….
Power of the Pensacola voter
Under the present charter, Pensacola voters have very little power. A voter can not impact the direction, programs or initiatives of Pensacola government, without the…
Don Caton replaced his father as city attorney
The insider of control of the Pensacola City Attorney position goes back further than I realized. Don Caton replaced his father, Dave Caton, as the…
Fairchild speaks
Charles Fairchild also addressed the Pensacola City Council to announce the formation of his latest Political Action Committee – “No Boss Mayor.” He tells the…
City Council fails to open hire, for 39 years
The current council-manager system isn’t working. It has become a weak mayor-weak council system. The Pensacola City Council, under the current charter, has two hires,…
Tallahassee Charter is longer
Opponents to the proposed charter appear to be upset that the new city charter is 21 pages….actually it’s 18 if don’t count the cover page…
Important points about Tallahassee City Council
Tallahassee only has five council members, if you include the mayor. Pensacola has ten, including the mayor. The Tallahassee city council members are at-large, meaning…
What was the charter commission charged to do?
Charles Fairchild has a new pet phrase to fight the charter: “Review, not redo.” The insinuation is that the Charter Review Commission overstepped its charge…
Caton video
Here is the video of former City Attorney Don Caton addressing the Pensacola City Council on the charter proposal during open forum. … The Tallahassee…
What is in the proposed charter? Article III
I will try to breakdown the various parts of the proposed charter. Article III – Elected Positions Sec. 3.01 Form of Government * Separates the…
PAC man wisdom
This quote is from another Viewpoint by Charlie Fairchild: “City Hall usually undertakes studies to provide the verification and justification of some heavily biased, expensive…
